Economics and Finance –
Gain a greater understanding of the world around you through the lens of economics and finance. Study at Victoria University of Wellington and get your degree from one of the leading centres for business teaching and research in Australasia.
Studying Economics and Finance will prepare you to work in a variety of interesting and challenging professions. Find out about the five areas you can specialise in for your degree.
Study how people and companies spend money and manage risk, find out how markets work and behave and learn to apply your knowledge.
Understanding financial markets—whether trading in shares, currencies, bonds, electricity or commodities—is essential to understanding a modern economy. Focus on four main areas of finance—financial contracts, financial institutions, financial decision-making by firms and investment portfolio choices.
At Victoria University of Wellington, Finance is closely aligned with Economics and many students choose to study these subjects together. This will help you understand why people do the things they do, including the incentives that lead them to invest.
Your Finance degree might lead to a job as an investment banker, a trader or any job helping firms raise money. Finance at the University is a total package designed to prepare you for many workplaces, from small businesses to big corporations to public sector institutions where financial policy is made, such as the Treasury.
Finance can be a fast moving, high adrenaline world. If you're outgoing and inquisitive, competent at maths and interested in business then studying Finance is a good option for you.
Wellington School of Business and Government offered me the amazing opportunity to represent New Zealand as a youth delegate at the APEC Voices of the Future Program in Beijing, China...I listened to Barack Obama, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin speak.
Nathan Tse
Bachelor of Commerce student in Finance
Undergraduate degrees
Bachelor of Commerce – BCom
- Duration 3 years
- Complete 360 points
- Location Wellington campuses and online
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Next starting dates 7 Jul 2025, 17 Nov 2025, 23 Feb 2026 (+ 0 more) - Entry University Entrance or alternative admission type.
Graduate qualifications
Graduate Certificate in Commerce – GCertCom
- Duration 1 trimester
- Complete 60 points
- Location Wellington campuses
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Next starting dates 7 Jul 2025, 17 Nov 2025, 23 Feb 2026 (+ 0 more) - Entry Bachelor of Commerce degree, to be accepted by the appropriate Head of School or Associate Dean (Students) at Wellington School of Business and Government as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study
Graduate Diploma in Commerce – GDipCom
- Duration 2 trimesters
- Complete 120 points
- Location Wellington campuses
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Next starting dates 7 Jul 2025, 17 Nov 2025, 23 Feb 2026 (+ 0 more) - Entry Bachelor of Commerce degree, to be accepted by the appropriate Head of School or Associate Dean (Students) at Wellington School of Business and Government as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
Postgraduate study
Find out about this subject at postgraduate level and what your qualification options are.
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