Bachelor of Commerce

Summary

Graduate with specialist skills and be equipped to handle operational leadership, strategic planning, and decision-making for management and marketing roles in any changing business environment, locally or globally.

Skills and Knowledge for tomorrow’s business world

Gain applied business knowledge and hands-on skills connected to the local industry so you can hit the ground running. Choose a single or double major in Management or Marketing.

NMIT has been offering a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) since 1993. The current qualification, remodelled in 2019, builds upon years of successful delivery and ongoing industry engagement in response to the ever-changing business environment. We are committed to ensuring our Bachelor of Commerce remains applied and relevant to modern business needs, with regular updates to learning resources to reflect the current and future business environment.

The programme takes the opportunity to employ a range of applied learning activities e.g. project/problem-based learning, simulated business scenarios, flipped learning and case studies. This ensures our learners are ready to hit the ground running when they graduate.

Specialise in management or marketing with electives in law, human resource management, logistics, international business, and more.

In addition to the specialist skills and knowledge students will develop during the programme, students will gain a range of professional skills, including:

• effective communication
• managing yourself and working collaboratively
• problem-solving using creative and innovative thinking
• building and developing business relationships
• professional and ethical behaviour

You will gain these skills and business knowledge in your chosen area of interest and have the opportunity to practise in real-life scenarios in a safe environment.

Aims of the programme

Graduates of the BCom programme will have the personal attributes, specialist knowledge and professional skills necessary to make an immediate and valuable contribution in demanding and evolving business environments whether locally, nationally or internationally.

The programme offers grounding in research practice and thinking, and provides for the acquisition of practical research skills enabling students to undertake directed research at an undergraduate level and apply these work ready skills in their professional practice.

The BCom programme aims to provide opportunities for students to further develop their abilities to critically evaluate and analyse data and qualitative information and to identify, implement and promote decision making that is innovative and value adding for their enterprise.

Key features

• Three years full time (single major) or three and a half years full time (double major)
• Alternative entry option for students aged 20 and above.
• Choose from 3 major combinations (single and double)
• Receive quality supervision from expert advisors for level 7 research
• Use recognition of prior undergraduate study, or extensive work experience, to skip courses you already hold the necessary skills and knowledge in. (See 'Recognition of Academic Credit’ below)

Structure

Study full time over three/three and a half years (six/seven semesters plus study breaks), or part-time. Courses are run on our Nelson/Marlborough campus or online through the eCampus NZ online learning platform (first year only under New Zealand Diploma in Business Level 5).

See 'Classes and study hours' for more information.

Flexible learning options for Marlborough students

From 2026, Marlborough learners will have the option to learn remotely. This means you can join your Nelson-based classes from home, or, if you prefer, come onto the Marlborough campus and use the dedicated room to connect in with your own device and headphones.

Key details:

• You can join classes remotely from home via Webex.
• A dedicated space will be available on the Marlborough campus for those who prefer to learn on-site.
• All tests and exams will still be held on campus.
• IT support will ensure you have what you need to access classes through Moodle.

This flexible delivery model ensures Marlborough learners stay connected, supported, and fully included in the Nelson learning environment – while choosing the study setup that works best for them.