At-a-glance

Name: Graduate Diploma in Commerce

Abbreviation: GDipCom

Duration: 2 trimesters

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

Schedule: Daytime lectures

Intensity: Part time and full time

Type: Coursework

Study at: On-campus (Pipitea, Wellington)

Complete: 120 points (6-8 courses)

Entry: Bachelor's degree

Start: Trimester 1, 2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Not suitable

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

• A Bachelor of Commerce degree or an approved alternative
• Acceptance by the relevant Head of School or the Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Commerce as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Programme requirements

For this programme you'll need to:

• Complete at least 120 points from courses at 200 level or above, of which:
  • At least 75 points are from 300-level courses

Important information

• The academic [Calendar] is the authoritative source of information on programme details and requirements.
• If you have any questions talk to a [liaison officer]. If you’re already a student here contact a [student adviser.]

Subject requirements

If you want to specialise in one of the following subjects, in addition to the programme requirements, you'll need to:

Accounting

Get comfortable with numbers and learn to analyse figures so you can guide and support business decision-making. Gain the skills to clearly communicate your professional advice. Explore accounting issues like obtaining financing, listing on the share market and preparing profit reports. 

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 further approved 300-level courses

Commercial Law

Discover the ways the law impacts on all business activity—from dealing with customers, suppliers or employees, to protecting physical and intellectual assets. Gain the skills and knowledge in commercial law essential to strong and efficient businesses. Find out how the laws relating to business work so you can help make business decisions or provide advice to others.

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 further approved 300-level courses

Economics

Learn about how decisions are made to produce and distribute goods and services. 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.

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

Complete five courses at 300 level:

• Three courses from:
  • ECON 300-399
  • FINA 304
  • FINA 306
  • PUBL 303
• Two further approved 300-level courses

Finance

Study how people and companies spend money and manage risk, and find out how markets work and behave. Learn how to apply your knowledge whether trading in shares, currencies, bonds, electricity or commodities. You'll focus on the four main areas of Finance—financial securities, financial institutions, financial decision-making by firms and investment portfolio choices.

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

Complete five courses at 300 level:

• Three courses from:
  • FINA 300-399
  • ACCY 306
• Two further approved 300-level courses

Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

Gain an overview of basic business functions and learn about the environments in which businesses operate—both in New Zealand and around the world. Discover the differences between HR and IR and look at contemporary issues like the living wage, pay equity, and why and how people strike. 

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 300-399
  • MGMT 300-399

Complete one further approved 200- or 300-level course

Information Systems

Get a practical introduction to the different types of IT available, and how and why they are used in business. Through the Business Analysis specialisation you'll learn how to find the right solution for a business problem. When specialising in Infotech Solutions you'll find out how to deliver a technology solution to a business.

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 300-level courses

International Business

Study trade policy, importing and exporting, and foreign investment. Gain an understanding of the strategies of multinational corporations and international operations management. Learn how to negotiate and problem solve. Grow your business knowledge while learning how to be an effective member of a multicultural team.

Complete three courses at 200 level:

• IBUS 201
• IBUS 205
• IBUS 212

Complete five courses at 300 level:

• IBUS 305
• IBUS 312
• One further course from:
  • IBUS 300-399
  • ACCY 309
  • COML 306
  • ECON 309
  • FINA 302
  • HRIR 303
  • MARK 302
• Two further approved 300-level courses

Management

Develop your decision-making and analytical skills. Become an effective leader through the study of human behaviour and how people think. You'll look at subjects like social psychology and sociology and learn to use conceptual models to make decisions in complex or uncertain situations. Find out about strategic thinking in business and gain the skills to analyse situations and make strategic decisions.

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 further approved 300-level course

Marketing

Get the skills to tell stories that connect and engage people. Gain a solid grounding in all areas of business and learn about marketing and its role in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors. Study consumer behaviour and gain an understanding of how people make decisions about what they will or won't buy. Become an expert in marketing plans and learn to think strategically.

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
• One further approved 300-level course

Public Management

Learn about governance and public sector reform. Find out how to develop strategy and achieve results, including planning, service delivery and monitoring and evaluation.

Complete PUBL 211 and PUBL 311

Complete further courses worth 80 points, of which at least 60 points are at 300-level, from:

• PUBL 203
• PUBL 206
• PUBL 300-399
• MGMT 200-399
• An approved 200- or 300-level course

Public Policy

Examine the methods used to make fair and good policy decisions and how they are put in place. Look at the role of government and how they can be made more effective. Learn how governments make policy, how the public sector is run and the political dimensions of public sector decision-making.

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

Get a thorough grounding in the New Zealand tax system and international tax law. Explore GST regimes, double tax treaties, tax policy development and tax administration practices. Broaden your understanding of local and international taxation with real-world up-to-date information.

Complete three courses at 200 level:

• COML 204
• TAXN 201
• One further approved course from ACCY 200-299 or COML 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

Study how the tourism industry works and the way it's developing. Learn about the way people travel while considering the impact tourism has on economies, the environment and the locals.

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

Important information

• You may replace one of the specified 300-level courses with any approved 300-level course.