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[Stevensmay]

I added all my subjects and clicked the enrolled button and then this comes up :
"Error

MAST10006 - Calculus 2 is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1.
Spks Like 620121% is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1.
Spks Like 620120% is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1.
MAST10008 - Accelerated Mathematics 1 is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1.
MAST10009 - Accelerated Mathematics 2 is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1.
MAST10013 - UMEP Maths for High Achieving Students is an Anti-Requisite for MAST10005 - Calculus 1."

What am I doing wrong? :/ I didn't choose an Accelerated Mathematics or UMEP..

Someone else had this issue. Enroll in Calc 1 first, then once you're enrolled in that try enrolling in Calc 2

[Stevensmay]

Hey Guys,
Is a first year student allowed to take second year subjects? I'm thinking of taking EDUC20069 Deafness and Communication for Semester 2 but am unsure as to whether I am certified to do so. It doesn't have any prerequisite subjects either. Thanks!

You should be right to.

 

When enrolling for breadths subjects for my first year, do I enter them under breadths level 1,2,3 or under breadths lvl 1,2 or breadths/selective subjects?

I think breadth level 1,2 will be fine.
It doesn't matter too much but try and put them in the appropriate slots, might save a trip to your student centre.

[#J.Procrastinator]

Someone else had this issue. Enroll in Calc 1 first, then once you're enrolled in that try enrolling in Calc 2

Oh okay awesome, it worked! Thank you!!

[unimelb]

Hi everyone,

We have some responses from the faculties of Business and Economics and Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences below. Thanks again for your patience as we work through these.

Commerce students: feel free to email your student centre directly on [email protected] if you have any questions. They are happy to help.

Biomedicine students: you can contact your student centre directly on [email protected].

Hey all, quite confused about my enrollment and the study planner (couldn't attend AAD)
anyways, In Bcomm, does it matter which semester the (3) core subjects are completed in? And also i got over 27 in spesh so i am required to do calc 2 and linear algebra (but apparently these are counted as breadths?) So does that mean i can complete only 1 more breadth?

Just wondering but do people just randomly enrol in either semester for a subject? or is there a strategic plan to this?

Hi Cheesecakelover,

Yes, it does matter which semester you do core subjects but it depends on the major you choose.  The core subjects (that all students must do) are ECON10003 Introductory Macroeconomics, ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics, ECON10005 Quantitative Methods 1, MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour and one level 2 quantitative subject (which can be chosen from ECON20003 Quantitative Methods 2, ECOM20001 Introductory Econometrics, MKTG20004 Market and Business Research or MGMT20005 Business Decision Analysis).  If you are doing an economics major you must do ECON10003 Intro Macro, ECON10004 Intro Micro in your first year.  If you are doing a management major you must do MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour before you do your level 3 Management subjects.  These are just two examples so if you can let us  know (via email to [email protected]) which majors you want to do we can tell you exactly which subjects you have to do and when.

Yes, Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra are both non-commerce subjects so they are counted as breadth.  Yes, you can only do 1 more level 1 breadth if you do both Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra as the maximum allowed level 1 breadth in the BCOM is 3 subjects.

Again, it depends what major you are doing.  For majors such as Actuarial studies, subject availability is more limited than for Accounting majors.

Regardless of what major you are doing, it is safest to work out a general study plan so you have an idea of what you will be doing each semester throughout your degree.

All the best!

I can't seem to find 'intermediate finance' as a third year subject for 2015. Is it possible that it may become available again in 2017?

To complete an Honours in Finance, it is compulsory to complete either basic econometrics or econometrics in your final year of study. To do these subjects, apparently you would have to have completed quantitative methods 2 in your second year. If I'm not too interested in maths and would prefer to complete Business Decision Analysis in my second year as my compulsory subject instead of quantitative methods 2, does this mean I wouldn't be able to complete an honours? Can this be confirmed?

Hi Jawnle,

You must do Econometrics or Basic Econometrics to get into Honours in Finance. If you do not meet the pre-requisite for a subject then you cannot take it unless you get special permission from the subject coordinator.  Business Decision Analysis is more of a management statistics (for students who do not want to do heavily maths/stats based subjects) subject so if you are interested in maths and enjoy mathematics, Introductory Econometrics or Quantitative Methods 2 would actually interest you  more than Business Decision Analysis.

Alternatively you can also take the mathematics pathway instead of taking Quantitative Methods 1 and a level 2 commerce quantitative subject, you can take first year mathematics such as Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra and then take Probability and Statistics to  meet the quantitative requirements for the BCOM.  If you do Probability and Statistics you will still be able to take either Basic Econometrics or Econometrics. However please note that although you can use the maths subjects to meet the quantitative requirement for your BCOM degree, they will still be considered breadth subjects since they are non-commerce subjects.

Feel free to contact us via [email protected] if you have any further queries.

I was just wondering since 4 level one subjects are required to qualify for the Melbourne MD, is it possible for a student in the bachelor of commerce to be given an extra level one breadth subject so they can meet this requirement?

thanks

Hi Spectroscopy,

Unfortunately no.  You cannot do more than 3 level 1 breadth subjects under any circumstances.  If you need to complete 4 level 1 breadth you will have to complete one as a CAP subject, meaning that it will be an extra subject (i.e. 24 subjects in your BCOM + 1 subject done through CAP) and the CAP subject is not covered by CSP or HECS so even if you are a local student you will have to pay full fee for that single subject.  You will also need to make sure you plan out your study plan to take a summer subject later on so you can complete on time within 3 years (if you are a local student you can extend your degree by a semester if necessary).

Feel free to contact us via [email protected] if you have any further queries.

Hi there, I'm just looking for some help with my subjects for my BCom.

So I (at the moment) am interested in a double major in both Finance and Accounting (with the obvious potential to switch to an economics major in second year) which results in a pretty packed pathway in terms of subjects. I have no free slots in regards to choosing my own but more specifically for majoring in Accounting I have to complete Principles of Business Law as a "specified breadth". Does that mean it will contribute 12.5 points to my breadth credits and I'll have to complete another 3 during my degree to reach the quota? or it will count as a commerce subject?

I believe I have all the subjects I need;

Introductory microeconomics
Quantitative Methods 1
Accounting Reports and Analysis
Finance 1

Introductory macroeconomics
Introductory Financial accounting
Accounting processes and Analysis
Principles of Business Law

So to clarify this will leave me with a minimum of 3 other breadth subjects to be completed in second and third year?

So someone raised this earlier but I just want to clarify. Is it possible to do only 1 breadth subject in year 1 (BCom)? I'm on the study planner trying to enter all my subjects but it forces me to take 2 breadth which would leave me without having done Finance 1. Someone also said that if I do accounting major pre-requisites then I don't need to complete Finance 1 to pursue a finance major? Thanks!

Hi there,

Yes, Principles of Business Law is a breadth subject so it will contribute to your breadth points.  You need to do a minimum of at least 4 breadth subjects in total (of which only 3 or less can be level 1) for your entire degree.  For Accounting, if you want to get accreditation (meaning you become a professional accountant registered with an account body upon graduation) you will have to complete Principles of Business Law, Corporate Law and Taxation Law I before you complete your degree.

Your current subjects look fine and you can choose what majors you want after first year following what you have listed. 

Yes, you only have one breadth listed (Principles of Business Law) so you will still need to do 3 more breadth subjects over your 2nd and 3rd years.

You can just do 1 level 1 breadth in your first year.  You just need to make sure you do at least 4 breadth subjects for your entire degree (so before you graduate). Your study plan allows you to add all of the subjects for your entire degree.  Please note that levels do not mean the year you have to take the subject.  The level of a subject is an indication of its difficulty so if you are in second year or even third year you can still do level 1 or 2 subjects if you have enough room on your study plan.

If you are doing Quantitative Methods 1 and Introductory Financial Accounting then you do not have to take Finance 1.  The pre-requisite for Business Finance is either Finance 1 or QM1+Intro Fi Acc.  However if you want to take Finance 1 as well as QM1 and Intro Fi Acc this is ok as well.

I hope that helps! Feel free to contact us via [email protected] if you have any further queries.

hello,
I was wondering if I'm a first yr student this yr does that mean i can only take breadths that are level 1, and then in second yr take breadths level 2 and then third yr level 3 and if i do an honours do i need to take breadths? and if so, they have to be level 4? is that how it works?

and if there is anyone doing biomed, for the breadths it says ' you must complete at least 4 breadths subjects, plus another two that are breadths/biomed/sceince subjects? does that mean i can take a science subject that normally bachelor of science kids would do as my breath?

a little confused...

thank you

Hi bts,

We recommend taking two Level 1 breadth subjects in first year, as the level roughly indicates difficulty and we do not recommend taking higher than this level at the first year of University. Biomedicine students must take four Breadth subjects, two Science-Elective subjects (“Selectives”) and then either two Selectives OR Breadth subjects. Biomedicine students must take Selective subjects to be taken at year Level 2 to enable certain majors (at year level 3).

Feel free to email us on  [email protected] and we can answer any further questions.

All the best.

[unimelb]

I just read on another post that if you fail a subject in one year, and then if you repeat it again and get a GPA of 7, both your results (fail and the GPA of 7) will count for your post grad med degree. I did a UMEP subject last year, and failed semester two. This year I'm going to be doing the subject again in semester two, and suppose if I get GPA 7 in that subject this year, would my fail count from last year? How would that be fair?

Hi Gutthi,

If you fail a subject in the Extension Program you will not experience any academic disadvantage when subsequently applying to study at the University of Melbourne, or at any other tertiary institution. I hope that helps

[Mieow]

So how do I know if I have completed my course and subject enrolment? I just received an email telling me that I didn't, but I've already enrolled in all 8 subjects for first year and on the student portal it says my course status is 'admitted' 

[auds]

So how do I know if I have completed my course and subject enrolment? I just received an email telling me that I didn't, but I've already enrolled in all 8 subjects for first year and on the student portal it says my course status is 'admitted' 

This happened to me too!
 
Edit: Called them up, apparently it's a glitch.

[BigWhale112]

hello!
i wanted to ask if i plan on majoring in accounting and finance + accounting accreditation, do i have to complete "Principles of Business Law" as a breadth subject in my first year?

because at the moment i plan on doing chinese 1 & 2 in both semester 1 & 2 respectively but i saw in a study plan that they had "Principles of Business Law" down as one of their breadth subjects

and i thought "errrrr....." is this breadth subject required for a double major in accounting+finance and accounting accreditation (cuz it sounds commerce-y related haha and possibly related to "Corporate Law" for second year)

thank you in advance

[Kalopsic]

After the Enrolment Lapse date, are we still able to enroll in subjects or is that closed? Also are we able to change semester 2 subjects at the start of semester 2 if we decide we don't like the subject? Would we still need to pay for the subject we change to and the subject we changed from?

[Stevensmay]

hello!
i wanted to ask if i plan on majoring in accounting and finance + accounting accreditation, do i have to complete "Principles of Business Law" as a breadth subject in my first year?

Yes, Principles of Business Law is a breadth subject so it will contribute to your breadth points.  You need to do a minimum of at least 4 breadth subjects in total (of which only 3 or less can be level 1) for your entire degree.  For Accounting, if you want to get accreditation (meaning you become a professional accountant registered with an account body upon graduation) you will have to complete Principles of Business Law, Corporate Law and Taxation Law I before you complete your degree.

It doesn't have to be in your first year but it needs to be done at some point.

After the Enrolment Lapse date, are we still able to enroll in subjects or is that closed? Also are we able to change semester 2 subjects at the start of semester 2 if we decide we don't like the subject? Would we still need to pay for the subject we change to and the subject we changed from?

You'll be able to swap subjects around up until the census date, which varies for each subject but the most common one is the 30th of March. Keep in mind this might mean you have to catch up, so try and decide early.

Each semester has its own census date, so you can change your semester 2 subjects up until it occurs. You only become liable for the subject fees if you are still taking it when the census date passes.

[Bionic_Arm26]

Hey guys,
So if I enrolled into a 2nd level breadth subject though I entered it in the "Breadth Subject Years 1, 2 & 3", will I still be able to enroll in a Level  1 subject come second year?

[Stevensmay]

Hey guys,
So if I enrolled into a 2nd level breadth subject though I entered it in the "Breadth Subject Years 1, 2 & 3", will I still be able to enroll in a Level  1 subject come second year?

Yes.

[Gutthi]

So you are only able to select your first year subjects right now yeah?

[Stevensmay]

So you are only able to select your first year subjects right now yeah?

You can only enroll in subjects for 2015, not necessarily first year subjects.

[Gutthi]

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