Bachelor of Commerce

The Bachelor of Commerce degree offers flexible and applied programmes that prepare students for the realities of a modern business world and open up an attractive range of employment options.

The degree programme is designed to prepare Lincoln graduates to contribute immediately and to grow personally and professionally throughout their career.

Accounting

ACCT 101, ACCT 103, ACCT 202, ACCT 203, ACCT 211, FINC 204, plus 45 credits at the 300 level with an ACCT prefix including  ACCT 310and ACCT 308.

(Note: Students who are seeking admission to the CA and ACA Colleges of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants or CPA Australia should seek further information from the Centre of Accounting Education and Research in the Commerce Division.)

Agribusiness

BMGT 101, MGMT 103, MKTG 101, MGMT 222, MKTG 210, MGMT 340, MKTG 308, and MKTG 323

Business Management

BMGT 101, COMM 101, BMGT 220, one of BMGT 204 or BMGT 211, plus 60 credits at the 300 level with a BMGT prefix including BMGT 306 and excluding BMGT 322.

Economics

ECON 110, ECON 111, QMET 103, ECON 202, ECON 215, QMET 204, plus 45 credits at the 300 level with an ECON prefix.

Finance

ACCT 103, QMET 103, FINC 204, FINC 211, QMET 204, plus 45 credits at the 300 level with a FINC prefix.

Hotel Management

ACCT 103, BMGT 101, MKTG 101, TOUR 101, BMGT 216, BMGT 220, BMGT 306, BMGT 322 plus one of MKTG 304, MKTG 321, and BMGT 314

Individual Major

30 credits at the 300 level with the same prefix from any two of the following prefixes: ACCT, BMGT, ECON, FINC, MGMT, MKTG.

International Business

BMGT 101, BMGT 220, BMGT 324 plus two of ECON 302, MKTG 302, or FINC 307

Marketing

COMM 101, MKTG 101, QMET 103, MKTG 205, plus 60 credits at the 300 level with a MKTG prefix including MKTG 301

Supply Chain Management

BMGT 101, MKTG 101, QMET 103, BMGT 201, BMGT 211, MKTG 210, MKTG 323, one of BMGT 306 or BMGT 314, plus one of MKTG 302 or MKTG 308

Note: Students who wish to qualify for membership of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport should seek course advice.

Double Majors

A double major may be achieved in any two of the major areas of study available for the B.Com. (excluding the individual major), provided that the requirements of both majors are met and unrestricted credit is gained in all of the 300 level courses credited towards the majors. Courses at the 300 level may not be double counted towards more than one major.

Additional Major or Minors

An additional major or minor(s) may be chosen from the Schedule of Additional Major and Minor Courses. Students must meet all the requirements for the additional major or minor. Courses at the 300 level credited to a major or minor may not be credited to any other major or minor.

You can include a Minor in Māori Studies in your bachelor's degree by taking 75 credits with a MAST prefix, at least 15 credits of which must be at the 300 level.

To qualify for the B.Com you must pass 360 credits, including:

• at least 75 credits at the 300 level,
• at least 60 of the 300 level credits must come from Schedule A, Part II
• no more that 165 credits at the 100 level,
• all of the courses listed in schedule A, Part I
• one or more of the major areas of study listed below
  

The remaining credits can be chosen from any of the bachelor's degree courses offered at Lincoln University, or you may choose to take an additional major or minor(s) to complete the requirements of your degree.

Students must take COMM 101 in their first year of study and repeat this course in each subsequent year of study should they fail.

Academic Co-ordinators and Course Advisors

Schedule A