1st year B.Com (1 Viewer)

[ToO LaZy ^*]

just wondering...what are the compulsory units you guys have to do in 1st year?

 

[tempco]

core units include:

accounting 1a
accounting 1b
quantitative methods a
quantitative methods b
microeconomics
macroeconomics

 

[Eagles]

do you want to transfer?

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

core units include:

accounting 1a
accounting 1b
quantitative methods a
quantitative methods b
microeconomics
macroeconomics

is quantitive methods like statistics..?

and do you guys need to choose an elective..?

eagle: yeah, thinking about it

 

[Exeter]

yeh first year's do those plus 2 electives. usually its their major. but it allows for them to play around with it in case they find out they dont want to major in something

to qualify for a commerce degree u need to do 144 units of credit

6cores x 6 UOC = 36
PLUS (double major)
2 x 7subjects x 6 UOC = 84
PLUS
2 x options (courses within FCE) = 12
PLUS
12 units of gened = 12
36 + 84 + 12 + 12 = 144

 

[mr_shittles]

is quantitive methods like statistics..?

1. Quantatative Methods A is Financial Mathematics (eg. Matrix algebra, Lagrange multiplier, simple calculus, sequences/series, etc)

2. Quantatative Methods B is Statistics (eg. regression models & analysis, probability, venn diagrams, etc)

I think in Sydney Uni you focus more on stat in both econometrics subjects, whereas at NewSouth there's only stat in QMB.

 

[scut]

1. Quantatative Methods A is Financial Mathematics (eg. Matrix algebra, Lagrange multiplier, simple calculus, sequences/series, etc)

2. Quantatative Methods B is Statistics (eg. regression models & analysis, probability, venn diagrams, etc)

I think in Sydney Uni you focus more on stat in both econometrics subjects, whereas at NewSouth there's only stat in QMB.

Yeh you're quite right. The focus in ECMT 1010 and ECMT 1020 at USYD was more on Statistics (lots and lots of regression) rather than Financial Maths.

But nevertheless, if you do ECMT 1010 and EMCT1020 at USYD, you'll get them credited for QMA and QMB at UNSW.

 

[sleepycat]

Unsw = Usyd
Acct 1501 = Acct 1001
Acct 1511 = Acct 1002
Econ 1101 = Econ 1001
Econ 1102 = Econ 1002
Econ 1202 = Ecmt 1010
Econ 1203 = Ecmt 1020
Infs 1602 = Infs 1000
Legt 1711 = Claw 1001

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

does a finance major require you to do quantitative A and B?

 

[redslert]

yes of course
finance is one of the biggest maths oriented commerce subjects

 

[§eraphim]

yes of course
finance is one of the biggest maths oriented commerce subjects

Depends on which subjects you choose. It's pretty evenly split between the crammable, textbook-based courses and the mathematically challenging ones (those that require calculus and stats as assumed knowledge). I wonder if Finance scales the mathematical finance subjects as most other schools and faculties that offer mathematically-based subjects scale quite a bit (eg. Actuarial, Maths, Elec, etc)? For eg, FINS3636 Interest Rate Risk Management

 

[stazi]

ECMT1020 isn't necessary for B.Com at usyd though. You do informations systems instead.
and too_lazy: you're not leaving me, bitch.

 

[NonExistant]

Wow I didn't realise there was such a difference between Business and Commerce, commerce is so maths related.

Here at UTS we do (compulsary 1st year/pre-req subs):

Accounting for Business
Economics for Business
Marketing Foundations
Manageing People and Organisations
Business Law and Ethics
Business Information Systems (statistics)

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

ECMT1020 isn't necessary for B.Com at usyd though. You do informations systems instead.
and too_lazy: you're not leaving me, bitch.

wahah.
ill always be there with you, in spirit, you raggamuffin.
but at this rate, especially with my sem1 results, it's gonna be ultra hard to get my transfer...so im really quite undecided yet

 

[Sarah168]

was your UAI just below the UNSW comm cut off?

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

yeah, kinda..0.5 off

 

[mushroom_head]

were you thinking of mid-year transfer or transferring after 1 yr @ usyd? because the application for mid-year has already closed a long while ago apparently

 

[ToO LaZy ^*]

after 1st year.

 

[Sarah168]

i was going to go for mid yr but the application date was a day before i made my decision lol

i just might be joining u at UNSW next yr toolazy lol

 

[stazi]

stupid usyders leaving usyd. there better be a contingent of unswers coming to usyd.