Commerce

University of Queensland

About

The Bachelor of Commerce program prepares you for a career in accounting, banking, financial management, information systems and management.

Compulsory courses in the degree build a solid foundation of business skills that you will apply to many decisions and issues in the contemporary business environment.

These core skills are then further developed in your second and third years as you specialise by undertaking one or two majors.

Commerce majors are in accounting, business information systems and finance.

Completion of the Bachelor of Commerce degree with the accounting major, for example, allows students to apply for associate membership of the professional accounting bodies.

The combination of core skills and specialist knowledge learned in the Bachelor of Commerce will ensure you can adapt effectively to the ever-changing business environment and as a result be in high demand with employers.

Structure

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Commerce.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Bachelor of Commerce

  • Accounting MajorBusiness Information Systems MajorFinance Major

Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Commerce

  • Bachelors of Commerce/Arts
  • Bachelors of Engineering (Honours)/Commerce
  • Bachelors of Commerce/Information Technology
  • Bachelors of Commerce/Laws (Honours)
  • Bachelors of Commerce/Economics
  • Bachelors of Business Management/Commerce
  • Bachelors of Commerce/Science
  • Bachelors of Mathematics/Commerce

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Commerce

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

A student is required to obtain 48 units* from the BCom list comprising - 16 units of compulsory courses from Part A; and 12 units from one major in Part B (at least 6 units must be from level 3 courses); and 20 units for either - (1) 12 units for a second major from Part B (at least 6 units must be from level 3 courses); and 8 units of general electives from Part B or C or almost any undergraduate program in the University approved by the Executive Dean; or (2) 16 units of general electives from Part B or C or almost any undergraduate program in the University approved by the Executive Dean; and 4 units from Part B or C or a combination of both. * No more than 4 units can be at level 1 excluding Part A compulsory courses. Refer to the BCom rules for further information.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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