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{{short description|Undergraduate degree in business}}
{{short description|Undergraduate degree in business}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the Bachelor of Commerce. "BCom" , ''BCom (Honours)'' , "BComm" and "dog in all traits, master in none - degree" , which redirect here, may instead, depending on jurisdictions and institutions, refer to the [[Bachelor of Communications]] / Bachelor of Communication.}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about the Bachelor of Commerce.
"BCom", "B Com" and "BComm", which redirect here, may instead, depending on jurisdictions and institutions, refer to the [[Bachelor of Communications]].}}
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'''Bachelor of Commerce''' (abbreviated '''BCom''' or '''BComm'''; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an [[undergraduate degree]] in business, management, economics or accounting, awarded in [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Pakistan]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Ghana]], [[South Africa]], [[Myanmar]], [[Egypt]], and additional [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries.
A '''Bachelor of Commerce''' ('''BCom or B Com''') is an [[undergraduate degree]] in business, management, economics or accounting, awarded in [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Pakistan]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Ghana]], [[South Africa]], [[Myanmar]], [[Egypt]], and additional [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries.
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==Structure==
==Structure==
{{Business administration}}
{| class="wikitable floatright" | width="250"
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| Common areas of study
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* [[Accounting]]
* [[Actuarial science]]
* [[Advertising]]
* [[internal auditing|Assurance]]
* [[business analyst|Business System Analysis]]
* [[Business Technology Management]]
* [[Banking]]
* [[Business economics]]
* [[Computers]] and [[Management Information Systems|Management Information]] Systems
* [[Decision analysis|Decision Analysis]]
* [[Economics]] and [[Econometrics]]
* [[Electronic commerce]]
* [[Entrepreneurship]]
* [[Finance]] and [[financial market|Financial Market]]s
* [[Government]]
* [[Human resources|Human Resources]]
* [[Industrial psychology|Industrial Psychology]]
* [[International business]]
* [[Information Management]]
* [[Insurance]]
* [[Labor relations|Labor Relations]]
* [[Law]]
* [[Logistics Management]]
* [[Management]]
* [[Management science]]
* [[Marketing]] and [[Communication]]s
* [[Operations Management]]
* [[Organizational studies]]
* [[Politics]] and [[Public Policy]]
* [[Supply chain management]]
* [[Risk management|Risk Management]] / [[Financial risk management|Financial Risk Management]]
* [[Strategic management|Strategic Management]]
* [[Statistics]]
* [[Taxation]]
* [[Transport Economics]]
|}
===Bachelor of Commerce===
===Bachelor of Commerce===
The [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] of Commerce degree<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.varsitycollege.co.za/programmes/full-time/bachelor-of-commerce-bcom|title=Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom) - Varsity College|website=www.varsitycollege.co.za|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831131853/https://www.varsitycollege.co.za/programmes/full-time/bachelor-of-commerce-bcom|archive-date=2017-08-31}}</ref> is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while building competence in a particular area of business;
The [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor]] of Commerce degree<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.varsitycollege.co.za/programmes/full-time/bachelor-of-commerce-bcom|title=Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom) - Varsity College|website=www.varsitycollege.co.za|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831131853/https://www.varsitycollege.co.za/programmes/full-time/bachelor-of-commerce-bcom|archive-date=2017-08-31}}</ref> is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while building competence in a particular area of business;
<ref>[https://www.athabascau.ca/business/programs/index.html?/undergraduate/all/all Available BCom degrees], [[Athabasca University]]</ref> see aside listing.
<ref>[https://www.athabascau.ca/business/programs/index.html?/undergraduate/all/all Available BCom degrees], [[Athabasca University]]</ref> see aside listing. For a comparison with other business degrees, see {{sectionlink|Business education#Undergraduate education}}.
For a comparison with other business degrees, see {{sectionlink|Business education#Undergraduate education}}.


Most universities, therefore, plan the degree such that in addition to their [[academic major|major]], students are exposed to general business principles, taking courses in accounting, finance, economics, business management, human resources and marketing.
Most universities, therefore, plan the degree such that in addition to their [[academic major|major]], students are exposed to general business principles, taking courses in accounting, finance, economics, business management, human resources and marketing. Programs often require foundational courses in [[business statistics]] and [[Business mathematics#University level|mathematics]], and information systems.
Programs often require foundational courses in [[business statistics]] and [[Business mathematics#University level|mathematics]], and information systems.


Depending on the institution, a formal [[academic major]] may or may not be established. Regardless, a Bachelor of Commerce degree<ref>{{Cite web|title=B Com Course Details In Hindi {{!}} बीकॉम कैसे करें {{!}} Student Guide Portal|date=26 November 2021 |url=https://studentguideportal.com/b-com-course-details-hindi/|access-date=2021-12-07|language=en-US}}</ref> requires students to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, including the aside, among others.
Depending on the institution, a formal [[academic major]] may or may not be established. Regardless, a Bachelor of Commerce degree<ref>{{Cite web|title=B Com Course Details In Hindi {{!}} बीकॉम कैसे करें {{!}} Student Guide Portal|date=26 November 2021 |url=https://studentguideportal.com/b-com-course-details-hindi/|access-date=2021-12-07|language=en-US}}</ref> requires students to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, including the aside, among others.


===Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)===
===Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)===
The [[Honours degree|Honours]] Bachelor of Commerce (HonsBCom or BComm (Hons) or HBCom or HBComm) is further advanced.
The [[Honours degree|Honours]] Bachelor of Commerce (HonsBCom or BComm (Hons) or HBCom) is further advanced.
The degree has a specialization aspect, analogous to the [[Bachelor of Business Administration |BBA]], developing the student's business skills and/or providing in-depth knowledge of the field.
The degree has a specialization aspect, analogous to the [[Bachelor of Business Administration |BBA]], developing the student's business skills and/or providing in-depth knowledge of the field.


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===Duration===
===Duration===
The [[curriculum]] generally lasts three years in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[India]] (''Some universities in India like [[Delhi University]] offers four year course under [[National Education Policy 2020|NEP 2020]] ''),<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.Com - Bachelors of Degree – Commerce Stream Course|url=http://www.makkarcollege.com/b-com.html|access-date=2021-01-19|website=www.makkarcollege.com}}</ref> [[Malta]], [[South Africa]], some parts of [[Canada]], and [[Hong Kong]]. The curriculum requires four years of study in the [[Republic of Ireland]], the majority of [[Canada]], [[Egypt]], [[Ghana]], the [[Philippines]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Nepal]].
The [[curriculum]] generally lasts three years in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Malta]], [[South Africa]], some parts of [[Canada]], and [[Hong Kong]]. The curriculum requires four years of study in the [[India]], [[Republic of Ireland]], the majority of [[Canada]], [[Egypt]], [[Ghana]], the [[Philippines]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Nepal]].


In [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Pakistan]] and some universities in [[India]], the BCom (Hons) degree is considered an additional [[postgraduate]] qualification, whereas in [[Malta]], an additional year of study is not considered a postgraduate qualification.
In [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Pakistan]] and some universities in [[India]], the BCom (Hons) degree is considered an additional [[postgraduate]] qualification, whereas in [[Malta]], an additional year of study is not considered a postgraduate qualification.

Latest revision as of 17:19, 2 November 2024

This article is about the Bachelor of Commerce. "BCom", "B Com" and "BComm", which redirect here, may instead, depending on jurisdictions and institutions, refer to the Bachelor of Communications.

A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in business, management, economics or accounting, awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, Egypt, and additional Commonwealth countries.

Bachelor of Commerce
AcronymBCom or B Com

Structure

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Business administration
Management of a business
Accounting
Business entity (list)
Corporate governance
Corporate law
Corporate title
Economics
Finance
Types of management
Organization
Trade

Bachelor of Commerce

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The Bachelor of Commerce degree[1] is designed to provide students with a wide range of managerial skills, while building competence in a particular area of business; [2] see aside listing. For a comparison with other business degrees, see Business education § Undergraduate education.

Most universities, therefore, plan the degree such that in addition to their major, students are exposed to general business principles, taking courses in accounting, finance, economics, business management, human resources and marketing. Programs often require foundational courses in business statistics and mathematics, and information systems.

Depending on the institution, a formal academic major may or may not be established. Regardless, a Bachelor of Commerce degree[3] requires students to take the majority of their courses in business-related subjects, including the aside, among others.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

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The Honours Bachelor of Commerce (HonsBCom or BComm (Hons) or HBCom) is further advanced. The degree has a specialization aspect, analogous to the BBA, developing the student's business skills and/or providing in-depth knowledge of the field.

It requires additional academic courses to be completed, and usually with higher academic performance standards, and may also require a researched thesis component. It often serves as an abridgement (or entry requirement) between the undergraduate program and postgraduate programs, including the Master of Commerce (M.Com. or M.Comm.) and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees.

It may consist of a four-year program[4][5] or of a one-year program taken subsequent to a three-year Bachelor's degree;[6] the one-year program is typically focused exclusively on a single subject-area.[7][8][9]

Duration

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The curriculum generally lasts three years in Australia, New Zealand, Malta, South Africa, some parts of Canada, and Hong Kong. The curriculum requires four years of study in the India, Republic of Ireland, the majority of Canada, Egypt, Ghana, the Philippines, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

In South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and some universities in India, the BCom (Hons) degree is considered an additional postgraduate qualification, whereas in Malta, an additional year of study is not considered a postgraduate qualification.

In Pakistan, BCom is generally a 2-year duration degree, whereas BS Commerce, formerly known as BCom (Hons) in the country, is a 4-year duration degree.

History

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See also: Birmingham Business School (University of Birmingham) § History and background

The Bachelor of Commerce degree was first offered at the University of Birmingham. The University's School of Commerce was founded by William Ashley, an Englishman from Oxford University, who was the first professor of Political Economy and Constitutional History in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Toronto. Ashley left Toronto in 1892, spent a few years at Harvard University, and then went back to England to the new University of Birmingham where he founded the School of Commerce. Ashley began the programme which was the forerunner of many other BCom degree programmes throughout the British Empire.

Eighteenth-century economists had divided the English economy into three sectors: agriculture, manufacturing, and commerce. Commerce included the transport, marketing and financing of goods. The Birmingham programme in commerce included economic geography, economic history, general economics, modern languages, and accountancy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom) - Varsity College". www.varsitycollege.co.za. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017.
  2. ^ Available BCom degrees, Athabasca University
  3. ^ "B Com Course Details In Hindi | बीकॉम कैसे करें | Student Guide Portal". 26 November 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Bcom)- University Canada West". ucanwest.ca. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ The University of Ontario Institute of Technology. "Commerce - Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)". www.uoit.ca. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  6. ^ "sydney.edu.au". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ "BCom Students - Faculty of Business and Economics". bcom.unimelb.edu.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Qualifications". www.unisa.ac.za. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014.
  9. ^ "wits.ac.za". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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