Bachelor of Commerce

This degree program will be available for commencing students in 2020. From 2021, commencing students are referred to the Bachelor of Business (1632).You will gain the technical skills and knowledge to pursue a career in accounting, behavioural science, financial planning, finance or economics. In your first year, you will explore the core skills and concepts of commerce including accounting, economics, business statistics, and management. In your second and third years, you will build on this knowledge with your chosen major. You can choose a single major, which will give you specialist skills in one profession, or expand your expertise with a second commerce major, or additional major including management, marketing politics and public policy and international business. If you are not sure which majors to choose just yet, that is okay. Once you enrol you can try some different courses before you choose the combination that is right for you. Hands-on learningStudents at the Gold Coast and Nathan campuses are taught in financial trading rooms featuring state-of-the-art desktops equipped with the Bloomberg Professional Service. Bloomberg LP is a global leader in business and financial information and the Bloomberg Professional Service is a software platform that provides trusted real-time and historical data, and market news and analytics to help business and financial professionals make better informed investment decisions. You will have access to the exciting world of the stock market and be able to put theory into practice from the start of your degree. Commerce majorsYou will complete one of the following majors:Accounting (Gold Coast, Nathan)Behavioural Science (Gold Coast, Nathan)Economics (Gold Coast, NathanFinance (Gold Coast, Nathan)Financial Planning (Gold Coast, Nathan)You can also choose to complete a Tax minor which is recognised by the Tax Practitioners Board.Additional majorsAsian Business (Gold Coast, Nathan)Employment Relations (Nathan)Event Management (Gold Coast, Nathan)Human Resource Management (Gold Coast, Nathan, Online)Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Gold Coast, Nathan, Online, South Bank)International Business (Gold Coast, Nathan)Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Gold Coast, Nathan)Management (Gold Coast, Nathan, Online)Marketing (Gold Coast, Nathan)Politics and Public Policy (Gold Coast, Nathan)Real Estate and Property Development (Gold Coast, Nathan)Sport Management (Gold Coast, Nathan)Sustainable Business (Nathan)Tourism Management (Gold Coast, Nathan)Honours is available for this degree through an additional year of study.[003428C]