Difference b/w commerce and economics?? (1 Viewer)

[choke]

Hey,

What exactly is the difference between commerce and economics?

In the online handbook, the core subjects for B Commerce differ to B Economics.

So, B Commerce:

• ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1A (6 UOC)
• ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
• ECON1203 Business & Economic Statistics (6 UOC)
• MGMT1001 Managing Organisations&People (6 UOC)

and B Economics:

• ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1A (6 UOC)
• ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
• ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
• ECON1202 Quantitative Analysis (6 UOC)
• ECON1203 Business & Economic Statistics (6 UOC)
• ECON1401 Economic Analysis (6 UOC)

Now, what I really don't understand is... why are the core subjects for the commerce aspect of COMBINED commerce/law and economics/law the same?

Commerce/law and economics/law:

Year 1
Semester 1

• ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1A (6 UOC)
• ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
• ECON1202 Quantitative Methods A (6 UOC)
• LAWS1052 Foundations of Law (6 UOC)

Semester 2

• ACCT1511 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1B (6 UOC)
• ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
• ECON1203 Quantitative Methods B (6 UOC)
• LAWS1061 Torts (6 UOC)

P.S. >.<" Sorry for asking the same thing like 3 times in different ways... it's only because I'm super confused. Can someone please explain, I'd really appreciate it! :S

 

[robb3d]

There's no real difference between the old BCom and old BEco degree - only just you needed to major in Economics as a major for BEco... except for recognition.

Now - BCom allows for more broader disciplines and asks students to expand from just the Accounting/Finance focus -- i.e. making Management a core.
And now BEco is more Economics focused in their core subjects.

 

[choke]

Oh I see...

I just don't understand why the core commerce subjects for B commerce/law hasn't been revised, whereas those for B Commerce has :S

 

[the-derivative]

Oh I see...

I just don't understand why the core commerce subjects for B commerce/law hasn't been revised, whereas those for B Commerce has :S

I called the ASB, their reasoning was that the Handbook page isn't under their control - it's under the control of the Faculty of Law or something like that.