Bachelor of Commerce - Definition and Overview

A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a courses taken that generally lasts three years in the UK/Australia or four years in North America.

A Bachelor of Commerce usually requires a student to take a majority of their courses (usually 3/4) in commerce, namely

• Accounting
• Economics
• Organizational behavior
• Decision analysis
• Capital markets (Finance)
• Communications
• Law
• Government
• Computing and information systems
• Management

and others depending on the student's particular interest.

Most universities plan the Bachelor of Commerce degree with a rigorous course schedule.

A graduate of a Bachelor of Commerce, receives the designation BComm, or sometimes (especially in Australia) shortened to BCom or B.Com.