Course details

Summary

Pursue a flexible business degree and gain strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills. A wide range of conjoint options are available.

Programme overview

You will complete a set of core courses. These include an exciting two course sequence in Business and Enterprise. These will introduce the types of choices facing entrepreneurs and managers and help you develop your academic and professional skills.

Your first year core programme will provide a strong base from which to launch into your chosen major or majors. A double major will enable you to gain greater breadth and increase your career options by combining two sets of courses at advanced level.

Why study Accounting?

In Accounting you will learn how to present financial statements that can be used to assist business planning and decision making. You will also learn financial analysis techniques.

Complementary majors

Many students choose to do a double major programme because it extends your breadth of knowledge and your employability. Popular combinations with Accounting include:

• Finance
• Information Systems
• Information Management
• Commercial Law
• Taxation
• Top

What are the career paths?

Become an accountant or auditor in a chartered accountancy practice, industry, or the public sector. Or work as a business consultant or financial manager in a manufacturing, service or consultancy organisation.

Programme structure

A BCom can be studied as a single or double major programme. You can also study a Bachelor of Commerce can be taken as part of a conjoint degree programme where you study for two degrees concurrently.

A BCom with a single major is a three-year degree programme. You will be required to complete a minimum of 24 courses (360 points). A set of seven compulsory core courses (105 points) in your first year of study will become the building blocks for your degree. With careful planning you can complete a double major.

Further study options

• Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
• Master of Commerce
• Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

Secondary school qualifications

You need to have one of the following:

• International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum total score of 24.
• General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. You must have completed a minimum of three A-Level subjects with at least a 'C' grade or higher. General Studies or similar general papers cannot be included.

GCE ‘A’ Level requirements apply to ‘A’ Level qualifications examined by bodies such as AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC, CCEA, Pearson Education Limited and CIE taken outside of New Zealand.

English language requirements:

IELTS 6.0; TOEFL (iBT) 80; TOEFL (paper-based) 550; CAE or CPE 169; PTE 50; MELAB 80.