The curriculum is generally concentrated on one subject area, see aside, and emphasizes underlying theory.
Depending on the degree focus, a related undergraduate major and / or a fairly strong quantitative background may also be a prerequisite.
[8] Like the undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce, the degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations,[9] Spain,[10] and several Latin American states.
[11] Based on specialisation, MCom graduates are typically employed in fields related to their degree foci, such as international commerce, financial services, marketing, project management, general management and business consulting.
[8][12][13][14] In some cases, the institutional qualification program itself may, in fact, be offered as an MCom degree (e.g. the Australian Institute of Public Accountants formerly offered its IPA program as an MCom in Public Accounting[15] prior to July, 2017.)