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Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Length

Three years full-time or equivalent

Mathematics requirement

For South African applicants who wrote the South African Senior School Certificate (SAFCERT) prior to 2008, a minimum of an E symbol on Higher Grade or a C on Standard Grade is compulsory. School leavers who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to obtain a minimum of a 4 (50%) in Mathematics or a 5 (60%) in Math Literacy. Mathematics is compulsory for students intending to follow the Accounting path, and Math Literacy will not be accepted. International students must achieve a minimum of an O-Level 'C' symbol or equivalent for Mathematics. Please contact the Admissions department for further information on other International requirements.

Overview

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree is a global, flexible degree that offers students the opportunity to create a study programme to best suit their proposed employment goals and business discipline interests. The degree is available on three Australian campuses as well as the Malaysian and South African campuses.

The five campuses work collaboratively within the Faculty of Business and Economics, using an international approach to programme management that aims to provide all students, regardless of location the opportunity to develop:

  • Fundamental knowledge of general principles and applications of a core range of business and commerce disciplines;
  • Technical knowledge, analytical skills and evaluative capabilities that are appropriate to chosen major areas of study and ability to apply expertise to functional problem solving;
  • Capacity for critical thinking and articulate reasoning exhibited through effective written and oral forms of communication;
  • Capacity to integrate and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines to innovative applications in business settings, with a demonstrated awareness of ethical and social responsibility;
  • Skills in interpersonal communication and sensitivity to a global environment.

The programme comprises a core of six compulsory units and a range of electives, some of which can be taken from other schools. The core units have been chosen to provide an introduction to the full range of business and commerce disciplines, while the electives allow students to build on the core by specialising in one or more areas of study.

Units are taught from a conceptual, as well as an applied perspective. The programme is designed to provide students with a range of skills that are portable across geographic boundaries, thereby enhancing opportunities for study and employment in other countries.

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