Bachelor of Commerce in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of Canterbury

A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from UC gives you the knowledge and skills to succeed in a global business environment, from financial markets to the latest management practices and the rapidly expanding world of e-commerce. During your commerce degree, UC and its business partners provide many opportunities for you to gain practical business experience and make important contacts. Study Involve: Competitions and inter-university business challenges develop your entrepreneurial, project management, and teamwork skills. You have the option to study a minor from subjects across Commerce, Arts, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Product Design, Science, Sport, and Youth and Community Leadership. Te Kura Umanga UC Business School and its programmes are accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA, giving you an internationally competitive and industry-relevant qualification. UC’s Trading Room gives you a real-world trading environment with a live market and stock data feed, and simulation tools for trading. Innovation and Entrepreneurship studies at UC focuses on developing your creative, entrepreneurial, and innovative skills to generate new business ideas. This programme will teach you end-to-end business processes so you can look for emerging market needs, solve complex problems in a creative way, or identify unique prospects to launch a new product or business venture. Your studies at UC will give practical opportunities to work with real businesses on new products, services, and solutions. Study Involve: Learn how to solve complex problems, recognise new business opportunities, and develop the essential skills in planning and project management to make them happen. Explore current global markets, trends, and latest technologies that change how we do business, with practical projects or an internship in your final year applying your skills to real businesses. Manage innovation process, set up your own business venture, or gain experience from industry experts through Te Pokapu Rakahinonga, UC Centre for Entrepreneurship. Include a minor in Innovation or a minor in Entrepreneurship in several degree options to customise your studies with your business ideas.

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