Bachelor of Commerce–BCom 360 points Qualification regulations

A New Zealand university entrance qualification, or equivalent.

1. (a) The personal course of study of a candidate for the BCom degree shall, except as provided in section 6 below and the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Regulations, consist of courses from the BCom Schedule and the schedules of any other first degree of this university. The total points value shall be at least 360, of which:

(i) at least 180 points shall be for courses numbered 200–399;

(ii) at least 210 points shall be selected from the BCom Schedule; and

(iii) at least 75 points shall be numbered 300–399, with at least 45 of those selected from the BCom Schedule.

(b) Every personal course of study shall include:

(i) BCOM 101, BCOM 102, BCOM 201, BCOM 301; and

(ii) at least three courses from ACCY 130, COML 111, DIGI 101, ECON 130, MARK 101, MGMT 101, PUBL 113, QUAN 102 (or STAT 193) and TOUR 101.

2. A candidate shall satisfy the requirements for at least one major subject as listed below. No course numbered 300–399 may be counted towards more than one major subject.

Accounting (ACCY)

(a) ACCY 130, ACCY 131, COML 111

(b) ACCY 223, ACCY 225, ACCY 231, COML 203, COML 204, FINA 211 (or 101 or 201), TAXN 201

(c) ACCY 302, ACCY 308, ACCY 330

Note: Students who have passed LAWS 121 or 124 will be exempt COML 111, and those who have passed at least 30 100-level LAWS pts will be exempt both COML 111 and 203.

Actuarial Science (ACTS)

(a) ACCY 130, ECON 130, ECON 141, MATH 142, MATH 177, (MATH 151 or at least a B+ in QUAN 111)

(b) ACTS 201, ECON 201, FINA 201 or 202, MATH 277

(c) ACTS 331, ACTS 332, ACTS 336, STAT 335

Commercial Law (COML)

(a) COML 111

(b) COML 203, COML 204; one course from COML 205, COML 206, TAXN 201

(c) Two courses from COML 300–399; one further course from COML 300–399, TAXN 300–399

Note: Students who have passed LAWS 121 or 124 will be exempt COML 111, and those who have passed at least 30 100-level LAWS pts will be exempt both COML 111 and 203.

Data Science (DATA)

(a) DATA 101; one of (COMP 103, COMP 132); one of (MATH 177, QUAN 102, STAT 193)

(b) One of (AIML 231, DATA 201); DATA 202; one of (MATH 277, QUAN 203, STAT 292), one further course from (AIML 232, COMP 261, DIGI 203 (or one of INFO 206, INFO 264), GEOG 215, LSCI 220, MATH 245, MATH 251, MATH 261, MATH 277, PHIL 269, QUAN 201, QUAN 203, STAT 292, STAT 293)

(c) DATA 301, DATA 303; one of (COMP 309, DATA 302, DATA 305); one of (DATA 304, DATA 306–399, AIML 331–339, DIGI 303, ECON 303, GEOG 315, INFO 307, INFO 310, INFO 311, MARK 317, MATH 353, MGMT 315, MGMT 316, SPCE 360, STAT 391, STAT 392, STAT 394, SWEN 304)

Digital Intelligence (DIGI)

(a) DIGI 101, DIGI 102 (or one of COMP 102, COMP 112, COMP 132), 103

(b) DIGI 201, DIGI 202, DIGI 203

(c) DIGI 301, DIGI 302, DIGI 303

Economics (ECON)

(a) ECON 130, ECON 141, QUAN 102 (or MATH 177 or STAT 193), QUAN 111 (or MATH 141/MATH 142, MATH 151)

(b) ECON 201, ECON 202; one of (MATH 277, QUAN 201, QUAN 203)

(c) Any three courses from (ECON 300–399; FINA 304, FINA 306; PUBL 303)

Finance (FINA)

(a) ECON 130, ECON 141, QUAN 102 (or MATH 177 or STAT 193), QUAN 111 (or MATH 141/MATH 142, MATH 151)

(b) FINA 201, FINA 202; one of (MATH 277, QUAN 201, QUAN 203)

(c) Three courses from ACCY 306, FINA 300–399

Human Resource Management and Employment Relations (HRER)

(a) MGMT 101

(b) HRER 201, HRER 207, MGTMT 202

(c) Three courses from HRER 300–399

(d) One further course from COML 302, ECON 333, HRER 200–399, MGMT 300–399

International Business (IBUS)

(a) 20 100-level ASIA, CHIN, FREN, GERM, ITAL, JAPA, PASI, or SPAN points or one of (ASIA 201, ASIA 202, ASIA 203, LANG 210), or an approved substitute

(b) IBUS 201, IBUS 212

(c) IBUS 305, IBUS 312; and one further course from IBUS 200–399

(d) One course from IBUS 300–399, MARK 302 (or from ACCY 309, COML 306, ECON 309, FINA 302, HRER 303)

Management (MGMT)

(a) MGMT 101

(b) MGMT 202, MGMT 205; MGMT 206 or 208

(c) Three courses from MGMT 300–399

(c) One further course from MGMT 200–399, HRER 300–399 or TOUR 300–399

Marketing (MARK)

(a) MARK 101, QUAN 102

(b) MARK 201, MARK 202, MARK 203

(c) MARK 301, MARK 303; two further courses from (MARK 300–399, COML 308)

Note: General Programmes of Study Regulations, section 6.2 notwithstanding, a student completing this major concurrently with a major in Marketing Communication (MKCO) may count MARK 301 towards both majors. Students who have credited MARK 301 towards a completed qualification may replace it by a further elective listed in (b) above, or an approved substitute.

Public Policy (PUBL)

(a) PUBL 113 or POLS 111

(b) PUBL 201, PUBL 210; one further course from PUBL 200–299

(c) Two courses from PUBL 300–399

(d) One further course from PUBL 200–399

Sustainability and Ethics in Business (SEBS)

(a) MGMT 210, MGMT 211; one course from ACCY 223, ACCY 231, HRER 207, MGMT 206, PUBL 205, TOUR 203 

(b) Four courses from ACCY 302, ACCY 314, COML 302, DIGI 301, ECON 340, ECON 361, MARK 316, MGMT 303, MGMT 307, MGMT 312, MGMT 321, MGMT 322, PUBL 307, TOUR 307

Taxation (TAXN)

(a) ACCY 130, ACCY 131, COML 111

(b) ACCY 231, COML 203, COML 204, TAXN 201

(c) TAXN 301; two further courses from TAXN 300–399

Note: Students who have passed LAWS 121 or 124 will be exempt COML 111, and those who have passed at least 30 100-level LAWS pts will be exempt both COML 111 and 203.

Tourism Management (TOUR)

(a) TOUR 101, MARK 101

(b) TOUR 202, TOUR 203, MARK 202

(c) TOUR 307; MGMT 302 or TOUR 320

(d)  30 further points, including at least 15 at 300-level, from GEOG 212, GEOG 322, HRER 201, HRER 303, IBUS 201, IBUS 312, INFO 336, MARK 211, MARK 304, MARK 315, MGMT 210, MGMT 211 302, 303, 305, 307, 317, 319, 321, PUBL 201, PUBL 307, TOUR 200–399, or other approved courses.

Outside majors

4. A candidate may present an additional major for the BCom by satisfying the major requirements as specified in the regulations for any Bachelor’s degree of this university.

5. (a) A candidate may obtain a minor for the BCom degree in up to two undergraduate subject areas as described in section 3.7 in the General Programmes of Study Regulations or as described in parts (b), (c) and (d), below.

(b) The following minors must include the specific courses listed:

Actuarial Science (ACTS)—ACTS 201, MATH 277; two courses from ACTS 331, ACTS 332, ACTS 336

Data Science (DATA) — One of (AIML 231, DATA 201); DATA 202, one course from (DATA 301, DATA 302, DATA 303, DATA 305, COMP 309), and one further course from parts (b) or (c) of the major requirements.

Marketing (MARK)—60 pts from MARK 201, MARK 202, MARK 203, MARK 300–399, COML 308, including at least 15 pts from MARK 300–399.

Tourism Management (TOUR)—TOUR 202, TOUR 203, TOUR 307, and one further course from part (b) or (d) of the major requirements.

(c) These additional minors are also available:

Banking (BANK)—COML 203, COML 309; FINA 202; FINA 308 or 311

Econometrics (ECME)—At least 60 points selected from QUAN 201, QUAN 202, QUAN 203, ECON 301, ECON 303, FINA 304

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Studies (INEN)—MGMT 307; IBUS 205; one of (COML 203, COML 312) or (DIGI 202, DIGI 302) or (FINA 201/FINA 211, FINA 309) or (INFO 204, INFO 305) or (MGMT 317 and 15 200-level MGMT pts) or (PUBL 210, PUBL 310) or approved 200- or 300-level substitutes.

Sustainability and Ethics in Business (SEBS)—MGMT 210, MGMT 211, and two further 200- or 300-level courses from the major requirements, including at least 15 pts at 300-level.

3. (a) A student completing a major in Management (MGMT) may obtain a specialisation by including courses as follows:

Systems, Operations and Supply Chain Management (SOCM)

MGMT 206, MGMT 208, MGMT 308; any two of MGMT 312, MGMT 313, MGMT 315, MGMT 316.

6. The overall course of study for a candidate for a conjoint programme involving the BCom and another Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington degree shall satisfy the requirements of sections 1 and 2 of these regulations and section 6.3.2 of the General Programmes of Study Regulations.