Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science - from 1 January 2021

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

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 International Relations and Political Science and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science 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 International Relations and Political Science component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science as detailed below;

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, 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 Human Resource Management specialisation, which requires a total of 90 units.

Core - Year 1, 2 and 3 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)

Plus one Business specialisation chosen from the following:

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  Work 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 Digital Marketing and Analysis (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 HRM  (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 unit)

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  Digital Marketing and Analysis  (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 Marketing Planning and Strategy: Contemporary and Future Focused (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing (4.5 units)

Including 9 units from:

BUSN2033 Branding and Advertising (4.5 units)
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 Digital Marketing and Analysis (4.5 units)
BUSN3030 Marketing Applications (4.5 units)
BUSN3041 Services Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)

No specialisation

27 units comprised of BUSN electives

Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science component

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

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT1001 Fundamentals of Public Policy (4.5 units)
GOVT1003 Revolutionary Ideas: Political & Economic (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
POLI1003 An Introduction to Democracy and Government (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

AMST2002  American Politics  (4.5 units)
GOVT2001 Nationalism, Populism & Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT2003 The International Political System (4.5 units)
POLI2011 Australian Public Policy: Policy Design (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

INTR2005  The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century  (4.5 units)
INTR2006  Debating Human Rights  (4.5 units)
INTR2100  Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units)
POLI2002  Government Business and Society  (4.5 units)
POLI2005 Politics of the European Union  (4.5 units)
POLI2019  Parties, Voting Behaviour and Elections in Australia  (4.5 units)
POLI2020  Australian Indigenous Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI2026  Research Methods in Political Science  (4.5 units)^#

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

GOVT3001 Critical Approaches to International Relations (4.5 units)
GOVT3002 Digital Governance, Cyber Security & the Future of Democracy (4.5 units)
GOVT3004 Capstone: Global Challenges and Political Change (4.5 units)
INTR3001  Australian Foreign Policy  (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 9 units chosen from the following:

AMST3013  The Alliance and the Re-Emergence of China  (4.5 units)
AMST3015 Internship: United States Consulate (Melbourne) (4.5 units)
AMST3016  Internship Program: Washington DC  (9 units)
GOVT3003 Debates in Public Policy (4.5 units)
GOVT3005 International Relations and Political Science Practicum (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific  (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Global Inequality (4.5 units)
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
POLI3007 South Australian Parliamentary Internship  (9 units)
POLI3068  Environmental Politics  (4.5 units)
POLI3069  The Politics of the Australian Welfare State  (4.5 units)

Course Rule notes

#     Required for students undertaking an honours entry course