From 2027, eight core papers for the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) programme will use the SUST paper code prefix. Students enrolling in the BSust for 2027 will see the SUST papers (SUST 101, SUST 102, SUST 111, SUST 204, SUST 211, SUST 280, SUST 311, SUST 337) listed as core requirements when selecting papers in eVision.

No changes to papers MAOR 202 or MAOR 204 for 2027.

Current students who wish to change their programme of study to the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust), and have completed any of the core papers under their existing paper codes, will be able to credit these towards the core requirements for the BSust through the course variation process.

Core papers

Every Bachelor of Sustainability programme must include the core papers listed below or the equivalent SUST coded papers, as well as the required papers for the major subject.

(NOTE: The core paper requirements table will be updated to show SUST paper codes once the approval process has been finialised.)

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LevelPapersPoints
100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18
GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18
200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18
GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18
Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18
MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18
300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18
MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18
</p><h3>Finance major papers</h3><p>In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Finance major has its own programme requirements.</p><table summary="Outline of papers and points needed to complete a Bachelor of Commerce majoring Finance" id="table63500"><tbody><tr><th class="degreelevel" scope="col" style="width: 120px;" id="table63500r1c1">Level</th><th scope="col" id="table63500r1c2">Papers</th><th class="degreepoints" scope="col" id="table63500r1c3">Points</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4" headers="table63500r1c1"> 100-level </td><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BSNS112">BSNS 112</a> Interpreting Business Data </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BSNS114">BSNS 114</a> Financial Decision Making </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=BSNS115">BSNS 115</a> Accounting and Information Systems </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC102">FINC 102</a> Business Mathematics </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table63500r1c1"> 200-level </td><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC202">FINC 202</a> Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC203">FINC 203</a> Financial Data Analysis </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC206">FINC 206</a> Fundamentals of Corporate Finance </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" headers="table63500r1c1"> 300-level </td><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC302">FINC 302</a> Applied Investments </td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?papercode=FINC303">FINC 303</a> Financial Management </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 18 </td></tr><tr><td headers="table63500r1c2"> Two further 300-level papers, (one must be a <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=FINC&amp;level=3">FINC</a> paper, and the other must be a <a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/courses/papers?prefix=FINC,ACCT,ACFI&amp;level=3"> FINC, ACCT or ACFI</a> paper) </td><td headers="table63500r1c3"> 36 </td></tr><tr class="degreetablesummary"><td colspan="2" headers="table63500r1c1 table63500r1c2"><strong>Total </strong>(including core papers)</td><td class="degreepoints" headers="table63500r1c3"><strong> 360</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>" />
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Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) majoring in Finance

From 2027, eight core papers for the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust) programme will use the SUST paper code prefix. Students enrolling in the BSust for 2027 will see the SUST papers (SUST 101, SUST 102, SUST 111, SUST 204, SUST 211, SUST 280, SUST 311, SUST 337) listed as core requirements when selecting papers in eVision.

No changes to papers MAOR 202 or MAOR 204 for 2027.

Current students who wish to change their programme of study to the Bachelor of Sustainability (BSust), and have completed any of the core papers under their existing paper codes, will be able to credit these towards the core requirements for the BSust through the course variation process.

Core papers

Every Bachelor of Sustainability programme must include the core papers listed below or the equivalent SUST coded papers, as well as the required papers for the major subject.

(NOTE: The core paper requirements table will be updated to show SUST paper codes once the approval process has been finialised.)

LevelPapersPoints
100‑level ENVI 111 Environment, Society and Sustainability 18
GEOG 101 Physical Geography 18
GEOG 102 Geographies of Sustainable Futures 18
200‑level ENVI 211 Environmental Change and Sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand 18
GEOG 280 Engaging with People and Place Through Social Science Research 18
Either MAOR 202 Māori and Tikanga or MAOR 204 Te Tiriti o Waitangi 18
MATS 204 Treasure or Trash: Sustainability of Materials 18
300‑level ENVI 311 Environmental Sustainability: Science, Society and Practice 18
MANT 337 Organisations and Sustainability 18

Finance major papers

In addition to the core Bachelor of Sustainability papers, the Finance major has its own programme requirements.

LevelPapersPoints
100-level BSNS 112 Interpreting Business Data 18
BSNS 114 Financial Decision Making 18
BSNS 115 Accounting and Information Systems 18
FINC 102 Business Mathematics 18
200-level FINC 202 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 18
FINC 203 Financial Data Analysis 18
FINC 206 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance 18
300-level FINC 302 Applied Investments 18
FINC 303 Financial Management 18
Two further 300-level papers, (one must be a FINC paper, and the other must be a FINC, ACCT or ACFI paper) 36
Total (including core papers) 360
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