Get the skills needed to enter a career in management or human resource management. In Management, you’ll focus on challenges facing managers, such as the relationship between people and organisations, performance, change, innovation and technology. In Human Resource Management, you’ll cover topics such as staff selection, promotion, learning and development, and remuneration. You’ll discover how to engage a highly committed and capable workforce to operate in the global business world.
During your first year of the Bachelor of Commerce, you will complete the common core units which will provide an introduction to the various aspects of business. You do not need to make a final decision on a single or combined major until your second semester.
Entry requirements
Minimum English language entry requirements
| Qualification | Score |
| International English Language Testing System (IELTS) | Overall 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0) |
| Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) | 79 (band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18) |
| SPM 1119 English | C |
| GCE ‘A’ Level | E |
| GCE ‘O’ Level | C |
Cut-off scores
| Qualification | Score |
| GCE-A Level/STPM (best of 3 subjects) | 5 |
| UEC (best of 5 selected subjects) | 15 |
| HKDSE | 15 |
| IB | 24 |
| Ontario Gr | 60 |
| ATAR (WACE/SACE/HSC/VCE/AUSMAT/SAM/MUFY) | 70 |
| WAUFP (CPS) | 54 |
| India/Pakistan | 65% |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
Cut-off scores key:
GCE : General Certificate of Education
STPM : Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
IB : International Baccalaureate
ATAR : Australian Tertiary Admission Rank – applicable to all Australian matriculation
HKDSE : Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
India : Includes All India Senior School Certificate awarded by The Central Board of Secondary School Education (CBSE), Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Higher School Certificate (HSC) awarded by one of the State Secondary School Boards. Certificates awarded by the CBSE and the CISCE are generally considered to represent a higher level of achievement than state certificates.
Sri Lanka : GCE ‘A’ level issued by the Department of Examinations
Score Conversion for Advanced level/GCE/GCSE:
Grades awarded from 2010 onwards: A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
Grades awarded up to 2009: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1
AS Levels equal half of that of an Advanced Level, e.g. 3 points for an A*, 2.5 points for an A (prior to 2010)
Subject Grades Conversion for STPM : A=5, A- =4, B+ =4, B=3, B- =2, C+ = 2, C=1
The following UEC subjects are included in the aggregate of best five subject:
• Mathematics • Advance Mathematics I • Advance Mathematics II • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Business Studies • Bookkeeping and Accounts • Accounting
• Economics • History • Geography • Computing and Information Technology
UEC Points Aggregate Grades Conversion: A1=8, A2=7, B3=6, B4=5, B5=4, B6=3, C7=0, C8=0, F9=0
Note: scores for individual prerequisites may be taken into consideration for assessment purposes.
Course Prerequisites
Mathematics desirable
Professional recognition
- Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
- Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI)
Credit for previous study
Diploma applications will be treated on case to case basis.
Career opportunities
- Human resources officer
- Industrial relations officer
- Training officer
- Recruitment consultant
- Management consultant
- Office administrator
- Change management specialist
- Executive assistant
- Team leader
- Retail manager
- Service delivery manager
Course structure
| Unit name | Prerequisite(s) |
|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |
| Financial Decision Making | NIL |
| Markets and Legal Frameworks | NIL |
| Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business | NIL |
| Strategic Career Design | NIL |
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |
| Analytics for Decision Making | NIL |
| Organisational Behaviour | NIL |
| Optional unit (refer to optional units list below) | |
| Elective unit (choose from Commerce majors) | |
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |
| Human Resource Management Introduction | Successful completion of 100 credit points |
| Start-Up Business Planning | NIL |
| Entrepreneurship | Successful completion of 100 credit points |
| Safety and Environmental Health Law | Successful completion of 100 credit points |
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |
| Business and Sustainable Development | Successful completion of 100 credit points |
| Globalisation and Employment Relations | NIL |
| Human Resource Development | Human Resource Management Introduction |
| International Management | Successful completion of 100 credit points |
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |
| Building a Sustainable Workforce | Human Resource Management |
| Strategic Management | Successful completion of 300 credit points |
| Project Management | NIL |
| International Human Resource Management | Human Resource Management |
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |
| Managing Change | Successful completion of 300 credit points |
| Business Ethics | Successful completion of 200 credit points |
| Strategic Rewards and Performance Management | NIL |
| Business Internship, OR | Successful completion of 300 credit points |
| Enhancing Your Business Mind, OR | Successful completion of 400 credit points |
| Business Study Tour | NIL |
| List of optional units | |
| Introductory Economics | |
| Introduction to Finance Principles | |
| Introduction to Business Information Systems | |
| Principles of Tourism, Hospitality and Events | |
| Discovering Marketing | |
| Hospitality Experience | |
