Overview
The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree programme enables each student to develop his or her own interests in business and related subjects. Students are able to create individualised courses using a range of papers offered across teaching departments in the School of Business and University as a whole. Students have the flexibility within the BCom degree to combine two specialisations and graduate with a double major.
Major Subject Areas
For a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree you must major in at least one of the following subjects:
- Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Information Science
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing Management
- Tourism
Minor Subject Areas
Selecting a minor subject is not compulsory and there may be other combinations of papers more appropriate to your degree. There are no particular subject requirements for the other papers of your degree, but if you wish you may have another subject specified as a minor subject in your degree by passing the prescribed papers for any of the listed subjects.
Full list of available minor subject areas.
Programme Requirements
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Accounting
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level |
BSNS 102 Quantittive Analysis for Business BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting BSNS 108 Business Finance ACCT 102 Principles of Accounting BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers |
18 18 18 18 72 |
| 200-level |
ACCT 211 Financial Accounting and Reporting ACCT 222 Cost and Management Accounting ACFI 201 Corporate Financial Decisions |
18 18 18 |
| 300-level |
ACCT 302 Accounting Performance Management, or ACCT 307 Management Accounting ACCT 310 Issues in Financial Reporting, or ACCT 315 Advanced Financial Accounting One further 300-level ACCT paper One further 300-level ACCT, ACFI or FINC paper |
18 18
18 18 |
| Plus |
90 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce |
90 |
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Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: |
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| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Economics
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1 ECON 112 Principles of Economics 2 BSNS 102 Quantitative Analysis for Business, BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, BSNS 106 Information and Communication in organisations, BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting, and BSNS 108 Business Finance, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers | 18 18 108 |
| 200-level | ECON 201 Microeconomics, or ECON 271 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory ECON 202 Macroeconomics At least one further 200-level ECON paper | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level ECON papers | 72 |
| Plus | 90 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce | 90 |
Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Finance
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 102 Quantitative Anaysis for Business BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting BSNS 108 Business Finance FINQ 102 Business Mathematics BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, and BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers | 18 18 18 18 72 |
| 200-level | FINC 202 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management FINC 203 Financial Data Analysis ACFI 201 Corporate Financial Decisions | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | FINC 302 Applied Investments FINC 303 Financial Management Two further 300-level papers, (one FINC paper, and one FINC, ACCT or ACFI paper | 18 18 36 |
| Plus | 90 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce | 90 |
| Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | |
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Information Science
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations COMP 150 Practical Programming, or COMP 160 General Programming BSNS 102 Quantitative Analysis for Business, BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting, and BSNS 108 Business Finance, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. | 18 18 108 |
| 200-level | INFO 211 Systems Analysis, Design and Modelling INFO 213 Business ICT Strategy INFO 214 Business ICT Infrastructure INFO 221 Application Software Development | 18 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | INFO 312 Information Systems Development Project Two of One further 300-level INFO paper or SENG 301 Software Project Management, or TELE 302 Network Design, or TELE 303 Wireless Communications | 18 36
18 |
| Plus | 72 further points; must include 36 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce | 72 |
Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in International Business
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 102 Quantitative Analysis for Business BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1 BSNS 105 Management and Organisations BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting BSNS 108 Business Finance ECON 112 Principles of Economics 2, recommended BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, and BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. | 18 18 18 18 18 36 |
| 200-level | ECON 201 Microeconomics ACFI 201 Corporate Financial Decisions One of MANT 217 International Management, MANT 222 Interpersonal / International Business Communication, | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | ECON 302 International Trade ACFI 305 International Financial Management MANT 332 International Management, or MANT 341 Management in Asia-Pacific MART 326 International and Export Marketing | 18 18 18 18 |
| Plus | 108 points of approved language and/or culture papers which will normally include an 18 point business language paper and an approved 18 point culture paper. At least 36 of these 108 points must be at 200-level or above. Students must either include a total of 54 points at 200-level or above in the language/culture component or take 18 further Commerce points at 200-level or above. Language papers must be in a language other than the student's native language. | 108
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Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Management
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 105 Management and Organisations BSNS 102 Quantitative Analysis for Business, BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption, BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting, and BSNS 108 Business Finance, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers | 18 108 |
| 200-level | MANT 250 Managing People MANT 251 Managing Organisations One further 200-level MANT paper | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | Four 300-level MANT papers | 72 |
| Plus | 108 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Commerce | 108 |
Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Marketing Management
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | BSNS 102 Quantitative Analysis for Business BSNS 103 Marketing and Consumption MART 112 Marketing Management BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting, and BSNS 108 Business Finance, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. | 18 18 18 90 |
| 200-level | MART 201 Integrated Marketing Communications MART 202 Product and Brand Management MART 203 Pricing and Distribution Management | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | MART 301 Strategic Marketing Management MART 307 Marketing Research Methods At least two of MART 304, MART 305, MART 306, MART 325, MART 326, MART 328, MART 329, MART 330 | 18 18 36 |
| Plus | 90 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce | 90 |
Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) majoring in Tourism
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | TOUR 101 or TOUX 101 Introduction to Tourism BSNS 104 Principles of Economics 1, BSNS 105 Management and Organisations, BSNS 106 Information and Communication in Organisations, BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting, and BSNS 108 Business Finance, must normally be taken before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. | 18 128 |
| 200-level | TOUR 217 Tourist Behaviour TOUR 218 Tourism and Hospitality Enterprise Management TOUR 219 Destination Management | 18 18 18 |
| 300-level | TOUR 309 Tourism Research Methods Three further 300-level TOUR papers | 18 54 |
| Plus | 90 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. May be taken from outside Commerce | 90 |
Every BCom programme must include BSNS 102-108. 100-level BSNS papers need not all be taken in the first year of study; all 100-level BSNS papers must normally be passed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers. STAT 110 or STAT 115 will be accepted as an alternative to BSNS 102 as a required paper or as part of the major subject requirements or as a prerequisite when: | ||
| Total | 360 |
Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Structure of the Programme
Every degree programme
- shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points,
- shall include at least 180 points for papers above 100-level of which at least 72 points shall be for papers above 200-level,
- shall satisfy the requirements for at least one of the major subjects listed above. No paper above 200-level may count for more than one Major Subject Requirement,
- shall include the following Required Papers*: BSNS 102, BSNS 103, BSNS 104, BSNS 105, BSNS 106, BSNS 107, BSNS 108
- may include one or more optional minor subjects listed above. No paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements,
- may include papers which are not listed below
- up to 90 points; or
- as specified in the Major Subject Requirements; or
- as specified in the Minor Subject Requirements.
* Note: These papers should normally be completed before enrolling in 300-level Commerce papers.
Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
- Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites, and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions (published in the Guide to Enrolment).
- A candidate with outstanding results in a subject prior to entering the University may be permitted by the Head of Department concerned to enrol for a paper at 200-level without having satisfied the normal prerequisites. In such cases the candidate shall not be credited with the prerequisite papers but shall be exempted from including those papers in a major subject requirement. A candidate may not, having passed any such paper at 200-level, enrol subsequently for any prerequisite paper from which the exemption has been given.
- A candidate will not be permitted to enrol for certain papers in the following circumstances:
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph will affect any credits a candidate may be entitled to pursuant to paragraph 3(b).
Cross Credits
- A candidate who is enrolled for the degree concurrently with another degree, or who has completed one degree and is proceeding with another, may cross credit 100- and 200-level papers which are common to both degrees up to a maximum of 126 points where the other degree is a three-year degree and up to a maximum of 180 points where the other degree is longer than a three-year degree.
- A candidate who wishes to complete the requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws may as part of the credits permitted in 3(a) be entitled to credit:
In the event of a cross credit under this provision, the points credited to the degree of Bachelor of Commerce will be as for the appropriate BLAW paper.
Credits
A combination of specified and unspecified credits up to a maximum of 126 points may be granted for papers taken towards a New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDB).
Note: Enquiries may be directed to the Student and Course Administrator (Commerce). Also see Credits, Exemptions, and Cross Credits in General Regulations.
Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Commerce) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.
