Bachelor of Commerce
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A Bachelor of Commerce, often abbreviated as BCom, BComm or BCA, is an undergraduate academic degree.
The precise requirements for the degree vary. It is awarded for completion of a curriculum that lasts five years in India. But it is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a curriculum that generally lasts three years in Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, Malta and four years in North America and South Africa. The degree has ties to British colonies and is not common in the United States. A Bachelor of Commerce may cover the same coursework as a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), except that it often places more emphasis on theory and business principles. A Bachelor of Commerce can also be known as a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA). Depending on the institution, a formal academic major may or may not be established.
A Bachelor of Commerce usually requires a student to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, namely:
- Accounting
- Actuary
- Business Ethics
- Banking
- Communications
- Management information systems
- Decision analysis/management science
- Economics
- Electronic commerce
- Government
- Finance and financial markets
- Human resources
- Labor relations
- Law
- Management
- Marketing
- Organizational studies
- Public Policy
- Risk management
and others depending on the student's particular interest.
Most universities plan the Bachelor of Commerce degree with a rigorous course schedule. Cooperative education programs are also common.
Progressing past a BComm, a graduate can go on to a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or other post-graduate masters program. Graduates can also pursue accounting designations, such as Chartered Accountant (CA). A graduate of a Bachelor of Commerce program receives the designation "BComm" or sometimes (especially in Australia and New Zealand) "BCom", "B.Com" (in Malta) or "BCA" (Bachelor of Commerce and Administration).
