Management
Qualifications
BCom, BCom(Hons), MCom, PhD
Introduction
Management covers marketing, organisational leadership and development (including human resource management), strategic management and international business. It aims to increase the understanding of the factors that influence the conduct of organisations and to provide you with tools and techniques, which you may use to influence organisational life.
UC offers industry-relevant projects and interactive classes that cover a broad area of study. Management courses draw on other disciplines including Psychology, Media and Communication, Sociology, Economics and Statistics. The ideas and practices from these disciplines are applied to the understanding and management of commercial and public sector organisations.
Recommended background
An interest in human behaviour and social sciences such as psychology, sociology, political science and education is advantageous as these areas are present in all aspects of Management.
Good communication skills, both written and interpersonal, are important. Those who have studied English to an advanced level at school will benefit from the skills they have learned. A sound understanding and previous study of statistics is useful.
100-level courses
The first-year, 100-level courses required to complete a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Management are:
- ACCT 102 Accounting and Financial Information
- ECON 104 Introduction to Microeconomics or ECON 199 (a STAR course for secondary school students)
- INFO 123 Information Systems and Technology
- MGMT 100 Fundamentals of Management
- MKTG 100 Principles of Marketing
- MSCI 101 Management Science
- MSCI 110 Quantitative Methods for Business or STAT 101 Statistics 1
- Plus 15 points from 100-level Commerce or any other UC courses.
For the complete, three-year BCom Management major degree plan see the College of Business and Economics website.
200-level and beyond
For more information on courses beyond first year refer to the Enrolment Handbook.
Further study
One further year of study is required for the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours degree. The Master of Commerce degree requires one further year of study beyond honours and involves a research thesis. A number of students also progress to doctoral (PhD) study.
Career opportunities
Management graduates are found in every kind of organisation. They start their careers in a wide range of trainee management, marketing or market research roles and advance into positions as business consultants, strategic business analysts and senior managers in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.
Contact
Department of Management
Telephone: +64 3 364 2606
Email: enquiry@mang.canterbury.ac.nz