Bachelor of Commerce DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

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1 Bachelor of Commerce Commerce is one of the world s moving forces, shaping societies and connecting people around the globe. Wherever people are at work, in public organisations or private business, they depend on business, financial and managerial expertise to keep their world in motion. Victoria Business School is one of just 67 business schools worldwide to hold the triple crown of international accreditations of EQUIS ( AACSB (Business) ( and AMBA ( This means our programmes are certified by three international organisations as delivering business-related qualifications meeting international standards in quality of content, assurance of learning for students and a global perspective. We take students needs very seriously and aim for continuous improvement; as a result, our qualifications are recognised internationally. Victoria Business School is the first in New Zealand to have obtained accreditation from AACSB in both Business and Accounting; very few business schools worldwide hold this distinguished hallmark of excellence. The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) is a three-year undergraduate degree. The degree benefits from its capital city location in the nation s administrative hub. Victoria Business School is housed at the Pipitea campus in the central business district, across the road from Parliament. First-year courses are taught at the Kelburn campus, but students are based at Pipitea campus for subsequent years. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS Total points required: 360 Minimum of 180 points at 200 level or above. Minimum of 75 points at 300 level. Minimum of 210 points from the schedule to the BCom Statute. The BCom core must be included. Note: Students doing the ACCY, COML, HRIR, IBUS, MGMT, MARK or TAXN majors for the BA or BSc degree must include the entire BCom core. However, that is not the case for the ECON, FINA, INFO or PUBL majors. The entire BCom core is not required for a minor in any commerce subjects. In your first year, you would normally take about 120 points (typically, four 15-point courses in each of the first and second trimesters), usually comprising the seven core courses and one elective course. It is not necessary to take all core courses in your first year, although you are required to include FCOM 111. You may need to replace some of the others with 100-level prerequisites needed to advance in certain subjects (eg. second BCom majors or majors for other degrees). It may also be possible to do some core courses during Trimester Three. In addition to its own teaching staff, the University uses the expertise of professionals working at the highest levels of business and government. Wellington s private- and public-sector organisations provide a wealth of research opportunities. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS DEGREE, GO TO VICTORIA BUSINESS SCHOOL Ground floor, Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, Wellington [email protected] 66 Victoria University of Wellington

2 MAJORS Subject Major code Accounting ACCY Actuarial Science ACTS Commercial Law COML Economics ECON Finance FINA Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations HRIR Information Systems INFO International Business IBUS Management MGMT Marketing MARK Public Policy PUBL Taxation TAXN Another BCom subject (not a major) Econometrics THE BCOM CORE Course code ACCY 111* ECON 130 FCOM 111** INFO 101 MARK 101 MGMT 101 QUAN 102 Course title Accounting (or ACCY 130 Accounting for Decision Making) Microeconomic Principles Government, Law and Business Foundations of Information Systems Principles of Marketing Introduction to Management Statistics for Business *Students who are considering advancing in Accounting or Taxation should take ACCY 111. Other students can take ACCY 130 (a more applied course) instead. POTENTIAL CAREERS A BCom degree leads to a diverse range of public- and private-sector careers, including accounting, banking, e-commerce, finance, marketing, human resource management, information systems, international business and economics. POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES Victoria has a range of postgraduate options, including Honours, Master s and PhD programmes for BCom students wishing to continue their studies. RECOMMENDED SCHOOL SUBJECTS These include Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Statistics, Calculus and essay-based subjects such as English and History. **FCOM 111 should be included in the first year of study. Guide to Undergraduate Study

3 MAJOR REQUIREMENTS All BCom students must satisfy the requirements of at least one major subject from the list on page 67. Consult the relevant programme director for details on possible substitutes. BCom students may obtain a minor in up to two undergraduate subject areas (from the BCom, BA or BSc) not taken as major subjects by including in their course of study at least 60 points from the corresponding major requirements at 200 level or above, with at least at 300 level. Many courses have specific prerequisites, so you will normally need to begin studying subjects you wish to minor in during your first year consult the course finder at No 300-level course may be counted towards two minors or towards a major and a minor. Accounting (ACCY) First-year students should include ACCY 001, ACCY 111 and ECON 130. ECON 141, QUAN 102 and QUAN 111 are also recommended. a. FINA 101 (or 201 or 211) b. ACCY 223, 225, 231, COML 203, 204, TAXN 201 c. ACCY 302, 308, 330 Actuarial Science (ACTS) a. ACCY 111, ECON 130, ECON 141, MATH 142, 151, 177 b. ECON 201, FINA 201, FINA 202, MATH 277 c. ACTS 301, (FINA 306 or 307), STAT 335; one further course from (ECON 301, 314, 339, FINA 305, 306, 307, MATH 377, STAT 332, 393) Commercial Law (COML) a. COML 203, 204, one course from (COML 205, 206, TAXN 201) b. COML 310; two further courses from COML * *One of these may be replaced by an approved course from TAXN Economics (ECON) First-year students should include ECON 130, ECON 141, QUAN 102 and QUAN 111. a. ECON 130, 141, QUAN 102 (or MATH 177 or STAT 131/193), QUAN 111 (or MATH 141/142, 151) b. ECON 201, 202; one of (ECON 211, 212, FINA 201, MATH 277, QUAN 201, 203, STAT 231, 233) c. Three courses from (ECON , FINA 304, 306, PUBL 303) Finance (FINA) First-year students should include ECON 130, ECON 141, QUAN 102 and QUAN 111. a. ECON 130, 141, QUAN 102 (or MATH 177 or STAT 131/193), QUAN 111 (or MATH 141/142, 151) b. FINA 201, 202; one of (ACCY 231, ECON 201, 202, FINA 203, MATH 277, QUAN 201, 203, STAT 231, 233) c. Three courses from (ACCY 306, FINA ) Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (HRIR) First-year students should include MGMT 101. a. HRIR 201, MGMT 202 b. HRIR 320; three further courses from HRIR c. One further course from COML 302, ECON 333, HRIR , MGMT Information Systems (INFO) First-year students should include INFO 101, 141 and INFO 151. a. INFO 141, 151 b. Three courses from INFO c. INFO 320 or 395; two further courses from INFO International Business (IBUS) First-year students should consider taking a language or culture course in the first year. a. IBUS 201, 205, 212, 305, 312, one course from (IBUS , MARK 302) b level ASIA, CHIN, EURO, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPA, PASI or SPAN points or ASIA 201, 202 or 203, or an approved substitute Management (MGMT) First-year students should include MGMT 101 a. MGMT 202, 205, 206 b. MGMT 320; three further courses from MGMT Marketing (MARK) First-year students should include MARK 101 and QUAN 102. a. MARK 201, 202, 203 b. MARK 301, 303 c. Two further courses from (MARK , COML 308) Public Policy* (PUBL) First-year students should include PUBL 113 (recommended) or POLS 111. a. PUBL 201; two further courses from PUBL b. PUBL 306; one further course from PUBL *Subject to review. Taxation (TAXN) First-year students should include ACCY 111. a. ACCY 231, COML 203, 204, TAXN 201 b. TAXN 301; two further courses from TAXN Victoria University of Wellington

4 DEGREE EXAMPLES BCom majoring in Accounting and Taxation Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 FCOM 111 MARK 101 ACCY 223 ACCY 225 ACCY 302 ACCY 308 ECON 130 ECON 141 ACCY 231 COML 204 TAXN 301 ACCY 330 ACCY INFO 101 FINA 201 TAXN 201 TAXN 303 TAXN 304 QUAN 102 QUAN 111 COML 203 MGMT 101 Elective Elective 120 points 120 points 120 points Core course First major Second major Recommended elective Elective Total points required: 360 Total points completed: 360 BCom majoring in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, with minors in Marketing and Psychology Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 1/3 2/3 FCOM 111 ACCY 130 HRIR 201 PSYC 221 HRIR 302 HRIR 304 ECON 130 MGMT 101 MGMT 202 PSYC 235 HRIR 303 HRIR 320 MARK 101 QUAN 102 MARK 201 MARK 202 PSYC 333 MGMT 318 PSYC 121 INFO 101 PSYC 232 MARK 203 MARK 301 Elective 120 points 120 points 120 points Core course First major First minor Second minor Elective Total points required: 360 Total points completed: 360 Guide to Undergraduate Study

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6 Nathan Tse Conjoint Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance with a minor in Economics, and Bachelor of Laws student COMMERCE AT VICTORIA Victoria is in many ways one of Wellington s most influential organisations in terms of organising events that help encourage Wellington s distinct flavour and by injecting a youthful student population into the city environment. After hearing testimonials from older students and experiencing what was on offer at the Open Day, choosing Victoria for my Bachelor of Commerce was obvious. WIDE RANGE OF COURSES I have always been fascinated with commerce. Within my commerce degree however, I was not sure what I wanted to focus on. Victoria s BCom facilitates this by offering a wide range of compulsory 100-level commerce papers that cover various career pathways. My advice is to go into each paper openminded and with a determination to do your best. By doing this you will see what you have a preference towards and what you are best at. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Victoria Business School offered me the amazing opportunity to represent New Zealand as a youth delgate at the APEC Voices of the Future Program in Beijing, China. We attended the APEC CEO Summit, where CEOs from top companies in the Asia-Pacific region came to interact with heads of state and leading business figures. I listened to Barack Obama, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin speak. It was an amazing look into the international business environment, and was a great way to learn business skills such as networking and speaking at a conference. UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Talking with and getting to know other students is a great way to get a better understanding about the world. A Chinese international student I met in my first year has given me a great insight into life in China. But not only friends from overseas offer this; friends from other cities in New Zealand, who do things a little bit differently, are great at keeping you with an open mind. LIVING IN WELLINGTON Often people talk about Wellington s unique character, and though this is a truly appealing factor, it is the locality of everything in the city centre that I enjoy the most. There are heaps of parks and areas to chill out the Wellington waterfront is an ideal location for this. Everything is a short walk away, which means that paying for public transport or paying for a car is not really necessary. TYPICAL DAY My earliest lectures this trimester start at 11.30am so I have plenty of time to chill before then. After my lecture, I ll have some more down time. If I m down at the Pipitea campus I ll often walk up to the Kelburn campus for a tutorial or lecture. Often after a lecture or tutorial I have some time to sit and chat to friends from those lectures/tutorials in the Hub or Kelburn Library. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS DEGREE, GO TO Guide to Undergraduate Study