University Transfer Programme: Commerce

Summary

UTP: Commerce is equivalent to the first year of your undergraduate commerce studies. Upon completion of the programme you will be eligible to progress to the second year of the Bachelor of Commerce degree and you will be able to choose from a variety of specialisations.

UC boasts New Zealand's oldest Bachelor of Commerce degree. At the time of its introduction in 1906 the UC Bachelor of Commerce degree was one of the first business degrees in the British Commonwealth.

UC's College of Business and Law is ranked in the top 150 universities in the world for Accounting and Finance, and in the top 200 for Business and Management, and Economics and Econometrics.

UC and its business partners provide many opportunities for you to gain practical business experience and make important contacts. Internships, business case competitions, career fairs and student groups all allow you to put classroom theories to the test in the real world and network with industry professionals.

Required Courses

• Accounting
• Economics
• Information Systems
• Management
• Statistics

Additional options may include

• Financial Accounting
• Macroeconomics
• Management Science
• Marketing
• Maths

Entry to second year: University of Canterbury Bachelor of Commerce

Available majors:

• Finance
• Human resources Management
• Information Systems
• International Business – Marketing
• International Business - Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• Tourism, Marketing and Management

Careers

Potential career paths

A Commerce degree can be applied to almost any career, including the financial sector, industry and trade, international commerce, the not-for-profit sector, government, health care and technology. A Commerce degree provides an all-round knowledge base for management careers or starting your own business.