Future Students

Commerce

Graduates of the UWA Bachelor of Commerce are equipped with critical thinking skills based on analytical frameworks that allow them to effectively identify key issues, recognise what further data is required to solve them and work out efficient plans to apply the solutions.

Course Requirements

Level 1

The first year of the Bachelor of Commerce comprises eight units, three of which are core units:

• Economic and Business Statistics
• Financial Accounting
• Microeconomics: Prices and Markets

The remaining Level 1 units can be options and/or electives from the Business School or any other faculty.  They may also be prerequisites for units or majors to be studied in later years.

There are 10 majors available with the Bachelor of Commerce, catering for a wide range of interests and career aspirations. At least two majors will fit within the three years of study you will undertake.

Majors are available in:

• Accounting
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Finance (Corporate)
• Finance (Investment)
• Finance (Quantitative)
• Human Resource Management
• Employment Relations
• Managerial Accounting
• Management
• Marketing

Career opportunities

A degree in Commerce from UWA is internationally recognised and offers a flexible path to diverse careers.  Graduates are being employed in industries all over the world.

These industries include energy and resources, financial and insurance services, consulting, marketing and communications and in the public sector in fields such as government administration, education and training, health care and social assistance, arts and recreation, accounting and finance, and transport.

Graduates with a major in Financial Accounting can qualify for membership of the professional accounting bodies, and a significant proportion of graduates qualify to practise in public accounting.