Bachelor of Commerce-Accounting and Finance Major
Bachelor of Commerce-Accounting and Finance Major
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Upcoming start dates
November Summer School - 11 Nov 2024
Semester 1 - 17 Feb 2025
Semester 2 - 14 Jul 2025
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Qualification
Bachelors
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Duration
3 years full-time
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Credits
360
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Location
Lincoln University Campus
Plant the seeds for a rewarding future with a degree that puts you at the heart of where successful businesses succeed and grow – with the finance and accounting skills to navigate the changing world of business here in New Zealand or overseas.
Cultivate your expertise and potential by learning how firms design, develop then apply financial systems and models to nurture value. This accounting and finance major from Lincoln University prepares you for employment almost anywhere in the world, with the knowledge and real world experience that meets the requirements of professional accounting and finance bodies.
How you’ll grow
- Through relevant, real world-based course content that feeds your career prospects.
- A programme that combines academic learning with practical skills to develop your accounting and finance expertise.
- A recognised and respected qualification that meets all the requirements of Australasia’s professional accounting bodies including Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
- A recognised CFA Institute University Affiliation Program that provides you with a pathway to obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation to become investment and financial professionals.
- A degree that leads accounting and finance firms to approach Lincoln University asking for introductions to graduates.
Career opportunities
You will be strongly positioned for a career in Professional Accounting, Banking and Rural Banking, Rural Accounting, Financial Consulting, Stock Broking, Investment Analysis, Auditing, Business Advisory, Insurance and Financial Control.
This degree gives me the option to become either a Chartered Accountant or a Chartered Financial Analyst. But I don’t have to decide until after I graduate. So I can get some work experience then choose.
Gregory Fleming
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance major
Upon successful completion of this degree programme, you will be awarded a Bachelor of Commerce with an Accounting and Finance major.
Programme information
University Entrance through NCEA or an approved, equivalent qualification.
If you have an overseas qualification, you can find out more about entry requirements here.
If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about English language requirements.
Recommended preparation
- Accounting (highly recommended)
- Computing
- Economics
- English (highly recommended)
- Māori Studies
- Maths / Statistics
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- Pass at least 360 credits (24 courses)
- Pass all compulsory courses
- Complete no more than 165 credits (11 courses ) at the 100 level
- Pass at least 75 credits (5 courses) at the 300 level. This must include 60 credits at the 300 level with an ACCT or FINC prefix (with at least 15 credits with an ACCT prefix and 15 credits with a FINC prefix).
What's it going to cost?
Learn more by using the Domestic Fees Calculator or viewing the International Fees.
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)*
There are also options for starting in summer semesters. But the range of courses available would be limited.
*Please obtain course advice if you’re considering this option.
There may be an opportunity to add an additional major or minor to your study programme. Please refer to the programme course advisor for further information.
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field. Attributes in italics apply to the Major, the others apply to the BCom core courses.
Knowledge
- Explain the importance and the role of Global Value Chains, and their contributions made by various commerce disciplines in creating value and sustaining superior performance in those chains.
- Evaluate and contextualise a range of accounting and finance issues within the business environment and discuss their implications on business.
- Evaluate a range of tools and techniques to solve accounting and finance problems.
Skills
- Investigate and learn new concepts throughout their working lives.
- Evaluate and address the most important challenges facing global businesses.
- Synthesise relevant information from a variety of reputable sources in order to make sound decisions.
- Be self-reliant and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.
- Prepare and analyse a range of accounting and finance reports.
Values
- Identify the impact of business decisions on the environment and society, including cultural values of all stakeholders.
Explain the importance of conducting business to the highest standards of an ethical and professional framework for accounting and finance professionals.
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Entry requirements
University Entrance through NCEA or an approved, equivalent qualification.
If you have an overseas qualification, you can find out more about entry requirements here.
If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about English language requirements.
Recommended preparation
- Accounting (highly recommended)
- Computing
- Economics
- English (highly recommended)
- Māori Studies
- Maths / Statistics
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Regulations and fees
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- Pass at least 360 credits (24 courses)
- Pass all compulsory courses
- Complete no more than 165 credits (11 courses ) at the 100 level
- Pass at least 75 credits (5 courses) at the 300 level. This must include 60 credits at the 300 level with an ACCT or FINC prefix (with at least 15 credits with an ACCT prefix and 15 credits with a FINC prefix).
What's it going to cost?
Learn more by using the Domestic Fees Calculator or viewing the International Fees.
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Intake semesters
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)*
There are also options for starting in summer semesters. But the range of courses available would be limited.
*Please obtain course advice if you’re considering this option.
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Additional major
There may be an opportunity to add an additional major or minor to your study programme. Please refer to the programme course advisor for further information.
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Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field. Attributes in italics apply to the Major, the others apply to the BCom core courses.
Knowledge
- Explain the importance and the role of Global Value Chains, and their contributions made by various commerce disciplines in creating value and sustaining superior performance in those chains.
- Evaluate and contextualise a range of accounting and finance issues within the business environment and discuss their implications on business.
- Evaluate a range of tools and techniques to solve accounting and finance problems.
Skills
- Investigate and learn new concepts throughout their working lives.
- Evaluate and address the most important challenges facing global businesses.
- Synthesise relevant information from a variety of reputable sources in order to make sound decisions.
- Be self-reliant and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.
- Prepare and analyse a range of accounting and finance reports.
Values
- Identify the impact of business decisions on the environment and society, including cultural values of all stakeholders.
Explain the importance of conducting business to the highest standards of an ethical and professional framework for accounting and finance professionals.
Programme Structure
First Year
Semester 1 Courses
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Semester 1 Courses
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Introduction to Commercial Law
15 credits
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Principles of Management
15 credits
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Economies and Markets
15 credits
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{{ 'COMM 112' | except-last-word }} {{ 'COMM 112' | last-word }}
Financial Information for Business
15 credits
Semester 2 Courses
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Semester 2 Courses
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Principles of Marketing
15 credits
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{{ 'COMM 111' | except-last-word }} {{ 'COMM 111' | last-word }}
Introductory Statistics
15 credits
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{{ 'ACCT 101' | except-last-word }} {{ 'ACCT 101' | last-word }}
Accounting Fundamentals
15 credits
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{{ 'FINC 101' | except-last-word }} {{ 'FINC 101' | last-word }}
Finance Fundamentals
15 credits
Second Year
Semester 1 Courses
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Semester 1 Courses
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{{ 'ACCT 211' | except-last-word }} {{ 'ACCT 211' | last-word }}
Financial Accounting
15 credits
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{{ 'FINC 204' | except-last-word }} {{ 'FINC 204' | last-word }}
Financial Management
15 credits
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B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 2 Electives*
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Elective
Semester 2 Courses
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Semester 2 Courses
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{{ 'ACCT 202' | except-last-word }} {{ 'ACCT 202' | last-word }}
Management Accounting
15 credits
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{{ 'FINC 211' | except-last-word }} {{ 'FINC 211' | last-word }}
Investments
15 credits
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B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 2 Electives*
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Elective
Third Year
Semester 1 Courses
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Semester 1 Courses
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B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 3 Electives*
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300-Level FINC Courses*
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Elective
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Elective
Semester 2 Courses
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Semester 2 Courses
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{{ 'FINC 304' | except-last-word }} {{ 'FINC 304' | last-word }}
Corporate Financial Strategy
15 credits
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B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 3 Electives*
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300-Level FINC Courses*
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Elective
- Compulsory courses
- Elective courses
- Refer to the lists below
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*B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 2 Electives
The following courses are required to meet Professional Accounting
Semester 2
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*B Com (Accounting and Finance) Year 3 Electives
Choose 60 credits from the following courses:
Semester 1
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*300-Level FINC Courses
Choose at least 15 credits from the following courses:
Semester 1
Courses required for CFA pathway: FINC 305, FINC 307, FINC 310, FINC 312.
Courses required to meet Professional Accounting: ACCT 203, LWST 201, ACCT 302, ACCT 306, ACCT 308, ACCT 310.
This degree structure is indicative only. A course advisor will help you to select your electives and plan your degree. You can check out our courses to see what electives might interest you.
Programme contacts
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