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95 FACULTY OF COMMERCE.

Compulsory Entrance Sub ject.—A language other than English at the School Leaving standard. Subject to this requirement, any Matriculated Student may proceed to the course for the degree. For the diploma, matriculation is not essential, qualification for the School Intermediate certi- ficate being sufficient.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) —To qualify for this de- gree fourteen subjects must be passed in not less than 4 years-I- from the following groups, and must include all the subjects of group I, two subjects from group IV,* and four subjects from groups II and III, of which not more than two may be taken from group III. Lower grades of sub-

jects must be passed before higher grades of the same subjects, and the course must be approved by the Faculty.

TABLE OF SUBJECTS.

Group I. Group III.

Accountancy I.

§Commercial I,aw I.

Economic Geography Economic History Economics I.

Economics II.

Industrial and Financial Organisation Statistical Method

Group II.

Accountancy II. A Accountancy II.B

Banking, Currency and Exchange

§Commercial Law II.

Cost Accountancy Marketing

Public Administration Public Finance

Constitutional and Legal History European History B or C History of Economic Theory International Relations Modern Political Institutions Philosophy I.

Theory of Statistics Group IV.

English A.

French L and II.

German I. and II. As for

Greek I. Arts

Latin I. Course

Pure Mathematics I. and II.

Any subject from Group I. or IT. of the Science Course.

tThe Faculty may, in special circumstances, allow a student to complete the course in 3 years.

The Faculty may allow other relevant subjects of the Art= ani Science Courses (i.e., a language, mathematics, or science) to be substituted for those specified in this group.

Bachelors of Laws and persons who have completed the Articled Clerks' Course may be granted credit for these subjects in the B.Com Conrss.

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FACULTY OF COMMERCE.

TABLE OF PRE-REQUISITES.

The subjects must be passed in accordance with the following table:—

Subject Pre-requisite

Banking Currency and Exchange History of Economic Theory Industrial and Financial Organisation

Marketing .. . .

Public Administration Public Finance ..

Statistical Method ..

Theory of Statistics

Constitutional and Legal History..

European History B or C . . International Relations ..

Modern Political Institutions

}Economics I.

Pure Mathematics I Two subjects com- mon to Arts and Commerce Courses

FEES PAYABLE.

For Matriculation £2 2 0

For any subject of lectures except those of

the Science course 7 7 0

For any subject from Group I. of the Science

Course (other than Mathematics) . 10 10 0 For Supplementary Examination 1 1 0

Annual Sports Fee 1 10 0

Annual Union Fee—

(n) Non-Collegiate Students 2 2 0 (b) Collegiate or Evening Students . . 1 1 0

For the Degree 10 10 0

Master of Commerce (M.Cont.).—Candidates for this degree must be Bachelors of Commerce of at least two years' standing, and must pass an examination and pre- sent a thesis, but any candidate who has obtained first or second class Honours in six* subjects of the B.Com.

*Or four, if the course was commenced prior to 1927, and the Honours were obtained prior to 31st December, 1932 ; but in such cases the candidates must be recommended by the Faculty.

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course (not more than one subject must be taken from Group IV.) shall be deemed to have passed the Examina- tion. Those who have not so qualified must pass in "

tory of Economic Thought and General Economic Theory,"

and in one of the following subjects, the choice of whicb must be specified by June 30 next preceding the Examina- tion:—

(a) Financial Administration of Business.

(b) Industrial Organisation and Labour Problems.

(c) Public Finance with special reference to Taxation_

(d) Economic History and Economic Geography.

(e) Banking Currency and Exchange.

Candidates must before being admitted to the degree have passed in two of the following subjects: Accountancy II. and III., Banking Currency and Exchange, Marketing,.

Public Administration and Finance, Statistical Method (or Theory of Statistics).

The thesis must be on some subject connected with the curriculum for the Bachelor's degree, which must be ap- proved by the Faculty.

FEES PAYABLE.

For the Examination and thesis, £5/5/-, and an addit- tional £7/7/- for admission to the degree.

Diploma of Commerce (Dip. Cont.)—To qualify for this diploma nine subjects must be passed in not less than three years from the following groups, and must include all the subjects of group I, together with three other subjects, one of which. at least, must be taken from each of the remaining groups. Lower grades of subjects must be passed before higher grades of the same subjects and the course must be approved by the faculty.

The qualification for entrance upon the course is the School Intermediate Certificate. The Commonwealth Publie Service Examination for transfer as clerk has also been approved i n the case of candidates not less than eighteen years of age.

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Group I. Group III.

Accountancy I. i Accountancy II.A

Commercial Law I. Accountancy II.B

Economic Geography Banking, Currency and Exchange

Economics I. Commercial Law II.

Industrial and Financial Organisation ~ Cost Accountancy Statistical Method I Marketing

Public Administration Group II. I Public Finance Constitutional and Legal History

Economic History Economics II.

English A.

European History B or C International Relations Modern Political Institutions Pure Mathematics I. - Theory of Statistics

For pre-requisites, see p. 94.

Fees payable as for the course for the Degree of Bache- lor of Commerce, except that the fee for the Diploma is

£3/3/-.

EXHIBITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

1. Exhibitions of £15 each are open to competition by degree and diploma students, each year in which lectures are given, in the following subjects:—Accountancy II, A or r3, Commercial Law I, Economic Geography, Economics I, Economics II, Industrial and Financial Organisation, Public Administration, Public Finance, Statistical Method.

2. The Kilmany Scholarship for research in Economics, of the value of about £200, is open annually to graduates and others.

Lectures will be given in the following subjects in 1937:—

Accountancy Part I.

Accountancy HA.

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FACULTY OF COMMERCE. 99 Commercial Law I.

Economic Geography.

Economic History.

Economics I and II.

Industrial and Financial Organisation.

Public Administration.

Public Finance.

Subjects of Groups III and IV, for the Degree of B.Com.

Statistical Method.

1. Lectures will be given mainly in the evening or at 1 p.m. Lectures commence on Monday, March 8th.

2. Intending students should apply to the Registrar for enrolment cards. These must be completed and returned before February 20th.

3. Approved specimen courses have been drawn up, and appear on following pages. All courses must be sub- mitted for approval on the form provided for the purpose.

4. The Professor will be in attendance at the University to interview students at 10-12.30, and 2-4.30 on the fol- lowing dates:—February 25th and 26th.

5. Students who cannot devote their whole time to study should enter at first for the Diploma Course, and should attempt not more than two subjects in any year. They may later, if desired, proceed to the Degree Course.

6. Typed notes in the subjects of the course listed above and in Constitutional and Legal History and History of Economic Theory will be available on payment of 5/- per subject per annum. This charge will be made to all students taking the notes, whether they attend lectures or not. but they must enrol and pay lecture fees before obtaining the notes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce

must attend lectures in at least four of the subjects of

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100 their course. The subjects must be approved by the Dean of the Faculty, but not more than two subjects from Group II will be accepted for this rule.

Candidates for the Diploma or Degree in Commerce who have been placed in the 1st or 2nd Class at the Final Examination in the History School in Arts, or who have obtained at some Annual Examination a 1st or 2nd Class in the following three subjects—British History D, Euro- pean History B, and Economics I.—may be granted credit for Economic History.

Students proposing to take Accountancy Part I should have a knowledge of Bookkeeping to the standard of the School Intermediate Examination.

In all subjects there will be approximately two lectures per week. A tutorial class will be arranged in each sub- ject for discussion and explanation of the text - books.

Students will be expected to prepare class essays and exercises in all subjects as set by the Lecturers. Students not complying with this requirement may be excluded from the annual examination.

Graduates in Commerce who have matriculated under special regulations may enter upon other courses provided they have fulfilled any preliminary requirements of those courses.

SPECIMEN COURTES FOR B.COM. DEGREE.

Note.—Courses have been planned on the assumption that students will take four years to complete the degree studies.

Before deciding on a course, intending students are advised to consult the Dean of the Faculty.

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A. All students should take the subjects of Groups I and IV in approximately the following order:—

First Year— Two subjects from Group IV.

Economics Part I.

Economic Geography.

Note.—If two parts of a subject re selected from Group IV the second part will be taken in second year and Economic His- tory in first year.

Second Year— Economic History.

industrial and Financial Organisation.

Accountancy Part I.

Commercial Law Part I.

Third Year— Statistical Method.

Economics Part II.

Fourth Year— Preparatory Investigation on Thesis if pro- ceeding to M.Com. later.

B. The following additional subjects are recommended for special courses :—Industrial and Financial Organisation and Economics II are pre-requisites for Banking, Currency and Exchange.

1. Accountancy.

Third Year—

Fourth Year—

Accountancy Part IIB.

Commercial Law Part II.

Public Finance.

Accountancy Part

IIA.

Banking, Currency and Exchange (extra subject).

2. Public Service.

Third Year— Public Administration.

Modern Political Institutions.

Marketing or Commercial Law Part II.

Fourth Year— Public Finance.

Banking, Currency and Exchange (extra subject).

3. Managerial Position in Commerce or Manufacturing.

Third Year— Commercial Law Pa

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II.

Accountancy Part IIB.

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5. Banking.

Third Year—

Fourth Year—

6. Statistical or Third Year-

n ourth Year—

Banking, Currency and Exchange.

Public Finance.

Marketing (extra subject).

Accountancy Part IIA.

Public Finance.

Banking. Currency and Exchange.

History of Economic Thought (extra subject).

Fourth Year-

4. Teaching.

Third Year—

Fourth Year-

Accountancy Part IIB.

Public Finance.

Marketing (extra subject).

Banking. Currency and Exchange.

Economic Advisory Work.

Theory of Statistics. (It is assumed that the subjects from Group IV will include Pure Mathematics Part I and, possibly, also Part II).

Public Finance.

History of Economic Thought.

Extra subject from Group III.

Banking, Currency and Exchange.

SPECIMEN COURSES FOR DIPLOMA IN COMMERCE.

Students may complete the course for the Diploma in three years, but in many cases where time available for study is restricted four years may be more appropriate.

The subjects should be taken in the order suggested, pro- vided that students desiring to pursue the accountancy course may take Accountancy Part I in the first year, and transfer Economic Geography to the second year. A

typi- cal

three-year course is as follows:—

First Year— Economic Geography.

Economics Part I.

Commercial Law Part I.

Second Year— Accountancy Part I.

Industrial and Financial Organisation.

English A, or some other subject from Group II.

Third Year— Statistical Method.

Two other subjects from any of the special- ised B.Com. courses.

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FACULTY OF COMMERCE. 103 PRESCRIBED TEXT-ROOKS FOR 1937.

Editor or

Author Title Publisher Edition Price

ACCOUNTANCY I.

TEXT BOOK.

Rowland and Accounting (Part I.) Gee & Co. 13/8 Magee

FOR REFERENCE.

Carter Advanced Accounts Pitman 16/-

Hislop Company Accounts as Applied to Australia Pitman 16/- and New Zealand

Tovey Balance Sheets : How to Read and Under- Pitman 4/- stand Them

To be read before commencing lectures.

Jenkinson The Elements of Bookkeeping Arnold 4/6

or Part 1 Part 2

Kerr Elementary Bookkeeping, A. & R. 2/6 3/6 ACCOUNTANCY IIA.

TEXT BOOKS.

Carter Advanced Accounts Pitman 16/•

Spicer & Practical Auditing H.F.L. 31/6

Pegler

FOR REFERENCE.

Garnsey Holding Companies and Their Published Gee 22/- Accounts

Littleton Accounting Evolution to 1900 Amer. Inst. 37/6 Publ. Co.

Cocke Summary of Principal Legal Decisions Gee 2nd 5/9 affecting Auditors

Montgomery Auditing Theory and Practice (2 vols.) Ronald 80/-

Ross Hire Purchase Accounting Law Book Co. 20/-

- Federal Bankruptcy Act and Rules Govt. Print. -

— Victorian Companies Act 1928.

Cutlorth Methods of Amalgamation. Bell 30/-

Leake Commercial Goodwill Pitman 21/-

Ranking Executorship Law and Accounts H.F.L. 16/-

Spicer & Pub. Co.

Pegler

To be read before commencing lectures :

Nixon The Ethics of the Accountancy Profession

Spicer & Practical Auditing H.F.L. 31/6

Pegler

The books in this section are obtainable from

ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.1.

Prices subject to alteration.

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Editor or

Author Title Publisher Edition Price

ACCOUNTANCY, IIB. (1938) TEXT BOOKS.

*Schumer Cost Accounting Cwith. Inst. 15/.

of Accountants

Bliss Management Through Accounts Ronald 72/

Boddington Statistics and Their Application to Commerce Pitman 16/

FOR REFERENCE.

McKinsey Managerial Accounting (Vol. I.) Ch. U. P. 32/

Bliss Financial and Operating Ratios in Manage- Ronald 48/- ment

Camman Basic Standard Costs A.I.P. 20/

Sanders Cost Accounting for Control McGraw 42/-

Castenholz Cost Accounting Procedure La Salle 34/.

Univ.

Clark Economics of Overhead Cost. U.C.P. 32/-

Harrison Standard Costs Ronald 56/-

Wheldon Cost Accounting and Costing Methods MacDonald 17/-

& Evans

Littleton Accounting Evolution to 1900 Amer. Inst. 37/6 Pubi. Co.

Sutcliffe Statistics for the Business Man Harper 21/.

Willsmore Business Budgets and Budgetary Control Pitman 13/ .

*To be read before commencing lectures : BANKING, CURRENCY, AND

EXCHANGE TEXT BOOKS.

Keynes General Theory of Employment, Interest Macmillan 9/- and Money

Pigou Industrial Fluctuations Macmillan 441-

Hawtrey Art of Central Banking Longmans 27/6

Copland Australia in the World Crisis Cam. Press 13/9

Taussig International Trade Macmillan 27/-

Robertson Money Cam. Press 7/8

Clare & Crump The A.B.C.. of the Foreign Exchanges Macmillan 8/- Cole What Everybody Wants to Know about Money Gollmcz 7/6

ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.I.

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Author

Editor or Title Publisher Edition Price COMMERCIAL LAW I.

TEXT BOOKS.

Charlesworth Principles of Mercantile Law with Australian Stevens 3rd 12/8

Supplement 1934

— Commonwe.lth and Victorian Statutes.

FOR REFERENCE.

Anson Law of Contracts (Principles of the English) Oxf. Press 17th 20/-

Byles Bills of Exchange Sweet & 19th 47/-

Maxwell

Chalmers Sale of Goods Butter- 11th 19/-

worth

Lindley Law of Partnership Sweet & 10th 73/- Maxwell

To be read before commencing lectures:

Pollock First Book on Jurisprudence Macmillan 8th 10/- COMMERCIAL LAW II.

TEXT BOOKS.

— Trustee's Handbook Sweet & 2nd 5/-

Maxwell

Australian Bankruptcy Law Law Bk. Co. 2nd 15/- 1934

— Federal Bankruptcy Act 1924-33 Govt. Print. 3/9 Victorian Trustee Act 1928. Govt. Print. 1/8 opham Principles of Company Law Butterworth 6th O.P

1924 Factories and Shops Act 1928

Workers' Compensation Act 1928 Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration

Act 1904-1930 - Companies Act 1928 FOR REFERENCE.

Halsbury Laws of England, Vol. XX.

derson Fixation of Wages in Australia Melb. Univ. 21/- Press

Company Law Stevens 15th 33/-

\Vorkmen's Compensation Butter- 23/-

worth

cDonald, Australian Bankruptcy Law and Practice Law Book 80/.

Hen ry & Co.

Meek

nderhill Trusts and Trustees For Preliminary Reading.

Butterworth 8th 54/- ewis

al mer illis

The books in this section are obtainable from TUE LAW BOOK CO. OF USTRALASIA LTD., 425 Little Collins Street, Mebourne, C.1.

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Editor or

Author Title Publisher Edition Price

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY TEXT BOOKS.

Copland Economic Survey of Australia The Annals 6/6

Wood The Pacific Basin Oxf. Press 6/6

Zimmerman World Resources and Industries Harper 30/-

Whale International Trade Butterworth 3/-

Rowe Markets and Men C.U.P. 11/3

ECONOMIC HISTORY.

(See Faculty of Arts) ECONOMICS, I. and II.

(See Faculty of Arts) INDUSTRIAL AND FINANCIAL

ORGANISATION TEXT BOOKS.

Von Beckerath Modern Industrial Organisation McGraw 26/- Hill

Parkinson Scientific Investment Pitman 12/6-

Withers Stocks and Shares Murray 10/-

Sykes Banking and Currency Butterworth 6/8

Copland Australian Banking System

Lavington The Trade Cycle King 2/

TO BE READ BEFORE COMMENCING LECTURES.

Robinson Structure of Competitive Industry Cam. Press 7/6 Robertson Control of Industry Cam. Press 7/6

Pigou Unemployment II.U.b. 3/•

McKenzie The Banking Systems of Great Britain, Macmillan 6/3 France, Germany, and U.S.A.

MARKETING.

TEXT BOOKS.

Bolling Sales Management Pitman 12/8

Kitson The Mind of the Buyer Macmillan 13/t

Marshall Industry and Trade Macmillan 32/•

— Marketing Supplement to Economic Record Melb. Univ. O.P

(1928) Press

Lemmon and Some Problems of Marketing Melb Univ. 2/f

others Press

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Editor or

A.thor Title Publisher Edition Price

Smith Organized Produce Exchanges Longmans 22/-

- TransPort Supplement to Economic Record. Mell, Univ.

Aug., 1930. Press 5/-

Cl

ark Principles of Marketing Macmillan 29/-

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TEXT BOOKS.

Bland Budget Control A. & R 3/6

Whitt Public Administration Macmillan 24/-

Higgs The Financial System of the United Kingdom Macmillan O.P, Whitt The Civil Service in the Modern State Univ. of 45/-

Chic. Press

Finer The British Civil Service Allen & 5/3

Unwin

Harris Local Government in Many Lands King 1933 22/- To tie read before commencing lectures :

bowel: Public Opinion and Popular Government Longmans 21/-

Bland Planning the Modern State A. & R. 6f-

Higgs A Primer of National Finance Methuen 7/8

PUBLIC FINANCE TEXT BOOKS.

-- Reports of Commonwealth Grants Commission 7/8 1935-36

Adark.sr The Principles an i Proilems of Federal Finance King 18/6

Bastatile Public Finance Macm

il

lan 28/6

Dalton Public Finance' Routledge 7/6

Stamp Fundamental Principles of Taxation Macmillan 18/6 FOR REFERENCE.

Co lard and Cross Currents in Australian Finance A. & R. 10/6

Jans

Shann and The Financial Crisis, 1929-31 A. & R. 5/- Copland

Shaun and The Battle of the Plans A. & R. 5/- Copland

Shann and The Australian Price Structure, 1932 A. & R. 5/- Copland

Withers Our Money and the State Murray 8/3

Robinson Public Finance Cam. Press 7/6

— Report of Commonwealth Grants Commission, 1934 3/- The books in this section are obtainable from

ROBERTSON & MULLENS LTD., Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, C.I.

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Editor or

Author Title Publisher Edition Price

STATISTICAL METHOD TEXT BOOKS.

*Bauer Mathematics, Preparatory to Statistics and Macmillan 15/

Finance

Day Statistical Analysis Macmillan 32/-

Giffin Statistics Macmillan Higgs & 21/-

Yule

Mills Statistical Methods Pitman 20/-

- Commonwealth Year Book, latest editions 5/.

To be read before commencing lectures.

Also :

Rlderton Primer of Statistics. Black 3/9

MASTER OF COMMERCE For list of books, see Calendar.

THEORY OF STATISTICS For details, see Faculty of Arts.

The books In this section are obtainable from

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