It extends the management component of the BE to further satisfy the increasing demand for engineers with business skills. The BE BCom demonstrates Sydney Engineering's commitment to meeting the changing needs of industry. Engineering graduates often become managers. A commerce background helps to speed up that career progress, and makes it more possible. Financial skills are valuable to an employer.
Research shows that industry wants engineers to have better business skills.
Structure of the Course You can combine any Bachelor of Engineering specialisation with the B Commerce. The combined program allows for one major and one minor in any area of Commerce. Some courses in the BE B Commerce are compulsory. These are the introductory courses in Accounting 1, Economics 1, and the Faculty of Engineering's business and management skills courses. B Commerce can be done with any strand of engineering.