Undergraduate study
Launch your career in commerce
Study the Bachelor of Commerce to equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to understand and solve key business challenges. You’ll learn how to make a difference to society, policy and organisations while forging a pathway to a global career. You can focus your degree and choose from six majors, including finance.
Honours in Economics
The Honours year advances your knowledge of economics; and develops research skills that are regarded as essential for employment by State and Federal Government, Treasury, the Reserve Bank, many public enterprises and, increasingly, the private sector.
Breadth
Economics as Breadth
If you're studying a Bachelor of Arts, Design, Environments, Fine Arts, Music or Science, you can still dip into commerce. Follow a passion, challenge yourself, or enhance your employability with a commerce Breadth subject.
Breadth for BCom students
As a Bachelor of Commerce student, you will take between four and six subjects chosen from outside the Faculty of Business and Economics as part of your degree. You can also follow a breadth track
Opportunities beyond the classroom
Your university journey is about more than what you learn in the classroom. Take your learning beyond the lecture theatre with overseas study, practicum subjects, internships, clubs and societies and more.
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Gain practical experience
Apply your learning to real-world business problems by taking part in a local or international consulting subject or internship.
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Challenge yourself
Compete and learn in case competitions, innovation challenges, career discovery bootcamps, virtual industry projects and more to take your business know-how to the next level.
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Go global
Add a study abroad experience to your degree from one of the many exciting international opportunities offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics.
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Become a leader
Build your leadership skills by becoming a student ambassador, attending the Future Leaders Forum or representing the University of Melbourne as a Global Voices Fellow.
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Student stories
Read student and alumni stories about our exciting consulting subjects, case competitions, clubs and societies and workshops.
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Get career ready
Take our career readiness quiz, attend workshops to improve your employability, discover internship and job opportunities, and access resources to maintain your health and wellbeing.
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Get involved with your community
Make new friends, gain industry experience and share know-how with other students.
Che McGuire
Master of Actuarial Science
I completed my undergraduate degree in a completely different field, but the Master of Actuarial Science allowed me to work towards my accreditations, despite having no prior experience.