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[Greatness]

Is it better to do one of Accounting Reports and Analysis or Accounting Transactions and Analysis before the other? As in will one help more than the other?
How do you guys find out what the time slots are for the subjects?

[liuetenant]

Question for enrolling for BSc

BS-SCISUBLV--science level 1 this section can put in 5 of your science subjects for the year
BS-SCISUBLV--science level 1, 2 and 3 this section, chuck in one more to fill up to 6 science subjects for the whole year.

..then do you know where you put in your breadth for the first year? Is it supposed to be under: BS-BREADTH 1-3-Breadth level 1-3 subjects?

[nubs]

yeah, unless you want to do a level 2 or 3 breadth, then you can put it in the level 2 and 3 section

[david10d]

atm im leaning towards majoring in eco/finance coz accounting may be boring, but im still keeping my options fairly open.

atm i have the 3 core units, calc2 and linear algebra but im not sure what i should choose for my commerce elective and my other optional breadth

is there a reason that i should choose marketing and management even though i don't have interest in majoring in them?

unless i misread the handbook, if i do two accounting electives will i still be eligible to major in accounting?


what do you guys think

[werdna]

At the commerce info session, the lecturer said that a Commerce degree without accounting would be pretty 'useless', so at least do some of the accounting subjects if you can't major in it. With this said, only major in accounting if you think you'll find it interesting.

To major in accounting, you have to do these subjects in first year:
- ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis (Sem 1)
- ACCT10002 Accounting Transactions and Analysis (Sem 1 or 2)
- ACCT10003 Accounting Processes and Analysis (Sem 2)

You can do a double major with one of the other areas of study if you plan your subjects correctly and keep your options open. For example, to major in Finance later on, the only prerequisite is Finance 1, and in Management, the only prerequisite at first year is Managing and Leading Organisations. Most other majors leave more room for flexibility and keeping options open, whereas accounting is a major that you pretty much have to choose right away because there are 3 units to do in first year - you wouldn't want to do 3 units if you didn't want to major in it (and hated it).

[dc302]

At the commerce info session, the lecturer said that a Commerce degree without accounting would be pretty 'useless', so at least do some of the accounting subjects if you can't major in it. With this said, only major in accounting if you think you'll find it interesting.

To major in accounting, you have to do these subjects in first year:
- ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis (Sem 1)
- ACCT10002 Accounting Transactions and Analysis (Sem 1 or 2)
- ACCT10003 Accounting Processes and Analysis (Sem 2)

You can do a double major with one of the other areas of study if you plan your subjects correctly and keep your options open. For example, to major in Finance later on, the only prerequisite is Finance 1, and in Management, the only prerequisite at first year is Managing and Leading Organisations. Most other majors leave more room for flexibility and keeping options open, whereas accounting is a major that you pretty much have to choose right away because there are 3 units to do in first year - you wouldn't want to do 3 units if you didn't want to major in it (and hated it).

Actually you don't need finance 1 for a finance major if you do an accounting subject in first year. The only 2nd year prereq for finance major is business finance, which can be done if you have completed QM1 and an accounting subject.

Edit: and you don't have to do any management subjects in first year either to do a major in management.

[werdna]

At the commerce info session, the lecturer said that a Commerce degree without accounting would be pretty 'useless', so at least do some of the accounting subjects if you can't major in it. With this said, only major in accounting if you think you'll find it interesting.

To major in accounting, you have to do these subjects in first year:
- ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis (Sem 1)
- ACCT10002 Accounting Transactions and Analysis (Sem 1 or 2)
- ACCT10003 Accounting Processes and Analysis (Sem 2)

You can do a double major with one of the other areas of study if you plan your subjects correctly and keep your options open. For example, to major in Finance later on, the only prerequisite is Finance 1, and in Management, the only prerequisite at first year is Managing and Leading Organisations. Most other majors leave more room for flexibility and keeping options open, whereas accounting is a major that you pretty much have to choose right away because there are 3 units to do in first year - you wouldn't want to do 3 units if you didn't want to major in it (and hated it).

Actually you don't need finance 1 for a finance major if you do an accounting subject in first year. The only 2nd year prereq for finance major is business finance, which can be done if you have completed QM1 and an accounting subject.

Edit: and you don't have to do any management subjects in first year either to do a major in management.

Sorry, my bad.

I referred to this page and under 'elective subjects' it says Managing and Leading Organisations - so this isn't a requirement? I was under the impression that it was.

Oh and btw if I enrol into a level 2 breadth subject, does that mean I'll be doing lectures and tutes with 2nd year students? Or will it be separate for first year students doing level 2?

[Greatness]

Is it better to do one of Accounting Reports and Analysis or Accounting Transactions and Analysis before the other? As in will one help more than the other?
How do you guys find out what the time slots are for the subjects?

Dw about the first question... You need to do the reports unit first as you need to do it before you can do the transactions one.

What is the lvl of difficulty of doing accounting without doing it in VCE? Because a few teachers told me that i would struggle to pick it up since i didnt do vce accounting....
Also am i suppose to be able to see the units for Lvl 2 and 3 on the study planner? They have semesters already put in as well - as tho im doing those units this year :/

[david10d]

OK, so i'm going to pick up a few accounting subjects for the first semester to see if i like them.


can i still change my subjects for semester 2?

[Greatness]

OK, so i'm going to pick up a few accounting subjects for the first semester to see if i like them.


can i still change my subjects for semester 2?

I think we enroll for semester 2 subjects before semester 2 starts? lol im still having trouble getting my head around all this...

[Gloamglozer]

OK, so i'm going to pick up a few accounting subjects for the first semester to see if i like them.


can i still change my subjects for semester 2?

Yes.  As a rule.  If you don't want to be financially liable for your subjects, change before the census date.

OK, so i'm going to pick up a few accounting subjects for the first semester to see if i like them.


can i still change my subjects for semester 2?

I think we enroll for semester 2 subjects before semester 2 starts? lol im still having trouble getting my head around all this...

You are encouraged to enrol for your subjects for the whole year.

[golden]

In the subject descriptions:
From Plato to Einstein:
"This subject is available for science credit for students enrolled in the BSc (pre-2008 degree only), or a combined BSc course (except for the BA/BSc)."

What does that mean lol... I'm doing Biomedicine.

[dc302]

In the subject descriptions:
From Plato to Einstein:
"This subject is available for science credit for students enrolled in the BSc (pre-2008 degree only), or a combined BSc course (except for the BA/BSc)."

What does that mean lol... I'm doing Biomedicine.

You can take this as breadth, but not credit it as a core science subject--is what is means.

[mickeymouse]

As a commerce student majoring in accounting and doing a language breadth is this possible:

Completing Japanese 1, doing a summer intensive, and continuing japanese 3 in second year? Since I can't do Japanese 2 because bus law is compulsory semester 2. Thanks!

[dc302]

As a commerce student majoring in accounting and doing a language breadth is this possible:

Completing Japanese 1, doing a summer intensive, and continuing japanese 3 in second year? Since I can't do Japanese 2 because bus law is compulsory semester 2. Thanks!

By japanese intensive do you mean an exchange to Japan? I don't know if those even exist over summer, but studying japanese 'intensive' over summer in melbuni doesn't exist.