Bachelor of Commerce (Ag and Prof Accounting)

Summary

As land-based industries become even more important in feeding growing populations, there will be increasing need for future-focused leadership. This four-year degree blends farm management and agricultural production with modern business and accounting. You’ll grow your worth as someone who can shape a commercially and environmentally sustainable future for farming.

As the world changes, new skills are needed to evolve and improve primary industries. If you’re hungry to expand your opportunities along with your passion for the landing and farming, this is your degree.

How you’ll grow

As well as growing your knowledge of primary industry and plant production systems, you’ll meet the academic requirements for recognised Professional Accounting bodies and leading professional business and finance associations in Australasia and beyond:

• Certified Practising Accountants Australia (CPA)
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a global network of finance professionals.

Career opportunities

Graduates of Lincoln University’s Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture and Professional Accounting) are in-demand for leadership roles in accounting and management firms across agribusiness and farming in New Zealand and Australia.

Practical work requirements

During your study, you’re expected to complete:

• At least 30 weeks of hands-on practical experience
• This can be two farm placements of 15 weeks each
• OR two farm placements plus a further allied placement of 10 weeks
• The minimum placement period is 10 weeks per workplace, with a maximum term of 15 weeks.
• Two reports are required.

To complete the practical requirements successfully, you’ll need:

• Competence in driving vehicles (experience driving tractors or trucks is an advantage).
• Some previous farming experience is preferred but not essential.

Download the Practical Work Handbook (PDF 1600 KB) for this degree.

For more information on the practical aspects of study, contact the Practical Work Co-ordinator at practicalwork@lincoln.ac.nz or phone +64 3 423 0061.

This bachelor degree gives you a different skill set that makes you stand out from the crowd. It leads to loads of opportunities in the changing agri sector.

Fiona Pahl

Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture and Professional Accounting)

Graduate Attributes

Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field. Attributes in italics apply to the Majors, the others apply to the BCom core courses.

Knowledge

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge fields relevant to the different stages of primary production systems.
• Describe in depth the multi- and inter-disciplinary nature of the bio-physical environment and biological production systems, and the impact of these on agribusiness and food supply chains.
• Explain the characteristics of agricultural, horticultural and agribusiness industries, and the theoretical concepts that underpin their formation, operation and management.
• Explain the risk associated with agriculture systems.
• Understand the likely impacts of new technologies and innovative practices in the primary sector.
• Explain the different approaches and dimensions of sustainability relevant to different stakeholders in primary production systems.
• Evaluate and contextualise a range of accounting and finance issues within the business environment and discuss their implications on business.
• Evaluate a range of tools and techniques to solve accounting and finance problems.

Skills

• Apply appropriate approaches, methods and tools to analyse, evaluate and solve problems related to agricultural production management issues.
• Communicate, in both written and spoken forms, an understanding of agribusiness and food marketing issues clearly and fluently.
• Critically evaluate risks and implement mitigation and avoidance strategies.
• Integrate theory and practice from different disciplines to evaluate complex social, economic and technical aspects of bio-economic farming systems.
• Prepare and analyse a range of accounting and finance reports.

Values

• Appreciate appropriate professional and environmentally sound practice.
• Appreciate different cultural and socio-economic perspectives.