BCom and BProp core courses
The Business core is a unique feature of our programmes and forms the backbone of your Business degree.
First year core
In your first year of the BCom or BProp you will complete a set of core Stage I courses and further courses that depend on the major(s) you are planning to take.
If you are enrolling in a BCom conjoint programme, it may take one or two years to complete all the Stage I core courses, when you are enrolling in mixed courses from both components of the conjoint programme.
Bachelor of Commerce:
- BUSINESS 111 Understanding Organisations – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 112 Sustainable Business Growth – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 114 Financial Insights – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 115 Economics and Global Markets – 15 pts
- INFOSYS 110 Digital Systems – 15 pts
- STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce – 15 pts or STATS 100 Concepts in Statistics – 15 pts
Bachelor of Property:
- BUSINESS 111 Understanding Organisations – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 112 Sustainable Business Growth – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 114 Financial Insights – 15 pts
- BUSINESS 115 Economics and Global Markets – 15 pts
- INFOSYS 110 Digital Systems – 15 pts
- STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce – 15 pts, or STATS 100 Concepts in Statistics – 15 pts
- PROPERTY 102 Introduction to Property – 15 pts
Note: STATS 108 is required to advance in some majors such as Business Analytics, Finance and Operations and Supply Chain Management. You can enrol in STATS 108 after completing STATS 100.
Second year core
Bachelor of Commerce:
- BUSINESS 202 Consulting for Change – 15 pts
Third year core
Bachelor of Commerce:
- Capstone course
Bachelor of Property:
- Capstone course
Course descriptions
BUSINESS 111 Understanding Organisations
Discover how organisations create value, compete and adapt. Explore how strategy, culture and management impact workers’ experiences. Build your communication, resilience and critical thinking.
BUSINESS 112 Sustainable Business Growth
Learn how organisations grow through innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, international expansion, and legal frameworks while balancing social and environmental responsibility.
BUSINESS 113 Business Navigators 1
Discover how entrepreneurial ventures attract customers, enter new markets and scale innovative ideas. Build professional skills through real-world business challenges and team-based problem-solving.
BUSINESS 114 Financial Insights
Learn how financial and non-financial information helps organisations make decisions, assess opportunities and create value.
BUSINESS 115 Economics and Global Markets
Understand how economic forces shape business decisions, global trade and markets. Learn to interpret economic trends and risks.
INFOSYS 110 Digital Systems
Understand how digital systems are changing business, and how to coordinate information, people and processes. Learn how data rules affect these systems and gain practical skills with business tools.
STATS 108 Statistics for Commerce
Learn how businesses use data to make decisions. Develop skills in analysing data, spotting patterns and communicating your findings to others.
BUSINESS 202 Consulting for Change
Apply knowledge from across your degree to analyse complex business challenges and develop practical recommendations for organisational change.
BUSINESS 203 Business Navigators 2
Explore how organisations tackle complex business and societal challenges. Work on real-world problems while developing skills in collaboration, strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement and professional communication.
BUSINESS 350 Business Simulation
An integrated capstone experience in which cross-disciplinary student teams manage a simulated multinational organisation and make decisions in a dynamic business environment. Drawing on knowledge and tools developed across the BCom, students analyse complex challenges, including sustainability, evaluate strategic options, and iteratively reflect on the outcomes of decisions made within the simulation. Extends skills in strategic decision-making, day-to-day management, teamwork, and professional communication.
BUSINESS 351 Industry Case
An integrated capstone experience in which student teams analyse real-world business challenges and develop evidence-based recommendations. Drawing on knowledge from across the BCom, students evaluate problems from multidisciplinary perspectives and communicate strategic recommendations. Extends skills in strategic decision-making, problem-solving, teamwork and professional communication.
BUSINESS 352 Business and Sustainable Transitions
A capstone experience that explores the role of organisations in large-scale transitions towards more sustainable economic activity. Drawing on real-world cases, students integrate knowledge from across the BCom to analyse systemic challenges, work with diverse stakeholders, and design interventions that support sustainable transitions. Develops skills in systems thinking, collaboration and change leadership.
BUSINESS 353 Business Navigators 3
An applied, project-based capstone experience in which student teams partner with external organisations to address complex societal or environmental challenges. Drawing on knowledge from across the BCom, students develop practical recommendations and stakeholder strategies that create meaningful and sustainable impact. Develops skills in stakeholder engagement, collaboration, project delivery and professional communication.