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At-a-glance

Name: Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

Abbreviation: BCom(Hons)

Duration: 2 trimesters 

Duration details: 2 trimesters of full-time study or normally 4 if studied part time

Schedule: Daytime lectures

Intensity: Full time or part time

Type: Coursework

Location: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington)

Complete: 120 points (7 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree with a B average in the relevant subject 

Start: Trimester 1

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Requires

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Commerce

To have met the prerequisites for this subject (see subject section below)

To be accepted by the programme director as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

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Important information

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  • If you want to enrol

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  • in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact

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  • Victoria Business School to discuss

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Programme requirements

  • Total of 60 points required from 200-level courses or above.
    • At least 40 points from 300-level courses.
    • The courses shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean.

Supplementary information

Tool tips

Subject requirements

  • The GCertCom may be awarded in one of the following specialisations
  • To qualify for a specialisation the course of study shall consist entirely of courses from the relevant subject area):
    • Accounting
    • Commercial Law
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
    • Information Systems
    • International Business
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Public Management
    • Public Policy
    • Tourism Management

Thoughts and questions

Graduate Diploma in Commerce (GDipCom)

Entry requirements

  • Same as GDipCom (above).

Programme requirements

  • Total of 120 points required from 200-level courses or above.
    • At least 75 points from 300-level courses.
  • The courses shall be a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean.

Supplementary information

Tool tips

Subject requirements

  • The GCertCom may be awarded in one of the following specialisations

  • To qualify for a specialisation the course of study shall (in addition to the programme requirements) either include the 200- and 300-level requirements or the corresponding BCom major subject or satisfy the requirements listed below

Accounting

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • ACCY 223
    • ACCY 231
    • One course from 
      • ACCY 225
      • COML 204
      • TAXN 201.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • Two courses from: 
      • ACCY 302
      • ACCY 308
      • ACCY 330
    • One further course from ACCY 300-399
    • Two approved 300-level courses.

Thoughts and questions

  • How does the 'two approved 300-level course' above differ from the 'two approved 300-level electives' stated for most subjects/specialisations?
  • What does approved mean (in all instances)?

Commercial Law

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • COML 203
    • COML 204
    • One course from:
      • COML 205
      • COML 206
      • TAXN 201.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • COML 310
    • Two further courses from COML 300-399
    • Two approved 300-level electives.

Economics

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • ECON 201
    • ECON 202
    • One course from:
      • ECON 211
      • ECON 212
      • FINA 201
      • MATH 277
      • QUAN 201
      • QUAN 203
      • STAT 231
      • STAT 233.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • Three courses from:
      • ECON 300-399
      • FINA 304
      • FINA 306
      • PUBL 303
    • Two approved 300-level electives.

Finance

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • FINA 201
    • FINA 202
    • One course from:
      • ACCY 231
      • ECON 201
      • ECON 202
      • FINA 203
      • MATH 277
      • QUAN 201
      • QUAN 203
      • STAT 231
      • STAT 233.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • Three courses from:
      • ACCY 306
      • FINA 300-399
    • Two approved 300-level electives.

Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

  • Complete two courses at 200 level:
    • HRIR 201
    • HRIR 204.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • HRIR 320
    • Three further courses from HRIR 300-399
    • One further course from:
      • COML 302
      • ECON 333
      • HRIR or MGMT 300-399.
  • Complete one approved 200- or 300-level elective.

Information Systems

  • Complete three courses from INFO 200-299.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • Either INFO 320 or INFO 395
    • Two further courses from INFO 300-399
    • Two further approved courses at 300 level or above.

Thoughts and questions

  • Why is it sometime courses at 300 level or above?

International Business

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • IBUS 201
    • IBUS 205
    • IBUS 212.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • IBUS 305
    • IBUS 312
    • MARK 302
    • Two further course from IBUS 300-399 or other approved 300-level electives.

Thoughts and questions

  • Why does the Calendar state that for the International Business major in the BCom (and therefore as a specialisation in the GDipCom) MARK 302 can be selected as one course from a group (that also includes IBUS 30-399) whereas the VBS publication for the GDipCom states that it is requires for this same specialisation?

Management

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • MGMT 202
    • MGMT 205
    • MGMT 206.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • MGMT 320
    • Three further courses from MGMT 300-399
    • One approved 300-level elective.

Marketing

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • MARK 201
    • MARK 202
    • MARK 203.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • MARK 301
    • MARK 303
    • Two further courses from:
      • MARK 300-399
      • COML 308.
    • Two approved 300-level electives.

Public Management

  • Complete PUBL 211 and PUBL 311
  • Complete further courses worth 80 points, of which at lease 60 are at 300-level, from:
    • PUBL 203
    • PUBL 206
    • PUBL 300-399
    • MGMT 200-399
    • ACCY 307
    • Approved alternative 

Thoughts and questions

  • 2016 Calendar and 2016 VBS publication for GDipCom don't agree for Public Management. What happens with PUBL 205? ACCY 307? Approved alternatives for what course(s)?

Public Policy

  • Complete two courses at 200 level:
    • PUBL 201
    • PUBL 210
  • Complete four courses at 300 level:
    • PUBL 310
    • Three further courses PUBL 300-399.

Taxation

  • Complete three courses at 200 level:
    • COML 204
    • TAXN 201
    • One further approved course from ACCY or COLM 200-299.
  • Complete five courses at 300 level:
    • TAXN 301
    • Two further courses from TAXN 300-399
    • Two further approved 300-level courses.

Tourism Management

  • Complete two courses at 200 level:
    • TOUR 240
    • Either TOUR 230 or TOUR 250
  • Complete four courses at 300 level:
    • TOUR 301
    • TOUR 345
    • TOUR 380
    • TOUR 390

Supplementary information

  • One of the 300-level course may be replaced by an approved 300-level course.

 

 

 

 

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  • your options. While entry to the BCom(Hons) normally requires a BCom (or equivalent), other degrees will be considered. Selection is based on your academic performance in relevant subjects and an interview. 
  • The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete 120 points, of which:

  • 30 pointsis for the research project
  • 90 points must be of approved courses at 400 level

Satisfy the subject requirements

Subject requirements

Accounting

Have previously completed three courses from ACCY 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • ACCY 401
  • ACCY 421
  • ACCY 430
  • Four further courses from:
    • ACCY 402-413
    • ACCY 423
    • ACCY 425
    • COML 401-405
    • COML 421
    • COML 425
    • FINA 401
    • FINA 402

Economics

Have previously completed three courses from:

  • ECON 300-399
  • PUBL 303

Complete seven courses:

  • Either ECON 402 and ECON 403
    • Or ECON 404 and ECON 405
  • ECON 430
  • Two further courses from ECON 401-489
  • Two further courses from:
    • ECON 401-489
    • FINA 401-489

Finance

Have previously completed three courses from FINA 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • FINA 401
  • FINA 402
  • FINA 430
  • Two further courses from FINA 401-489
  • Two further courses from:
    • FINA 401-489
    • ECON 401-489

Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

Have previously completed HRIR 320 and

  • Either two further courses from HRIR 300-399
    • Or one further course from HRIR 300-399 and one course from MGMT 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • HRIR 401
  • HRIR 402
  • MGMT 404
  • MGMT 405
  • MGMT 411
  • MGMT 430
  • One further course from:
    • HRIR 411
    • HRIR 412
    • MGMT 401-418

Information Systems

Have previously completed three courses from INFO 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • INFO 401
  • INFO 402
  • INFO 403
  • INFO 430
  • One further course from INFO 400-499
  • Two further courses from INFO 400-499 or other approved courses

International Business

Have previously completed IBUS 305 and IBUS 312

Complete seven courses:

  • IBUS 401
  • IBUS 405
  • INFO 430
  • Two further from IBUS 402-408
  • Two further courses from IBUS 401-489 or other approved courses

Management

Have previously completed MGMT 320 and two further courses from MGMT 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • MGMT 404
  • MGMT 430
  • Three courses from:
    • MGMT 401
    • MGMT 403
    • MGMT 405-418
  • Two further courses from:
    • MGMT 401-489
    • HRIR 401-419
    • Other approved Honours courses

Marketing

Have previously completed three courses from MARK 300-399

Complete seven courses:

  • MARK 401
  • MARK 405
  • MARK 430
  • Two courses from:
    • MARK 402
    • MARK 403
    • MARK 404
    • MARK 406
    • MARK 410
  • Two further courses from:
    • MARK 401-489
    • IBUS 401-489
    • INFO 401
    • INFO 402
    • INFO 403
    • INFO 404
    • MGMT 401
    • COML 401
    • COML 402
    • COML 403
    • Other approved courses