The Bachelor of Commerce is a highly flexible degree that allows a wide range of choices from major and minor subjects, as well as courses from other degrees.
To graduate with a Bachelor of Commerce you must complete the requirements of at least one major subject, and can also choose to specialise in a minor subject.
By studying more than one subject in the BCom you can increase breadth of knowledge at undergraduate level, and potentially your employability.
See ‘How do I plan my degree?’ above for an example degree structure diagram.
Major subjects
- Accounting
- Business Economics
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- Taxation and Accounting
- Tourism Marketing and Management
Minor subjects
You may also choose to complete one of the following in your degree:
- Accounting
- Adventure Sport and Environment
- Anthropology
- Art History and Theory
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Business and Sustainability
- Chemistry
- Chinese
- Cinema Studies
- Classics
- Computer Science
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Humanities
- Economics
- Education
- English
- English Language
- Entrepreneurship
- Environmental Science
- European and European Union Studies
- Finance
- French
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Human Services
- Information Systems
- Innovation
- International Business
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- Māori and Indigenous Studies
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Media and Communication
- Music
- Nutrition
- Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Performance Analysis
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science and International Relations
- Professional and Community Engagement
- Psychology
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Sport Science
- Statistics
- Strength and Conditioning
- Taxation
- Te Reo Māori
- Tourism Marketing and Management
- Youth and Community Leadership
Compulsory courses
All students in the BCom take five 100-level compulsory courses in their first year (75 points):
- ACCT 102 Accounting and Financial Information
- ECON 104 Introduction to Microeconomics or ECON 105 Introduction to Macroeconomics
- INFO 123 Information Systems and Technology
- MGMT 100 Fundamentals of Management
- STAT 101 Statistics 1
These courses provide a good general business background and are required for entry to some 200 and 300-level courses. However, you can complete some of these courses in your second and third years depending on the requirements of your major.
You will also take compulsory courses beyond your first year, which will develop knowledge in the business cultural environment and give formal recognition of work experiences through UC study:
- BSNS 201 Business Culture
- BSNS 299 UC Employability Portfolio (0 points, no fees course)
Internship, industry, and international experiences
As a Bachelor of Commerce student, you may have the chance to integrate work and international experiences into your study through:
Places on these programmes are limited and may depend on your academic performance. Talk to a UC Business School | Te Kura Umanga Student Advisor if you wish to know more, or take a look at the Introduction to Business brochure.