Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics)

Overview

Make a career in economics and commerce your business

This course aims to produce highly competent, work-ready graduates with in-depth discipline knowledge, and the professional and technical skills to work as socially responsible economists in the private and public sectors. You’ll become well-versed in subject areas including microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade theory and econometrics.

You’ll also engage in a range of authentic, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities with the aim of developing your professional practice in the areas of communication, judgement and cross-cultural teamwork. Upon graduation, you’ll possess a thorough knowledge of business economics, along with a solid background in commerce, and will be well-placed for a bright future in a professional business environment.

Study a Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) at UC and you will:

evaluate the concepts and theories acquired in business economics

exercise critical thinking skills when dealing with ambiguous and incomplete information

identify and obtain relevant information for decision making and providing advice to stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds

utilise discipline-specific technologies to analyse complex problems in a variety of contexts

communicate a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a variety of stakeholders, addressing a diverse range of business/commerce problems

develop the capacity to exercise initiative and professional judgement in an ethically and socially responsible manner.