Commerce and Administration

• Faculty of Commerce and Administration
• Pipitea and Kelburn Campuses
• School of Accounting and Commercial Law
• School of Economics and Finance
• School of Government
• School of Information Management
• School of Marketing and International Business
• Victoria Management School

The Faculty of Commerce and Administration engages with professional practice at the highest level: to understand, influence and interact with it. Students are led by staff who present original research at world conferences, publish in the best academic journals and work closely with other New Zealand universities and outstanding international companies. 

The Faculty’s six schools specialise in different areas of commerce and administration, offering over 20 programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Under the Faculty’s largest programme, the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, students can choose from 14 different majors and can combine a Commerce degree with any other Bachelor’s degree at Victoria.

Commerce and Administration qualifications have tremendous career potential. High- achieving graduates succeed around the world in both private and public sectors in fields such as economics, finance, banking, commercial law, accounting, e-commerce, information systems, international business, marketing and management.

The quality of teaching and research is stimulated by the Faculty’s main location at the Pipitea Campus in the administrative hub of the city and nation. Five of our Schools are located at Rutherford House while the other is situated at the Kelburn Campus. The Faculty’s Student and Academic Services unit is located in the Railway West Wing.


Programme of Study

ACCOUNTING

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• BCA + Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting
• Master of Commerce and Administration
• Master of Professional Accounting
• PhD

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING

To meet the academic requirements for admission to the NZICA Chartered Accountants College you must complete four years of equivalent full-time study,
including the completion of a degree programme and courses specified by NZICA.

Victoria University of Wellington offers the following paths for you to meet this requirement:

• BCA + Graduate Diploma in
• Professional Accounting
• BCA + BCA Honours (Accounting)
• BCA with a second undergraduate degree
• Master of Professional Accounting

To meet the academic requirements for admission to CPA Australia you must complete three years of equivalent full-time study, including the completion
of a degree programme and courses specified by CPA Australia. Victoria University of Wellington offers the following path for you to meet this requirement:

• BCA
• CIMA

An exemption from the CIMA-Certificate in Business Accounting and part of the CIMA-Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting can be gained by completing a
Victoria University of Wellington BCA in accounting that includes courses specified by CIMA:

• BCA

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

• Master of Business and Administration

COMMERCIAL LAW

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce

E-COMMERCE

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• PhD 

ECONOMETRICS

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce

ECONOMICS

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS

• Graduate Diploma in Commerce 1

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

• Master of Information Management
• Master of Library and Information Studies 

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Business Information Systems
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES

• Master of Information Studies
• PhD 

MANAGEMENT

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Commerce and Administration
• Master of Management Studies 
• PhD 

MARKETING

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

MONEY AND FINANCE

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Analysis
• Postgraduate Diploma in Treasury Management
• Master of Applied Finance 
• Master of Commerce and Administration 
• PhD 

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

• Postgraduate Certificate in Public Management 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management
• Master of Public Management

PUBLIC POLICY

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Hons)
• Graduate Diploma in Commerce
• Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy
• Master of Commerce and Administration
• Master of Public Policy 
• PhD 

STRATEGIC STUDIES

• Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Studies 
• Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Studies
• Master of Strategic Studies 

TOURISM MANAGEMENT

• Bachelor of Tourism Management
• Bachelor of Tourism Management (Hons)
• Master of Tourism Management
• PhD 

CONJOINT PROGRAMMES

• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration/
• Bachelor of Science (BCA/BSc)
• Bachelor of Commerce and Administration/
• Bachelor of Teaching (BCA/BTeach)