Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

Summary

Enhance your Bachelor of Commerce degree with advanced study and research into contemporary issues that matter to society.

Adding an Honours year to your degree gives you the chance to dive deeper into your area of interest. Refine your research, writing, and analytical skills while further developing your knowledge and abilities. Explore contemporary topics such as:

• the future of work
• sustainable accounting
• digital marketing and data privacy
• digital government
• evidence-based policy making
• sustainable tourism management
• reputational risks in organisations
• the economics of disasters.

Take advantage of Wellington School of Business and Government’s strong links with international academic and professional bodies. Our close ties with Wellington’s public and private sectors also offer you plenty of opportunities for research and networking.

A Bachelor of Commerce with Honours will give you the tools for success—in your career or for further study.

Starting part time in Trimester 2 or 3

It may be possible to start the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours part time in Trimester 2 or Trimester 3, depending on the availability of courses in the subject you’ve chosen. Email [info@vuw.ac.nz](info@vuw.ac.nz?subject=Starting a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Trimester 2 or 3) to find out more.

Workload

You’ll study seven courses, usually full time over two trimesters. You can expect a workload of 40 to 45 hours a week for much of the year.

Part-time students doing two courses per trimester will need to do around 20 to 23 hours of work a week. Make sure you take this into account if you are working while studying.

You can estimate your workload by adding up the number of [points] you’ll be doing. One point is roughly equal to 10 to 12 hours of work.

Workload

You’ll study seven courses, full time over two trimesters. You can expect a workload of 40 to 45 hours a week for much of the year.

You can estimate your workload by adding up the number of [points] you’ll be doing. One point is roughly equal to 10 to 12 hours of work.

How you'll study

Much of your time will be spent carrying out focused, self-directed study and guided individual research. Often there are fewer lectures than at undergraduate level, and sometimes your classes will be student-run seminars.

Support

You’ll have access to the Wellington School of Business and Government Honours Student study room set aside exclusively for postgraduate students. You can access these facilities from 7am to midnight.

Here, you’ll find computing and printing facilities, along with specialist software such as Gauss, Matlab, Mathematica, Maple, R, Shazam, and Stata.

Continue to Master’s study

At the end of your Honours year, you can apply to continue your studies to gain a Master of Commerce. This will involve an extra trimester of supervised research, for a further 60 points.