Bachelor of Commerce The
Bachelor of Commerce degree is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while building competence in a particular area of business; see aside listing. For a comparison with other business degrees, see . Most universities, therefore, plan the degree such that in addition to their
major, students are exposed to general business principles, taking courses in accounting, finance, economics, business management, human resources and marketing. Programs often require foundational courses in
business statistics and
mathematics, and
information systems. Depending on the institution, a formal
academic major may or may not be established. Regardless, a Bachelor of Commerce degree requires students to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, including the aside, among others.
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) The
Honours Bachelor of Commerce (HonsBCom or BComm (Hons) or HBCom) is further advanced. The degree has a specialization aspect, analogous to the
BBA, developing the student's business skills and/or providing in-depth knowledge of the field. It requires additional academic courses to be completed, and usually with higher academic performance standards, and may also require a researched
thesis component. It often serves as an abridgement (or entry requirement) between the undergraduate program and postgraduate programs, including the
Master of Commerce (M.Com. or M.Comm.) and the
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. It may consist of a four-year program or of a one-year program taken subsequent to a three-year
Bachelor's degree; the one-year program is typically focused exclusively on a single subject-area.
Duration The
curriculum generally lasts three years in
India,
Australia,
New Zealand,
Malta,
South Africa, some parts of
Canada, and
Hong Kong. The curriculum requires four years of study in
Ireland, the majority of
Canada,
Egypt,
Ghana, the
Philippines, the
Netherlands,
Sri Lanka and
Nepal. In
South Africa,
New Zealand,
Australia,
Pakistan and some universities in
India, the BCom (Hons) degree is considered an additional
postgraduate qualification, whereas in
Malta, an additional year of study is not considered a postgraduate qualification. In
Pakistan, BCom is generally a 2-year duration degree, whereas BS Commerce, formerly known as BCom (Hons) in the country, is a 4-year duration degree. ==History==