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240 credit points (Pass)

80 extra credit points (Honours)

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The revised Bachelor of Business course applies to students commencing from 2003. Students studying under the previous course structure should obtain advice from the relevant School or Course Coordinator.

Duration                                3 years full-time or equivalent part-time (Pass)
                                            4 years full-time or equivalent part-time (Honours)

Available at                           Brisbane Campus QLD (McAuley at Banyo)
                                            Melbourne Campus VIC (St Patrick's)
                                            North Sydney Campus NSW (MacKillop)
                                            Hong Kong in cooperation with Caritas Francis Hsu College,
                                            Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies [Bachelor of Business                                             (Accounting)]

Pass Course

The Bachelor of Business is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment and future managerial positions in a variety of organisations where an understanding of and proficiency in the principles of business are required in the specialist areas of accounting, financial services, human resource management, information systems, international business and marketing. These organisations may include commercial, industrial and service organisations, agencies across all levels of government, or a variety of non-profit organisations such as church and charitable bodies. The course focuses on developing skills in communication, interpersonal relations, negotiation, leadership, critical thinking, decision-making, problem-solving and personal ethical behaviour. It is envisaged that graduates will be autonomous learners by graduation and will develop further skills as their education in life continues. The course provides the foundation for post-graduate education in the majors studied. In 2005, the disciplines available are:

All students must complete a set period of approved professional experience.

Mode of Offering

The course is offered on-campus, normally full-time. Part-time may be negotiated.

Admission

Apply to relevant state Tertiary Admissions Centre.

New South Wales Assumed Knowledge: Any Mathematics. Prerequisite: Mathematics (Band 3-6) for Accounting and Financial Service majors.

Queensland Prerequisites: English (SA, 4 semesters), Mathematics A,B, or C - any combination (SA, 4 semesters).

Victoria Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 25 in English (any) and Mathematics (any).

Course Structure

Definition of Terms

A Major consists of 8 prescribed units, which build on a common core of knowledge for all business majors.

Requirements for Completion of Pass Award

Completion of 240 credit points (cp), (each unit has a value of 10cp), as prescribed below:

·         12 Core units (120cp);

·         a Major area of study of 8 units (80cp);

·         4 elective units (40cp).

In addition, students must complete 20 days (equivalent to 140 hours) of approved professional experience in each of the three years of the degree. Students will be required to enrol in a Professional Experience unit each year and to write a report on their professional experience. Credit must be gained in these units to enable graduation. (These units do not attract credit point weightings nor involve payment of fees.)

Unit Offerings

Unit offerings will vary subject to student demand and lecturer availability.
Elective units will vary between campuses and from year to year.
Each unit has a credit point value of 10, unless otherwise indicated. Prerequisites are indicated in parentheses.

Compulsory Core Units

ACCT100                               Accounting Principles

BUSO106                              Personal Values and the Market

BUSO203                              Business Ethics (MGMT101)

ECON104                              Business Economics

INFO101                                Fundamentals of Information Systems

LEGL101                               Introduction to Law

MGMT101                             Fundamentals of Management

MGMT205                             Managerial Decision–Making

MGMT304                            Strategic Management (150 cp including MGMT101)

MGMT305                             Management and Leadership (120 cp including MGMT101)

MKTG100                              Principles of Marketing

STAT102                               Business Statistics

Plus

BIPX100/200/300                   Professional Experience 1/2/3

The subjects pursued in the major sequences are:

Accounting

ACCT203                               Company Accounting (ACCT207)

ACCT204                               Managerial Accounting Concepts (ACCT100)

ACCT205                               Accounting Information Systems (ACCT207, ACCT204)

ACCT207                               Historic Cost Accounting (ACCT100)

ACCT300                               Auditing and Assurance Services (ACCT100)

ACCT303                               Strategic Managerial Decisions (ACCT204)

ACCT304                               Accounting Theory (ACCT203)

BAFI200                                Principles of Finance (ACCT100)

Students seeking entry into professional programs must also complete the following 2 units in place of two electives:

LEGL201                                Company Law (LEGL101)

LEGL300                                Taxation Law (LEGL101)

Financial Services (Only Available at North Sydney Campus NSW (MacKillop)

BAFI200                                  Principles of Finance (ACCT100)

BAFI201                                  Australian Capital Markets (ACCT100)

BAFI203                                  Personal Financial Planning

BAFI204                                  Portfolio Management and Investments (BAFI200, STAT102)

BAFI301                                  Financial Institutions Management (BAFI200)

BAFI303                                  Derivates Investment (BAFI200)

BAFI304                                  Superannuation and Retirement Planning (BAFI200)

LEGL300                                 Taxation Law (LEGL101)

Human Resource Management

PERS200                                Human Resource Management (MGMT101)

PERS201                                Human Resource Development (MGMT101)

PERS202                                Performance Management (PERS200)

PERS203                                Human Resource Information Systems (INFO101,PERS200)

PERS302                                Employment Relations (PERS200, LEGL101)

PERS303                                Organisational Change (120 cp including PERS200)

PERS304                                Employment Law (PERS200, LEGL101, PERS302)

PERS305                                Analysis of Human Resource Management (120 cp including 40 cp                                                                 from HR major)

Information Systems

INFO106                                Programming Techniques 1

INFO109                                Programming Techniques 2 (INFO106)

INFO202                                Systems Analysis and Design (INFO101)

INFO204                                Database Design 1

INFO304                                Project Management (INFO202)

INFO305                                Information Technology Project (INFO319 or INFO304)

INFO318                                Intelligent Systems

OR

INFO306                               Programming Techniques 3 (INFO109)

INFO319                                Decision Support Systems (INFO202)

International Business (Asia-Pacific emphasis) [only available at Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo)]

BAFI200                                 Principles of Finance (ACCT100)

BAFI302                                 International Business Finance (BAFI200)

BUSO204                               International Affairs

BUSO206                               International Trade and Export Procedures (ECON104, MKTG100)

Or

BUSO301                               Asia-Pacific Business (MGMT101)

ECON201                               International Business Economics (ECON104)

MGMT307                              Cross-Cultural Management (MGMT101, BUSO204)

MKTG301                              International Marketing (ECON104, MKTG100)

PERS310                              International Human Resource Management (PERS200)

Marketing

MKTG200                              Marketing Research (MKTG100, STAT102)

MKTG201                              Consumer Behaviour (MKTG100)

MKTG202                              Marketing Communication (MKTG201)

MKTG313                              Strategic Marketing (MKTG200, MKTG201)

Four Marketing Options are to be selected from the following list:

MKTG301                              International Marketing (MKTG100, ECON104)

MKTG302                              Retail Marketing (MKTG100)

MKTG303                              Marketing Theory (MKTG200, MKTG201)

MKTG305                              Services Marketing (MKTG100, MKTG201)

MKTG306                              Channels Management (MKTG201)

MKTG308                              Business to Business Marketing (MKTG100)

MKTG309                               Product Management (MKTG100, MKTG200, MKTG201)

MKTG310                               Consumer Power and Culture (MKTG100, MKTG201)

MKTG311                               Internet Marketing (MKTG100)

MKTG312                               Corporate Brand Management (MKTG100)

Electives (Not Listed Elsewhere)

ACCT305                               Accounting for Insolvency (ACCT207)

ACCT306                               Accounting for Small Business (ACCT100)

BUSO304                              Small and Medium Enterprise Management (ACCT100, MGMT101,                                                             MKTG100)

PERS308                              Occupational Health and Safety (PERS200)

PERS309                              Organisational Behaviour (MGMT101, PERS200)

Students are required to undertake a series of 4 elective units from other disciplines within the Sub-Faculty of Business and Informatics OR from other disciplines within the University subject to campus availability and successful completion of unit prerequisites.

Accounting students seeking entry into professional programs must undertake LEGL201 Company Law and LEGL300 Taxation Law as two of their electives.

Sample Enrolment Patterns

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS program

Many different patterns of enrolment are possible according to campus of enrolment, student subject choices and attendance mode. The following tables illustrate possible patterns of enrolment.

Sample Enrolment Pattern Bachelor of Business (Generic)

Sample Enrolment Pattern Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

Sample Enrolment Pattern - Bachelor of Business (Financial Services)

Sample Enrolment Pattern - Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Sample Enrolment Pattern - Bachelor of Business (Information Systems)

Sample Enrolment Pattern - Bachelor of Business (International Business)

Sample Enrolment Pattern - Bachelor of Business (Marketing)