Faculty of Business and Economics
The Degree of Bachelor of Commerce – BCom
The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.
Duration and Total Points Value
1 A student enrolled for this degree must follow a programme of the equivalent of six full-time semesters and pass courses with a total value of 360 points, unless credit is granted under the Admission Regulations and/or the Credit Regulations.
Structure and Content
2 Of the 360 points required for this degree, a student must pass:
a at least 300 points from courses listed in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule, including:
(i) 105 points from the Core Courses listed in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule
(ii) at least 180 points above Stage I, of which at least 75 points must be above Stage II from courses listed in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule
(iii) the requirements of one or more majors as specified in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule with at least 45 points at Stage III in each major
and
b 30 points from courses offered in the General Education Schedule approved for this degree.
3 Up to 30 points may be taken from other programmes offered by this University.
4 Students must pass or be concurrently enrolled in all courses listed in the Bachelor of Commerce Core Courses Schedule before enrolling in any other courses for this degree.
General Education Exemptions
5 a A student is exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedule who has:
either
(i) completed an undergraduate degree at a tertiary institution
or
(ii) commenced study for this degree at a tertiary institution before 1 January 2006
or
(iii) been admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of 240 points or more.
b A student who has been exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedule must substitute 30 points from courses available for this degree.
c A student admitted to this degree with credit from another tertiary institution of between 120 and 235 points inclusive must pass:
(i) 15 points from courses offered in the General Education Schedule
and
(ii) a further 15 points from courses available for this degree.
Conjoint Degrees
6 Special arrangements apply where this degree is taken as a component degree of an approved conjoint combination. The specific requirements and a complete list of the conjoint degrees available are set out in the Conjoint Degrees section of this Calendar.
Special Cases
7 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may permit a suitably qualified student to enrol directly in a Stage II course(s). If the student fails the Stage II course(s) but is certified by the examiner as having reached the standard of a pass at Stage I, the student may be credited with the appropriate Stage I course(s).
Variations
8 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.
Commencement
9 These regulations came into force on 1 January 2006. The 2001 regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce were thereby repealed.
Courses available for BCom:
Accounting
Stage I courses: ACCTG 101-102
Stage II courses: ACCTG 211-222
Stage III courses: ACCTG 311-331, 371, 381, 382
Business
Stage I courses: BUSINESS 101, 102
Stage II courses: BUSINESS 200
Stage III courses: BUSINESS 301-304, 328
Commercial Law
Stage I course: COMLAW 101
Stage II courses: COMLAW 201-209
Stage III courses: COMLAW 301-321, LAWCOMM 422, 431
Computer Science
Stage I course: COMPSCI 101
Stage II course: COMPSCI 280
Economics
Stage I courses: ECON 101-191
Stage II courses: ECON 201-273
Stage III courses: ECON 301-381
Engineering Science
Stage III course: ENGSCI 391
Finance
Stage II courses: FINANCE 251-261
Stage III courses: FINANCE 310, 351-362, 383, 384
Information Management
Stage I course: INFOMGMT 192
Information Systems
Stage I course: INFOSYS 110
Stage II courses: INFOSYS 220-224, 280
Stage III courses: INFOSYS 320-330, 338-345
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Stage II courses: INNOVENT 201, 202
Stage III courses: INNOVENT 301-303, 305
International Business
Stage II courses: INTBUS, 201, 202
Stage III courses: INTBUS 300, 305-308
Law
Stage IV courses: LAWCOMM 422, 431
Management
Stage I course: MGMT 101
Stage II courses: MGMT 211, 223
Stage III courses: MGMT 300, 304, 309, 314, 320
Marketing
Stage II courses: MKTG 201, 202
Stage III courses: MKTG 301-314
Mathematics
Stage I courses: MATHS 108, 150, 153
Stage II courses: MATHS 208, 250
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Stage II courses: OPSMGT 255, 258
Stage III courses: OPSMGT 357, 370-385
Property
Stage I course: PROPERTY 102
Statistics
Stage I course: STATS 108
Stage II courses: STATS 207, 208, 210, 255
Stage III courses: STATS 301, 310, 320, 326, 340, 370
Accounting
ACCTG 101
Business
BUSINESS 101, 102
Commercial Law
COMLAW 101
Economics
ECON 101 or 111 or 191
Information Systems
INFOSYS 110
Statistics
STATS 108
Accounting
- 15 points: ACCTG 102
- 30 points from ACCTG 211, 221, 222
- 30 points from ACCTG 311, 312, 321, 323, 331, 371, 382
- 15 points from ACCTG 311, 312, 321, 323, 331, 371, 382, COMLAW 301, INFOSYS 321, 323, 327
Commercial Law
- 30 points from COMLAW 201-209
- 45 points from COMLAW 301-321, LAWCOMM 422, 431
Economics
- 45 points: ECON 201, 211, MATHS 108 or 150 or 153
- at least 45 points from ECON 301-381
- a further 15 points from ECON 202, 204, 212, 221-273, 301-381
Finance
- 75 points: ACCTG 102, MATHS 108, 208, FINANCE 251, 261
- 45 points from ACCTG 371, FINANCE 310, 351, 361, 362, 383, 384, COMLAW 305 or ECON 352
Information Systems
- 30 points: INFOSYS 220, 222
- 45 points (or 75 points if INFOSYS 345 is selected) from INFOSYS 320, 321, 323, 330, 338-345, OPSMGT 357
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- 30 points: INNOVENT 201, 202
- 15 points: INNOVENT 301
- 15 points from INNOVENT 302, 303
- 15 points from INNOVENT 302, 303, 305, BUSINESS 304, 328
International Business
- 30 points: INTBUS 201, 202
- 15 points: INTBUS 300
- 15 points from INTBUS 305, 306, 307
- 15 points from INTBUS 305, 306, 307, 308, BUSINESS 304, 328
International Trade
- 60 points: ECON 201, 341, INTBUS 201, 305
- 15 points from ECON 342, 343, 352, INTBUS 306
Management
- 30 points: MGMT 211, 223
- 30 points from MGMT 300, 304, 309, 314
- 15 points from MGMT 300, 304, 309, 314, 320, BUSINESS 304, 328, PSYCH 322
Marketing
- 60 points: MKTG 201, 202, 301, 303
- 15 points from MKTG 302, 305-307, 312-314
Operations and Supply Chain Management
- 30 points: OPSMGT 255, 258
- 15 points: OPSMGT 370
- 30 points (or 60 points if INFOSYS 345 is selected) from INFOSYS 321, 345, OPSMGT 357, 371-373, 376-385
Operations Research
The BCom in Operations Research was withdrawn in 2010. Students who have a current enrolment in this subject should contact their Faculty for advice regarding completion.
Taxation
- 30 points: COMLAW 201, 203
- 30 points: COMLAW 301, 311
- 15 points from ACCTG 311, 371, ECON 361, FINANCE 361
Source: The University of Auckland 2012 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Tuesday 1 November 2011
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