奥塔哥大学

The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree programme enables each student to develop his or her own interests in business and related subjects. Students are able to create individualised courses using a range of papers offered across teaching departments in the School of Business and University as a whole. Students have the flexibility within the BCom degree to combine two specialisations and graduate with a double major.

Economics

Economics is about choice and is at the heart of all decision-making. Governments, businesses and individuals are all faced with making choices in situations where resources are scarce. As a result, Economics is applicable in a wide range of fields, including business, finance, administration, law, local and national government and, indeed, most aspects of everyday life. One of the strengths of Economics is that it provides a logical way of looking at a variety of issues. It is not just a subject - it is a way of thinking.

In studying Economics you will examine topics of obvious importance to human well-being, for example unemployment, economic growth, inflation, poverty, the distribution of income, and resource allocation in areas such as education, health, business and the environment.

Structure of the Programme

1. shall consist of papers worth not less than 360 points;
2. shall include at least 180 points for papers above 100-level of which at least 72 points shall be for papers above 200-level,
3. shall satisfy the requirements of the major subject. No paper above 200-level may count for more than one Major Subject Requirement,
4. shall include the following Required Papers: BSNS 111, BSNS 112, BSNS 113, BSNS 114, BSNS 115
5. may include one or more optional minor subjects. No paper may count for both a Major and a Minor Subject Requirement or for more than one Minor Subject Requirement unless that paper is at 100- or 200-level and is specified as compulsory for both Requirements,
6. may include papers which are not listed in Commerce Schedule C

• up to 90 points; or
• as specified in the Commerce Major Subject Requirements and/or the Commerce subjects in the Minor Subject Requirements; or
• as specified in the Minor Subject Requirements.

At least three of these papers must be passed before enrolling in any 200-level Commerce paper, and all must be passed before enrolling in any 300-level Commerce paper. For single-degree BCom students, all five must be attempted in the first year of study or equivalent.