Bachelor of Commerce
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A Bachelor of Commerce, or BComm, is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a curriculum that generally lasts three years in Australia, India, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, Malta and four years in North America and South Africa. The degree has ties to British colonies and is not common in the United States. A Bachelor of Commerce may cover the same coursework as a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), except that it often places more emphasis on theory and business principles. A Bachelor of Commerce can also be known as a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA). Depending on the institution, a formal academic major may or may not be established.
A Bachelor of Commerce usually requires a student to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, namely:
- Accounting
- Actuary
- Business Ethics
- Banking
- Communications
- Management information systems
- Decision analysis/management science
- Economics
- Electronic commerce
- Government
- Finance and financial markets
- Human resources
- Labor relations
- Law
- Management
- Marketing
- Organizational studies
- Public Policy
- Risk management
and others depending on the student's particular interest.
In Malta, credits in Psychology and Sociology are done during the first year of study.
Most universities plan the Bachelor of Commerce degree with a rigorous course schedule. Cooperative education programs are also common.
Progressing past a BComm, a graduate can go on to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other post-graduate masters program. Graduates can also pursue accounting designations, such as Chartered Accountant (CA). A graduate of a Bachelor of Commerce program receives the designation "BComm" or sometimes (especially in Australia and New Zealand) "BCom", "B.Com" or "BCA" (Bachelor of Commerce and Administration).
[edit] External links
- Bachelor of Commerce curriculum - Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Bachelor of Commerce information - University of Canterbury
- University of Toronto Commerce Program - joint program between Arts & Science and Rotman School of Management
- McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
- University of Victoria School of Business - BCom Program at UVic
- University of Saskatchewan College of Commerce
- Concordia University - John Molson School of Business
- University of Calgary- Haskayne School of Business
- University of Manitoba - Asper School of Business: Bachelor of Commerce information
- Ryerson University: Bachelor of Commerce (Information Technology)
