The Bachelor of Commerce is a practical and flexible degree, with core courses designed to give you a thorough overview of business and commerce environments, before you specialize in Accounting; Economics; or Finance. When you study commerce at UON, you will be equipped to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the boardroom by acquiring skills that are valued by employers. A sense of global citizenship is imparted through international case studies and cross-cultural analysis. You will gain insight into the interplay between the financial, legal, political and economic systems and how these factors influence the contemporary business environment in Australia and across the globe. What you will study At UON we maintain strong relationships with employers and professional associations to ensure that the courses and majors offered in our Commerce degree maintain real-world relevance in a complex business environment. In your first year of the business degree you will complete subjects from a broad range of disciplines. This initial year gives you a strong grounding in business principles and equips you with a set of core business development skills before you choose your major. You will develop skills in the following areas: accounting management law marketing microeconomics finance business decision making In the second and third years of your Commerce degree, you'll undertake courses relevant to your chosen specialty. Each of our majors provide specialist skills to succeed within that field. Economics Economics graduates gain an understanding of how our economy is open to global forces and responds to government spending, interest rate changes and government regulations. This knowledge is highly valued in the financial services industry, large corporations and international firms, as well as government departments and the Reserve Bank. When you study economics as a major you will build advanced skills and focused knowledge essential for your employment success including the key principles of economic analysis and a range of sophisticated techniques of data and graphical analysis. You will engage in exciting and creative analyses of real-world problems such as sustainable economic growth, economic management and climate change. In the first year of your economics major, you will study the key concepts and principles of economics, accounting, management, business decision making and law, and how they apply to business operations within the context of the current financial environment. Second year will see you continue to study topics including information and communication in business, marketing and business strategy. Topics such as microeconomics and macroeconomics are also covered in greater depth in the second year. Third year gives you the opportunity to select course combinations that most suit your interests and career plans. Study options include: economic development; global trade and finance; money and banking; labour economics; environmental economics and econometric modelling.