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If you're interested in a career in the world of commerce and want expertise in business and the business of government then the Bachelor of Commerce is the degree for you.

The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) is a three-year undergraduate degree designed to give you the skills and knowledge you need for a successful career in the exciting world of commerce.

You'll get a strong foundation in private business and public administration and gain skills in communication, teamwork and leadership. In the BCom, you'll develop your critical and creative thinking, as well as an understanding of how different cultures do business.

Economics

Learn about how decisions are made to produce and distribute goods and services, and use models to simplify, explain and make predictions about the real world, and discover tools that people use to make and judge economic decisions. Gain powerful and flexible ways of thinking that you can apply to a whole range of problems.

Course Structure

For this degree you'll need to:

Complete at least 360 points, of which:

• At least 210 points must be from courses listed for the BCom
• At least 180 points must be at 200 and 300 level
• Of the 180 points at least 75 points must be at 300 level
• Of the 75 points at least 45 points must be from courses listed for the BCom

Complete seven core courses at 100 level (usually in first year):

• Either Accounting (ACCY 111) or Accounting for Decision Making (ACCY 130)
• Microeconomic Principles (ECON 130)
• Government, Law and Business (FCOM 111)
• Foundations of Information Systems (INFO 101)
• Principles of Marketing (MARK 101)
• Introduction to Management (MGMT 101)
• Statistics for Business (QUAN 102)

In addition to the degree requirements, for this major you'll need to complete:

Four (or five) courses at 100 level:

• Microeconomic Principles (ECON 130)
• Macroeconomic Principles (ECON 141)

Either Statistics for Business (QUAN 102) or one course from:

• Probability and Decision Modelling (MATH 177)
• Statistics in Practice (STAT 193)
• Either Mathematics for Economics and Finance (QUAN 111) or
• Algebra (MATH 151) and one course from:
• Calculus 1A (MATH 141)
• Calculus 1B (MATH 142)

Three courses at 200 level:

• Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON 201)
• Open-economy Macroeconomics (ECON 202)

One course from:

• Mathematical Statistics (MATH 277)
• Introduction to Econometrics (QUAN 201)
• Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance (QUAN 203)

Three courses at 300 level from:

• ECON 300-399
• Financial Econometrics (FINA 304)
• Financial Economics (FINA 306)
• Public Sector Economics (PUBL 303)

Useful secondary school subjects: Accounting, Algebra, Business Studies, Economics, Statistics, Calculus, English, History, Geography, Languages and Computer Science

Get a Master's degree:

At the end of your three-year BCom you can choose to continue your learning with postgraduate studies. Give your career options a boost and choose from a range of postgraduate programmes offered by Victoria University of Wellington.