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What does a "Commerce" course in Uni actually involve?
slothpomba:
I don't think i can add much of substance but as the others have said, Commerce isn't one thing. It's a bit like saying what does a "Science" course involve. When i was little i wanted to be a "Scientist" and do "Science" all day but that isn't obviously something you can do. You can be a biologist, a chemist, an ecologist, a physiologist, a geneticist, etc. Commerce is a bit like this. It's a broad grouping for a set of (somewhat) related disciplines.
The best way to get an idea of what goes on is to check out the unit handbooks and read the subjects. It's very hard to get an actual idea from a one paragraph description in the handbook but its better than nothing. Below i've linked the Monash one.
Handbook, Scroll down to "Areas of Study" and click away!
--- Quote from: sluu001 on August 18, 2013, 12:22:01 am ---I never condone any person who has no interest or knowledge in the field of law; to actually select it - simply because they "got the ATAR for it" or their family thinks it's a good career. It is an intensely dry and monotonic discipline (IMO), which requires a person who has an actual passion for the area and have a determination to succeed in it - to be able to make any meaningful progression in the field. If you do get the ATAR for it, and have no idea of what Law actually entails - by all means enrol in the degree; but combine it with another degree (Commerce for example). Then test the waters first (ie. perhaps completing 2 Law subjects in 1st year) to see if you actually want to progress in the field.
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All that, plus money and a shiny office is nothing if you want to throw yourself out of the window of said office.
Limista:
--- Quote from: mark_alec on August 17, 2013, 10:03:35 pm ---A double degree is not harder work, just longer as you still only do four subjects a semester. You could get work experience in both fields, but you'd be better off deciding on which of the fields most interests you and getting more experience there.
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And here I was under the false impression that a double degree is more strenuous. Thanks!
--- Quote from: sluu001 on August 18, 2013, 12:22:01 am ---I never condone any person who has no interest or knowledge in the field of law; to actually select it - simply because they "got the ATAR for it" or their family thinks it's a good career. It is an intensely dry and monotonic discipline (IMO), which requires a person who has an actual passion for the area and have a determination to succeed in it - to be able to make any meaningful progression in the field. If you do get the ATAR for it, and have no idea of what Law actually entails - by all means enrol in the degree; but combine it with another degree (Commerce for example). Then test the waters first (ie. perhaps completing 2 Law subjects in 1st year) to see if you actually want to progress in the field.
I have done several Business Law subjects in my Commerce Degree (which gives quite a good introduction/example of what actual Law subjects entails); and I can tell you it is NOT for everyone. Great for people who love reading hundreds upon hundreds of different cases (dating back to the last 2 centuries); but extremely tedious for a lot of people. (A lot of math guys in Commerce find Law to be a painful experience).
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I plead guilty to being a yr 12 who considered a career based on their ATAR. Guess I'll have to rethink then.
--- Quote from: slothpomba on August 18, 2013, 04:56:00 pm ---I don't think i can add much of substance but as the others have said, Commerce isn't one thing. It's a bit like saying what does a "Science" course involve. When i was little i wanted to be a "Scientist" and do "Science" all day but that isn't obviously something you can do. You can be a biologist, a chemist, an ecologist, a physiologist, a geneticist, etc. Commerce is a bit like this. It's a broad grouping for a set of (somewhat) related disciplines.
The best way to get an idea of what goes on is to check out the unit handbooks and read the subjects. It's very hard to get an actual idea from a one paragraph description in the handbook but its better than nothing. Below i've linked the Monash one.
Handbook, Scroll down to "Areas of Study" and click away!
All that, plus money and a shiny office is nothing if you want to throw yourself out of the window of said office.
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This cemented my understanding that "commerce" is not generic as such, but rather, it is multi-disciplined. Thanks for the input. The suicidal reference was somewhat disturbing - made me realize that not everything is about money.
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