Bachelor of Commerce

Embark on your global business adventure with SIT's Bachelor of Commerce! This programme provides you with the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills to thrive in the business world, whether locally or internationally.

Choose between two majors—Management or Marketing—and benefit from a blend of academic theory and hands-on learning experiences that will solidify your commercial expertise.

The unified Bachelor of Accounting is now available, designed for those aiming to achieve accreditation with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and NZQA.

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Invercargill
Campus
Invercargill
Qualification
Degree
Level
7
Credits
360
Duration

Three years full-time

Part-time study is available

Dates
TBC
Tuition Fees

Zero tuition fees

Direct Material Costs

$505.00 per year (incl. GST)

International Fees

Check if this course is available to international students in our International section.

Course Outline

Your global business journey starts here! SIT's Bachelor of Commerce will equip you with the theory and practical skills required to succeed in business, both locally and worldwide.

With a choice of two majors (management or marketing), enjoy the mix of academic theory and interactive learning experiences which will give you a strong commercial grounding in business. SIT tutors have strong links with local businesses and focus on creating opportunities whereby you can obtain real world experience before you graduate. Tailor your degree and launch your career in the commercial field.

This three-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) programme that will give you the analytical, technical and practical skills to apply your knowledge effectively in your career. 

Our compulsory first year papers will equip you with the solid business grounding, the leadership skills and the global mindset required to help you to succeed in business.   

Alongside technical development, in the following two years of specialised study, you will gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills to apply your knowledge effectively in the business world, providing a stimulating launching pad for your chosen business career.

Course Content

Year 1                                           

Compulsory Papers*                       

ACCY5101 Introduction to Accounting and Taxation

ACCY5105 Commercial Law 

ACCY5106 Economics

BSNS5001 Organisations in an Aotearoa NZ Context

BSNS5002 Business Environments

 

Additional year one compulsory papers dependent on major (Can be used as elective papers for other majors)

BSNS5301 Introduction to Human Resources

BSNS5501 Introduction to Marketing

 

Elective papers                                                        

ACCY5102 Applied Accounting

ACCY5103 Analysis for Financial Information

ACCY5104 Budgets for Planning and Control

BSNS5003 Business Functions

BSNS5004 Change and Innovation

BSNS5302 People and Development

BSNS5303 Introduction to Health, Safety and Wellbeing

BSNS5304 Change and HR Initiatives

BSNS5502 Buyer Behaviour

BSNS5503 Introduction to Digital Marketing

BSNS5504 Sales and Relationship Management

HTM501 Introduction to Tourism

HTM505 Food and Beverage Management

HTM507 Hotel Operations

HTM509 Hospitality Service Delivery Systems

 

Year 2                     

ACCY6101 Intermediate Management Accounting 

ACCY6102 Intermediate Financial Accounting

ACCY6103 Taxation in Aotearoa New Zealand

ACCY6104 Introduction to Finance

ACCY6105 Data Analytics

ACCY6106 Law of Business Entities

ACCY6107 Research Methods

ACCY6108 Accounting Information Systems

HTM601 Contemporary Tourism

HTM606 Financial Management for Business

HTM608 Entrepreneurship

HTM610 Facilities Management in Hospitality

MAN615 Organisational Behaviour

MAN631 Change Management

MAN632 Operations Management

MAN633 Human Resource Development

MAN635 Employment Relations

MKT671 Consumer Behaviour

MKT673 Integrated Marketing Communication

MKT675 Marketing Management

MKT676 Services Management and Marketing

 

Year 3                                        

ACC7101 Advanced Management Accounting

ACC7102 Advanced Financial Accounting

ACC7103 Auditing and Assurance

ACC704 Applied Research Project - Accounting

CON759 Contemporary Issues

ETH760 Business Ethics

HTM706 Sustainability in Tourism

IBS790 International Business

ICE760 Industry Consultation

MAN734 Strategic Management

MAN735 Advanced HRM

MAN736 Applied Research Project - Management

MKT772 Strategic Marketing Management

MKT774 Applied Research Project - Marketing

MKT776 Event Management

WPE700 Workplace Experience

Career Opportunities

Graduates will have a sound understanding and awareness of the New Zealand business environment alongside practical skills that will add value to a business, either as an employer, employee or business owner.  Possible careers include:

  • Management majors can find careers in production management, supply chain or logistics management, human resources management, project management or general management (after obtaining relevant experience in the business environment)
  • Marketing majors can find careers in marketing and sales management, product management, merchandising, services marketing, market research, brand management, customer services management, key account management or general management (after obtaining relevant experience within a sales and marketing environment)
Application Criteria

University Entrance - NCEA Level 3 

NCEA level 3 awarded, including three subjects at Level 3, made up of:

  • 14 credits each, in three NZQA University Entrance approved subjects, and
  • Literacy – 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
  • Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified achievement standards through a range of subjects, or a package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627 – all three required)

Entry may also be granted to mature applicants who are at least 20 years of age when the programme begins and can provide evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other experience, or completion of an external or overseas qualification which is considered to be the equivalent of any of the above qualifications as approved by the Programme Leader.

Special Admission
A student who has successfully completed a minimum of four papers in the New Zealand Diploma in Business may transfer their enrolment and be admitted onto the Bachelor of Commerce programme.  The Programme Leader will advise according to the current cross credit schedules.

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment


IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE) 
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18) 
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill. 
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests 
NZCEL - Level 4 (Academic) 
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42 
Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS 
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

Provisional Part time Admission
An applicant who does not meet academic criteria, may be provisionally admitted to enrol in one or more year one papers. Upon successful completion of the papers, the student may apply for admission by mature entry.

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