Course overview
ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ the Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours)
Build the leadership, businessÌýexpertiseÌýand research skillsÌýyou needÌýto solve complexÌýbusinessÌýchallenges.
The Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) combines advanced business knowledge, ethical reasoning, technical capability and research experience.
From the very beginning, this course offers a unique learning experience with opportunities to build professional skills. You’ll learn alongside motivated peers, developing connections that support your growth and success. As you progress, you’ll gain expertise in your chosen major, then focus on a research topic that will form the basis of your honours year.
This course is ideal if you want to lead in your field or contribute to solutions for nuanced business and societal challenges. You’ll build capabilities that can enhance your employability, support lifelong learning and create pathways to postgraduate research, including PhD study.
Why study the Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours)
- Take part in advanced, practical study: Build your academic, research and professional capabilities through advanced coursework, immersive learning experiences and a practical learning unit.
- Access additional development opportunities: If eligible, you may be able to explore more opportunities including the High Achievers Program, which offers accelerated industry experience, and LinkedIn Learning resources to support independent skill development.
- Customise your degree around your goals: Choose a business major and complement it with specialisations or electives to build expertise that reflects your interests and future direction.
- Prepare for research or industry: Spend your honours year following a research pathway that supports further study or an industry pathway for practical experience.
What you'll learn
- Develop advanced knowledge in your chosen business major.
- Investigate business and societal issues using appropriate research methods.
- Support responsible and evidence-based decision-making.
- Apply ethical reasoning to business, research and organisational challenges.
- Evaluate data to identify insights and validate recommendations.
- Communicate research findings and business ideas clearly to academic, industry and community audiences.
Career outcomes
Commerce graduates have the sought-after versatile skillsets for diverse professional roles – including in marketing, e-commerce, internal auditing, business analytics and finance. Employers are increasingly seeking graduates with the research skills to address real-world business problems.
See the individual majors for specific career examples.
Professional accreditation and recognition
Wherever possible, our business majors are designed to conform to the membership standards of relevant professional bodies. Refer to individual business majors for specific professional recognition and accreditation information.
Why study at Curtin?
Highly rated course
Rated among WA’s top performers for full-time employment in undergraduate Business and Management. (Good Universities Guide 2026)
Strong industry partnerships
Gain valuable exposure to prestigious organisations thanks to our strong industry partnerships.
Begin building your network
Network with like-minded and high achieving peers, mentors, academics and researchers.
Hear from our students
"I chose this course to stand out in today’s competitive job market. The opportunity to complete an industry-focused Honours year has been especially rewarding. I’ve gained hands-on marketing work experience while earning credit toward my degree, which perfectly aligns with my goal to enter the marketing industry after graduating."
Sean Palm
Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (Marketing and Finance)
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Course structure
How it works
Your degree is made up of different types of units, each worth a set number of credits.
The Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) includes:
- a five-unit business core
- an applied research unit
- an eight-unit business major
- eight units chosen from specialisations and electives
- a practical capstone experience unit
- an honours pathway in research or industry.
You’ll build advanced business and research capabilities, develop specialist expertise in your chosen field and apply your learning through practical, research-based and honours experiences.
Head to the Customise your degree section below to explore your options.
Detailed course structure and unit information
For detailed information and course structure, visit our .
Customise your degree
Tailor your studies to your interests, passions and career goals. You don’t need to decide everything straight away – you can finalise your choices during your first semester.
Step 1: Choose your business major
A major is a set of eight units focused on a single area of study. Majors help you build advanced knowledge and skills in one field.
Select a major that aligns with your career goals from these options:
¹ÌýIncludes an embedded specialisation for accreditation by a professional body. Cannot be studied as part of a double major.
² Available to study online.
Step 2: Complement your business major
Choose one of three options to complement your major:
Option A: Two specialisations
A specialisation is a set of four units focused on a single area of study. Choosing to study specialisations gives you the flexibility to build knowledge across two additional fields that interest you.
The available business specialisations are:
- Accounting for Business Decisions¹
- Advertising Management
- Applied Finance¹
- Business Law and Policy¹
- Business Project Management
- Corporate Governance¹
- Event Management
- Fashion Marketing
- Information Systems in Business
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International Management¹
- Marketing Foundations¹
- Property
- Strategic Communication
- Small Business Start-Up
- Social Leadership and Ethics
- Social Media and Digital Marketing¹
- Supply Chain and Marketing Distribution¹
- Taxation Law¹
- Tourism and Hospitality Essentials
- User Experience for Business Optimisation
- Workforce Management¹
¹ Available to study fully online.
With more than 60 specialisations available across the University, you’ll have the flexibility to choose a combination that works for you.
ÌýView the list of specialisations.
Option B: One specialisation and four electives
Complement your major with a specialisation from business or a different study area and four elective units.
Electives are units you can select from across the University, provided you meet any prerequisites. They allow you to explore other study areas, broaden your skills and try something new.
For example, if you’re majoring in economics, you might choose to complete a specialisation in Actuarial Financial Mathematics. You can then choose four elective units from any course offered at Curtin, provided you meet the unit prerequisites.
Option C: Eight electives
Choose eight elective units from any course at Curtin, provided you meet the unit prerequisites.
Step 3: Put your skills into practice
In yourÌýthirdÌýyear,Ìýyou’llÌýcomplete a practical learning unit, also known as a capstone experience unit, toÌýput your knowledge into practice.
This course includes the following capstone experience unit, which is unique to the Bachelor of Advanced Commerce.
- Advanced Commerce Capstone Research For Impact: You’ll apply your disciplinary knowledge and research skills to a business or societal issue relevant to your field. This unit helps equip you with the skills and experience needed to undertake independent research with confidence and purpose.
Alternatively, you may be able to study units listed below, which provide different real-world opportunities.Ìý
- Advanced Commerce Study Tour: Apply your business expertise, leadership and problem-solving skills in local or international settings. Through site visits, guest lectures, team projects and cultural activities, you’ll broaden your perspective and build confidence working across cultures.
- Enhancing Your Business Mind: Use your entrepreneurial skills, business ideas and critical thinking to solve real workplace challenges. You’ll build employability skills and prepare for life after university.
- Business Clinic: Apply your business knowledge, ethical decision-making and problem-solving skills to a consulting environment, working directly with individuals, small organisations and start-ups. You’ll grow confidence in your skills by responding to real business challenges. Business and Law
- International Experience: Broaden your perspective, build your intercultural capacity and continue your studies overseas by studying a short course with one of our global exchange partners.
- Business Internship: Apply your analytical thinking and professional skills in a real workplace by contributing to industry projects and activities, helping you build career readiness and confidence. You’ll be supported by an academic adviser and an industry professional, with opportunities to expand your professional network.
Note: Capstone eligibility and availability may vary based on academic performance, room in your study plan and any applicable travel restrictions. This does not apply to Enhancing Your Business Mind.
Step 4: Choose an honours pathway
In your fourth year (honours), you can choose between two pathways:
- Research pathway: This pathway can help you build a foundation for postgraduate study and research, including possible PhD study.
- Industry pathway: This pathway will further your practical skills, through a work placement or study tour combined with an industry project.
Early exit
You can exit this degree with a Bachelor of Commerce after completing 600 credits (equivalent to three years of full-time study). If you have a course-weighted average (CWA) lower than 75%, we may recommend exiting with a three-year bachelor degree rather than completing your honours.
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Entry requirements
To apply for entry into this course, you must have met:
- the course ATAR (Australian Tertiary Academic Rank) or equivalent recognised overseas qualification
- any course-specific requirements
- the English language requirement.
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Course-specific requirements
You’ll also need to meet any specific requirements to be eligible to apply for this course.
Academic equivalences
You’ll need to demonstrate ATAR equivalence using a recognised qualification. The table below shows common qualifications recognised by Curtin and their indicative equivalent cut-off scores for this course.
Admission cut-off scores by qualification
Australian qualification
Score
ATAR
85
Equivalent qualification
GCE A Level / STPM (best of 3)
11
HKDSE
21
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
32
Canadian Provincial High School Diploma %
76
WAUFP (CPS)
64
India (CBSE and ISC) %
77.5%
India (HSC) %
79%
Sri Lanka GCE A level
11
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Get credit towards your degree
You may be able to receive credit for recognised learning (CRL) from past study or professional experience, which could reduce the time it takes to finish your course.
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Additional information
Notes about this course
Make sure you check the course notes for any other important information.
Fees
2026 International indicative fees
Indicative year 1 fee
$35,780*
Total indicative course fee
$143,120*
2027 International indicative fees
Indicative year 1 fee
$41,146*
Total indicative course fee
$164,584*
Important information about fees
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Fees are indicative only.
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*First-year fees are based on a first-year full-time study load of 200 credits. Your fees will vary depending on the units you choose.
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Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year.
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This indicative fee does not include other fees like administrative and incidental fees (such as lab coats or art supplies) or the cost of your textbooks. Visit fees and charges for more information.
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These fees apply to international students enrolled at one of Curtin’s Australian campuses. For information about fees at Curtin’s global locations, visit the relevant campus website.
Scholarships
Get the support you need to succeed with our diverse range of scholarships. Whether it’s financial support, assistance with relocation, or recognition for your academic achievements, we have scholarships tailored to your unique needs.
John Curtin Excellence Scholarship
Through the John Curtin Global Excellence Scholarship, eligible students will receive 40% off the tuition fee.
Merit Scholarship
Rewarding academic performance and empowering students to continue their education in their chosen field. Eligible students will receive 20% off the tuition fee.
Global Future Leaders Scholarship
Giving international students the opportunity to pursue their ambitions and receive a world-class education. Eligible students will receive a one-off tuition fee credit of A$10,000 to help support their studies.
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| Intake | Applications open | Applications close |
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| Semester 1, 2027 | Applications now open | 28 Jan 2027 |
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