The Business Navigators programme provides an enhanced Bachelor of Commerce experience for high-achieving students who want to combine their studies with valuable extracurricular activities. The programme enables those students to build skills, expand networks, and boost employability – all of which will help enhance their future career success.

Are you ready to navigate your way to business success? Your enhanced Bachelor of Commerce journey starts here - find out more below!

You are enrolled in three customised courses (BUSINESS 113, BUSINESS 203, and your chosen Capstone), you choose from three prestigious pathways that align with your ambitions (Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Scholarship), and you participate in a range of  extracurricular activities.

• Enhanced learning experience – The three customised core courses have cutting-edge content and real-world applications.
• Shape your future – Choose from three prestigious pathways that align with your ambitions:

Leadership – Develop the skills to inspire and lead others.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Turn ideas into reality and drive change.

Scholarship – Excel in research and prepare for postgraduate success.

• Seamless integration – The three customised core courses fit within your Bachelor of Commerce - no additional courses required.
  
  
• Beyond the classroom – Complete a minimum of 60 hours of extracurricular activities plus a written reflection to demonstrate skills that employers value.

• Unparalleled access – Learn directly from New Zealand's top business leaders through the three customised core courses.
  
  For example, in 2025 Jamie Beaton and Fangzhou (FZ) Jiang, co-founders of Crimson Education, joined the teaching team in BUSINESS 113 and over a 5-week period took students through case studies of major New Zealand growth companies Xero, Halter, PushPay, Crimson Education, and Zuru/Zeil. Leaders from these companies attended as guest speakers, giving the students unprecedented exposure to business leaders.

• Career advantage – Build skills, expand networks, and boost employability through extracurricular activities.
• Recognition that matters – Transcript notation, certificate, and digital badge that employers recognise as a mark of excellence.
• Lifelong connections – Join a tight-knit community of like-minded, high-achieving students.

• You need to be enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce or a Bachelor of Commerce conjoint to be considered for admission to the Business Navigators programme.
• To be accepted into the programme, you need to demonstrate academic capability and be able to articulate your suitability for the programme.
• Entry to BUSINESS 113 requires B- or higher in BUSINESS 111 (Note: if you have completed BUSINESS 112 you are not eligible for the programme).

• Applications for the 2026 intake will open near the end of the year.
• Applications will be online via this web page.

If you have questions about the Business Navigators programme, please send an email to businessnavigators@auckland.ac.nz.