Bachelor of Commerce
at University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
A professional business degree covering accounting, finance, economics, marketing and management. Most providers offer CPA-accredited majors and a placement year.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the University of Tasmania Bachelor of Commerce. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official VTAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Year one delivers the commerce core - Introduction to Financial Decision Making, Principles of Economics, Quantitative Methods for Business, Discovering Marketing, Foundations of Management and Accounting Information for Managers. UTAS's Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE) is CPA Australia and CA ANZ accredited and runs the BCom at Sandy Bay (Hobart) and Newnham (Launceston). Year two confirms the major from Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics or Management. Accounting students take Financial Accounting and Reporting, Management Accounting and Company Law to satisfy professional body coverage. Year three caps the degree with Strategic Management, Auditing or Advanced Financial Reporting (for CA/CPA streams) and an applied research or industry-engaged capstone. Expect 12 to 16 contact hours a week and heavy weekly problem sets through the quantitative units. The TSBE Industry Engagement Hub matches students to Hobart and Launceston accounting and finance employers for capstones.
Example first-year subjects
- Introduction to Financial Decision Making
- Principles of Economics
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Discovering Marketing
- Foundations of Management
- Accounting Information for Managers
How you will be assessed
- Closed-book final exams (40 to 60 per cent weight in accounting and finance core units)
- Mid-semester tests and tutorial quizzes
- Group case-study reports and presentations
- Excel-based financial modelling assignments
- Capstone industry-engaged consulting or research project
- Professional ethics and reflective practice tasks
Career outcomes
- Graduates enter chartered accounting, audit and tax roles at the Big Four firms and mid-tier accounting practices.
- Common destinations include commercial banking, investment banking analyst programmes and financial planning practices.
- Many alumni move into corporate strategy, management consulting and finance functions within ASX-listed companies.
Professional accreditation
- CPA Australia
- Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Typical first jobs
- Graduate accountant at a Big Four firm (Hobart and Launceston offices)
- Audit graduate at WLF Accounting and Advisory, Crowe or Bentleys (Hobart)
- Finance graduate at MyState Bank or Bank of us
- Tasmanian State Service finance graduate
- Business analyst at Hydro Tasmania
- Graduate financial planner at a Hobart or Launceston practice
Graduate starting salary
$60,000 - $72,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Graduates progress to the UTAS Master of Professional Accounting (for non-accounting majors seeking CPA/CA recognition), MBA, Master of Finance, Master of Marketing or Master of Business Analytics. CPA Australia and CA ANZ programmes require additional supervised postgraduate study after graduation. Combined options include the BCom/Bachelor of Laws (5.5 years) and BCom/Bachelor of Economics. Many alumni pursue CFA or financial planning (FAS Education Standards) qualifications after building three to five years of industry experience.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You enjoyed Year 12 maths and want a quantitative business pathway
- You are aiming for CPA or CA accreditation
- You want a defined graduate pipeline into Tasmanian or mainland firms
- You can manage closed-book exams alongside group work
- You are interested in audit, tax, financial reporting or financial markets
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike maths-heavy units and closed-book exams
- You prefer a creative or fully qualitative degree
- You want to avoid accounting standards and company law
- You want a fast lecture-light degree
Related courses at UTAS
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the University of Tasmania handbook and on VTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/utas/bachelor-of-commerce.