Program Overview

If you’re looking for an exceptional career in commerce and information technology (IT), then the UC Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Technology double degree offers the perfect platform from which to forge ahead with confidence.

An expansive course, covering both the technology and business sides of IT, and the banking, finance and accounting components of commerce, it will give you a portfolio of skills that will enable you to fluently engage in all aspects of banking, business and IT at the highest levels.

Available to study in two different locations – in Canberra and Melbourne – these courses are delivered flexibly, with a mixture of business hours and weekday evening study options.
Take a proactive approach to a career as an IT, or Finance and Banking specialist with this unique double degree and open a whole new world of incredible possibilities.

Study a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Technology at UC and you will:

• Develop knowledge, skills and understanding of the application of IT systems to their business environments, policies and management
• Choose from a range of specialist majors including accounting, financial planning, economics and finance and banking
• Become well-versed in subject areas including microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade theory and econometrics
• Refine your teamwork, project management and communication skills
• Utilise discipline-specific technologies to analyse complex problems in a variety of contexts
• Communicate clear, coherent and independent knowledge and ideas to a variety of stakeholders, addressing a diverse range of business/commerce problems
• Evaluate the concepts and theories acquired in business economics.

Core Major: Commerce and Accounting

The BGL Core Major is a cohesive and scaffolded stream of professional education units that will enable students to integrate theoretical learning with practice throughout their degrees through authentic, real-world learning experiences.

The new world of work requires agile, multi-skilled professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across their industries and to craft diverse and new employment paths. This Professional Core stream will equip students to succeed in this fluid environment. Academics and industry will work together to facilitate a range of diverse opportunities for students - from internships and placements to industry projects and competitions, exhibitions, study tours, virtual real world learning experiences and more ¿ to ensure an iterative and fully integrated professional and academic education. Through this dedicated focus our students will be professional, career-ready graduates: collaborative, self-aware, critical thinkers with contemporary and theoretical knowledge and practical skills.