Master of Commerce

Acquire research skills from and be mentored by leading academics. You’ll critically assess contemporary practices and issues in your area of expertise, and have a framework for creating and synthesising evidence to advance your field and society.

Investigate contemporary topics such as:

• the intersection of climate change and accounting
• digital marketing and issues of data privacy
• the future of work
• digital government
• evidence-based policy making
• sustainable tourism management
• reputational risks and uncertainties in organisations
• complexity in the real and virtual world
• the economics of disasters.

By the end of your degree, you’ll be equipped to be the go-to expert in your field. Find out about some of the research projects you could be involved in at Wellington School of Business and Government.

Join Dr Ben Walker, who is an academic that teaches on the Master of Commerce, for a short lecture on how to choose a good research topic.

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

A Bachelor of Commerce degree with an average grade of at least B+ in the relevant courses

To have met the prerequisites for this subject (see the ‘Subject requirements’ section below)

To be accepted by the programme director as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 50)

Victoria University of Wellington English for Academic Purpose (EAP) programme: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5

Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176 or higher, with each skill score no less than 169

New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 5 (Academic)

NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 3 (with no skill lower than Level 2)