Commerce

Overview

Overview

Versatile business professionals in areas such as finance, marketing, and business systems, are highly sought after in the global job market.

This degree is designed to hone your skills in one or more business disciplines, readying you for a specialised career in this dynamic industry. It’s a great choice for pursuing careers such as an accountant, financial planner, business analyst, tourism marketing manager, talent acquisition specialist, or supply chain manager.

You’ll begin by studying a suite of core units in business. You'll explore value-creation in business, learn to use financial information to make informed and responsible decisions, and develop business intelligence and analytical capabilities to interpret data. This will provide you with a strong base to build on as you progress through the course. You'll also choose your preferred discipline/s, and begin study in this area.

In your second year, you'll continue to develop expertise in your chosen discipline/s. You’ll further develop your decision-making and leadership skills, which are essential in a future marketplace. You’ll also benefit from exposure to industry through field trips, work-related tasks, guest lectures and networking events.

In your final year you’ll undertake a capstone experience, enabling you to apply your skills in an industry environment.

Real-world learning is an important component of this degree. Depending on your chosen major, you might gain hands-on skills in industry software such as Refinitiv Workspace (for stock market trading and analysis), or have opportunities to undertake extra-curricular work experience, such as volunteering at the Curtin Tax Clinic.

As a graduate of this course, you’ll have the strong business acumen and specialised skillset required to thrive in your chosen career.

Customise your degree

Step A: Choose your primary major

You’ll select your major during your first semester, to align the Bachelor of Commerce to your dream career:

• Accounting¹
• Audit Analytics^1,2
• Business Information Systems
• Business Information Systems Extension³
• Business Law¹
• Economics
• Finance¹
• Financial Planning²
• Human Resource Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Management¹
• Marketing¹
• Property Development and Valuation Extension³
• Property Investment and Development
• Supply Chain and Marketing Distribution
• Taxation¹
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Tourism and Hospitality Global

1. Available to study online

2. Available as part of a defined double major

3. Includes an embedded specialisation for accreditation by a professional body. Cannot be studied as part of a double major.

Step B: Complement your major

You'll select one of four options:

Option 1: A second major

With this option you benefit from studying two disciplines in equal depth and graduating with a double major. You can choose a second Commerce major, or a one of the following majors from the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Creative Arts:

• Anthropology and Sociology
• Creative Writing
• Digital and Social Media
• English and Cultural Studies
• Fine Art
• Geography
• History
• International Relations
• Journalism
• Screen Arts
• Security and Strategic Studies
• Theatre Arts.

Option 2: Two Business specialisations

A specialisation contains half the number of units as a major. Specialisations enable you to  broaden your degree by studying two complementary disciplines alongside your primary major. Business specialisations offered are:

• Accounting for Business Decisions
• Advertising Management
• Applied Finance
• Banking
• Business Law and Policy
• Business Project Management
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Governance
• Employment Relations
• Event Management
• Fashion Marketing
• Information Systems in Business
• International Management
• Marketing Foundations
• Property Investment
• Public Relations
• Small Business Start-up
• Social Leadership and Ethics
• Social Media and Digital Marketing
• Taxation Law
• Tourism and Hospitality Essentials
• User Experience for Business Optimisation
• Workforce Management.

Option 3: A Business specialisation and a non-Business specialisation

Customise your degree by selecting a business specialisation and a specialisation from another area such as arts, design or even science. View list of specialisations.

Option 4: A Business specialisation and electives

You can complement your business specialisation with four elective units. You can choose elective units from any course offered at Curtin, provided you meet the unit prerequisites. 

Step C: Choose your capstone experience

In your final year, you will also undertake a capstone experience to further your practical skills and international business knowledge.

You’ll have a choice of several capstone experiences*:

Enhancing Your Business Mind

Designed in consultation with industry, this unit aims to equip you with skills needed to succeed in the business environment. The content is designed around you, the student, to be fun, engaging, stimulating, and educational all at once. The unit will push you out of your comfort zone (in the most supportive way of course) to teach you things that you didn’t realise you needed to know – your first job outside of university is a big step in your career and we want you to feel confident in your ability to have a positive impact on your new team’s environment.

Business Internship

You’ll have the opportunity to gain work experience with an external employer or work on a real industry project related to your area of study, in Australia or internationally. These projects have defined objectives with activities that a graduate in the role would be expected to complete. Note that selection for internships is a competitive process.

During your internship, you could:

• conduct research or data analysis
• scope the viability of new projects
• support the implementation of new systems
• revise marketing strategies
• assist with an upcoming event.

Interactive Study Tour

Our Interactive Study Tour allows you to have a study abroad experience from home! You'll collaborate with fellow students from Curtin's global campuses to develop strategies for dealing with current and emerging global problems.

Business and Law International Experience

Complete your degree while travelling the world by studying a short course with one of our exchange partners.

Business Study Tour

Visit regions, countries and organisations in Australia or overseas to experience different ways of doing business.

* Note that opportunities may vary according to academic performance and any international travel restrictions.

Double degrees

Combine your Bachelor of Commerce with another degree, expanding your expertise and career options. You could study a double degree in:

• Applied Geology and Finance
• Arts and Commerce
• Engineering and Commerce
• Law and Commerce
• Psychology, Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
• Psychology and Marketing
• Science and Commerce.

Advanced Commerce

Learn alongside the next generation of business leaders and researchers. Our Advanced Commerce (Honours) degree combines our three-year Bachelor of Commerce with our one-year Honours program, creating a holistic study journey available to high-achieving students.

What you'll learn

• apply discipline knowledge to solve complex business problems and create innovative business solutions that consider the global business environment
• communicate professionally, and in ways that are responsible and appropriate for local, national and international business contexts
• use relevant technologies and industry information to analyse business problems in ways that demonstrate critical thinking and responsible judgement
• demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity and the how this informs respectful and responsible business practices.
• demonstrate industry readiness through the development of sound practical business solutions, and critical reflection of individual capabilities and the future of work