Graduate Certificate in Commerce
Graduate Certificate in Commerce
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Upcoming start dates
Semester 2 - 14 Jul 2025
Semester 1 - 23 Feb 2026
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Qualification
Graduate Certificates
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Duration
0.5 years full-time
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Credits
60
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Location
Lincoln University Campus
Expand your career opportunities with a strong grounding in the areas and applications of commerce in New Zealand and internationally.
International commerce is at the heart of the global economy. This programme attracts a wide range of students who want to grow their career opportunities. Lincoln University’s Graduate Certificate in Commerce incorporates areas of specialisation, and creates an effective way for you build a basis of broad understanding then focus on a specific discipline or area.
Programme information
- Completion of an undergraduate degree from an accredited higher education institution in New Zealand.
- Or an equivalent educational achievement or level.
- If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at 300 level. The remaining 15 credits may be chosen from the Schedule of Courses.
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)
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Entry requirements
- Completion of an undergraduate degree from an accredited higher education institution in New Zealand.
- Or an equivalent educational achievement or level.
- If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
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Regulations and fees
Summary of Regulations
All of the following:
- 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at 300 level. The remaining 15 credits may be chosen from the Schedule of Courses.
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)
Programme Structure
The Graduate Certificate in Commerce can be studied part-time or completed in a single semester of full-time study. It requires 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at 300 level chosen from the Commerce courses offered at Lincoln. The remaining 15 credits can be chosen from the Schedule of Courses in consultation with the Academic Co-ordinator to ensure they form a coherent study programme.
Year 1
First study semester
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First study semester
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Grad Cert in Commerce Courses*
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Elective
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Elective
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Elective
- Elective courses
- Refer to the list below
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*Grad Cert in Commerce Courses
Choose a minimum of three of the following courses:
Semester 1
- BMGT 301 - Business and Sustainability 15 credits
- BMGT 322 - Accommodation Management 15 credits
- MKTG 323 - Supply Chain Management 15 credits
- MGMT 316 - Analysis and Planning in Agricultural Systems 15 credits
- MGMT 318 - Opportunity Analysis in Agricultural Systems 15 credits
- MKTG 301 - Marketing Research 15 credits
- MKTG 311 - Product Design 15 credits
- MKTG 322 - Sales Management 15 credits
- ECON 326 - The Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment 15 credits
- ECON 307 - Econometrics 15 credits
- BMGT 306 - Business Strategy 15 credits
- BMGT 314 - Quality Systems 15 credits
Semester 2
- COMM 301 - Integrated Business Analysis 15 credits
- MGMT 340 - Agribusiness Strategic Management 15 credits
- MGMT 341 - Integrated Agribusiness and Food Marketing Strategy 15 credits
- MKTG 308 - Marketing New Zealand Products and Services 15 credits
- MGMT 317 - Development and Investment in Agricultural Systems 15 credits
- TOUR 303 - Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management 15 credits
- MKTG 321 - Promotion Management 15 credits
- BMGT 308 - Supply Chain System Optimisation 15 credits
- FINC 304 - Corporate Financial Strategy 15 credits
- ECON 325 - The Economics of Food Markets and Policy 15 credits
- ECON 327 - The Economics of Development 15 credits
- ECON 302 - International Economics 15 credits
- BMGT 324 - International Management 15 credits
Programme contacts
Key information for students
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