Diploma in Commerce in Economics

The one-year Diploma in Commerce (DipCom) gives you the opportunity to grow your skills in many business areas. This Diploma will suit anyone wanting to add business knowledge to their studies, or wanting professional development, but do not want to study the three-year Bachelor's degree. Study Involve: Choose courses from Business subjects available at UC, at any level. This Diploma can be studied full-time in 1 year, or part-time for up to 6 years. Can be used as a pathway to the Bachelor of Commerce with the ability to transfer your completed courses to that degree. Economics is the study of how people behave and make decisions - how we use and allocate our resources, how we deal with issues like climate change, which career we choose, and more. These decisions involve trade-offs between costs and benefits, and we are constantly considering these in our everyday life. At UC, there are lots of opportunities to gain experience including industry projects, internships, clubs, and overseas study trips. Study Involve: Learn about the impact of your choices on the world, and how foreign countries impact Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy. Explore the three core areas of economics – Microeconomics (how individuals interact with markets), Macroeconomics (the economy as a whole, such as interest rates and exchange rates), and Econometrics (testing economic theories using data and other analytical methods). Option for a final-year internship as either a consultancy project working with an industry client or a work placement within an organisation. Economics major and minor is available in many degrees so you can combine studies with other relevant areas such as Finance, Product Design, Political Science and International Relations, and Psychology.