Follow course map or get 6 core out of the way?

[playsimme]

Hi, I'm doing a double with commerce so I was wondering If I should follow the course map and get only 4 core units out of the way with 2 leftover for second year (for room for 4 arts equally) or should I get all 6 core units out of the way straight away and only have 2 arts units in the year? Thanks

[TrueTears]

You mean the compulsory 6 commerce subjects? I suggest you do the compulsory ones first which are preqs for your major units and then maybe leave the others till later, it's entirely up to you. However there are many restrictions on commerce units which forces you to do at least 4-5 of the 6 compulsory subjects first, this is because some 2nd year subjects require the completion of at least x amount of first year subjects and the 6 compulsory subjects are often the preqs for many other units. Again, it's up to you, structure how you are going to complete your degree first so you don't end up having to spend another semester at uni on your last year just to do one subject

[slothpomba]

As far as im aware (i say this in good faith, based on what i know but i could be wrong, i encourage you to also check) you dont actually need to follow the course map or their "recommended" path. Long as you complete all your subjects and be careful not to screw yourself over, you'll be fine. Just closely scrutinise the handbook entry for your course. You still need to do prerequisites of course, if 2nd year banking needs you to do first year economics, theres no way out of that. If its just recommended you do x amount in x year but it wont impact you, then you're free to go for it.

In my degree i was "recommended" to do a bunch of "easy" subjects in first year. Didn't do any of them. I'm saving them up for my final year. Smooth sailing so far, haven't been crucified by the faculty yet which is a good sign.

Key: 99% of the time no one actually checks which units you take beyond the automated system. You wont get caught. The only time they check is at the very end of your degree when you apply to graduate. They check off all the criteria and subjects to make sure you met whats stipulated in the handbook. If you have, you graduate. If you haven't, you need to go back and rectify it.

[grevenchorf]

As far as im aware (i say this in good faith, based on what i know but i could be wrong, i encourage you to also check) you dont actually need to follow the course map or their "recommended" path. Long as you complete all your subjects and be careful not to screw yourself over, you'll be fine. Just closely scrutinise the handbook entry for your course. You still need to do prerequisites of course, if 2nd year banking needs you to do first year economics, theres no way out of that. If its just recommended you do x amount in x year but it wont impact you, then you're free to go for it.

In my degree i was "recommended" to do a bunch of "easy" subjects in first year. Didn't do any of them. I'm saving them up for my final year. Smooth sailing so far, haven't been crucified by the faculty yet which is a good sign.

Key: 99% of the time no one actually checks which units you take beyond the automated system. You wont get caught. The only time they check is at the very end of your degree when you apply to graduate. They check off all the criteria and subjects to make sure you met whats stipulated in the handbook. If you have, you graduate. If you haven't, you need to go back and rectify it.

Yeah, this. The faculty doesn't care what order you do them in as long as you get it done.

Just be very aware that if you don't get pre-requisites done early in your degree, it's almost certain that you'll end up wanting to do a unit that you can't without having done one of the pre-reqs. If it's only offered in one semester, it means you have to wait an entire year before you can do it again, possibly extending your degree out by a semester or more.

For commerce it doesn't make a difference whether you follow the course map or not. If you split it and do 2 each semester, you won't be hitting elective commerce units until after you've completed them all anyway. I'd suggest sticking with the course map - lets you get a taste for both degrees and will likely make the load a bit easier, depending what your other degree is.