Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study*.

All students enrolling for the first time in either degree will be given the option at enrolment of undertaking the combined degrees program, subject to their meeting the cut-off score and entry requirements for the other degree.

Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the other degree. In some cases these students may have to undertake more than 144 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant course coordinator before applying.

Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.

Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of Arts program and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

*162 units for the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), Bachelor of Arts combination.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts degree, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

• a Business component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Business as detailed below 
• an Arts component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Arts as detailed below.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year. 

Bachelor of Business component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business a student must complete 72 units* with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

• 45 units of core topics; and
• a 27-unit specialisation in Marketing, Management, International Business and Innovation and Enterprise or a 45-unit specialisation for Human Resource Management, or if no specialisation is selected, 27 units of BUSN electives.

*Except for the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), which requires a total of 90 units.

Core topics

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units)

Business specialisations

Students must select no specialisation or one of the specialisations as indicated below:

No specialisation

27 units of BUSN electives

Human Resource Management

45 units comprising:

BUSN1021  Organisational Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2030  Training and Development  (4.5 units)
BUSN2032  Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection  (4.5 units)
BUSN2044  Managing Diversity  (4.5 units)
BUSN3032  Reward and Performance Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3033  Occupational Health and Safety  (4.5 units)
BUSN3035  Employee Relations  (4.5 units)
BUSN3050  International Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3059  Human Resources Strategy and Change Management  (4.5 units)
LLAW3253  Labour Law  (4.5 units)

Innovation and Enterprise

27 units comprising:

INNO1003 Collaboration, Co-Creation and the Crowd: Leveraging your Ecosystem for Innovation (4.5 units)
INNO2001 Innovation for Social Impact: Doing Good While Doing Well (4.5 units)
INNO2004 From Intuition to Insight: Validating Desirability, Feasibility and Viability (4.5 units)
INNO3001A From Innovation to Impact: Creating a Roadmap from Opportunity to Action (4.5 units)
INNO3002 Going Live! Entrepreneurial Strategies, Resources and Activities (4.5 units)

Including 4.5 units from:

BUSN2026 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3026 Business Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
INNO3003 Finding Backers and Champions: Pitching for Financial Resources and Support (4.5 units)
INNO3005 Early Wins Matter: Nothing Happens Without a Sale (4.5 units)

International Business

27 units comprising:

BUSN2039  International Business Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3037  Import-Export: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
BUSN3050  International Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3051  International Marketing  (4.5 units)

Including 9 units from:

BUSN2046  Operations and Supply Chain Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3052  Leadership in Business and Society  (4.5 units)
BUSN3056  International Trade  (4.5 units)

Management

27 units comprising:

BUSN1021  Organisational Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2039  International Business Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3059  Human Resources Strategy and Change Management  (4.5 units)

Including 13.5 units from:

BUSN2024  Sustainable Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN2046  Operations and Supply Chain Management  (4.5 units) 
BUSN3027  E-Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3052  Leadership in Business and Society  (4.5 units)

Marketing

27 units comprising:

BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2028 Market Research  (4.5 units)
BUSN3042 Strategic Marketing  (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing  (4.5 units)

Including 9 units from:

BUSN2033 Marketing Communications  (4.5 units)
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing  (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN3030 Marketing Applications  (4.5 units)
BUSN3041 Services Marketing  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
 

Bachelor of Arts component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic.  This must include:

• a 36 unit major sequence, comprising two first level topics (9 units), two second level topics (9 units), two third level topics (9 units), plus two topics (9 units) from second or third level according to requirements for the specific major sequence;
• a 22.5 unit minor sequence in a different field of study, comprising two first level topics (9 units), two second level topics (9 units) and a further topic ( (4.5 units) units), at either second or third level;
• a further three topics (13.5 units) at either second or third level for the elective component.

For acceptable majors and minors please refer to the Bachelor of Arts course rule for details.