Bachelor of Commerce*
The Independent Institute of Education (IIE) in association with The Open University.

introduction
The Bachelor of Commerce Degree provides graduates with a broad based business qualification that is invaluable in forging a career within the world of business. This Bachelor’s degree offers students a quality learning experience in the contemporary, dynamic and interesting field of Business, with the opportunity to specialise in either Strategic Management or Financial Management. This Bachelor’s degree is designed to prepare students for the increasingly complex demands that they will face in the professional, business environment. Graduates will enter the business world with solid theoretical knowledge; supported by strong problem solving, critical thinking, decision-making and strategic skills. This Bachelor’s degree gives students a highly marketable balance of knowledge, practical application and skills.
 
Who is this Degree aimed at?
This Bachelor of Commerce Degree (BCom) is aimed at students who are keen to study a broad based commerce degree along with the opportunity to specialise in either Strategic Management or Financial Management. Students are allowed to choose between the two streams (more conventionally known as “major areas”) in the second year, after having received a solid foundation in the theoretical knowledge associated with key management and business disciplines in the first year.

This degree will appeal to you if the world of business holds your interest.
 
What entry requirements will I need to study this Bachelors degree?
A NSC with degree entry or the equivalent (note: students with other/foreign school-leaving qualifications must be competent in English, the language of instruction).

If you have not met these minimum entry requirements but have a NSC with higher certificate or diploma entry into higher education, you may wish to consider registering for the IIE Higher Certificate in Business Principles & Practice (HCBPP) first as a pathway to this degree.

The IIE Higher Certificate in Business Principles & Practice (HCBPP) programme is an alternative route of gaining entry into the IIE BCom degree (in the next academic year)

Career opportunities: what career areas can I pursue after I have completed this Degree?

This degree will open up an attractive range of career options; this degree is a perfect stepping stone to a diverse and exciting range of business related career opportunities.

If you select the Business and Strategic Management specialisation:
General management         
Strategic management
Entrepreneurship             
Consulting

If you select the Business and Financial Management specialisation:
General management         
Corporate accounting
Banking                 
Financial services
Personal financial services         
Consulting
 

VARSITY COLLEGE MAKES THE WORLD A GLOBAL VILLAGE

We are proud to announce that Varsity College, an educational brand of the Independent Institute of Education (IIE), is officially an Open University (OU) partner institution.

What does this mean for our students? It means that the IIE’s brand new Bachelor  of Commerce (BCom) has been recognised and approved by the Open University (based in the United Kingdom) to carry exemption for 240 credits towards the OU Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Open Degrees, with Honours. Thus, students completing the IIE BCom degree will have the opportunity to continue studying and articulate their degree into an internationally recognised UK Honours degree.

 

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