Bachelor of Business (Honours)

• Program Overview
• Entry Requirements
• Honours Areas
• Program Structure
• Program Requirements and Notes

Program Overview

The Honours degree offers you the opportunity to continue your undergraduate studies at a higher level in your area of interest and to specialise in an area of study before entering the workforce in a relevant position. The degree also provides entry to further postgraduate study, particularly study that is research-focused.

The Honours degree indicates to potential employers that you are able to design and complete a project relatively independently within a given time frame.

Entry Requirements

You must have completed a Bachelor of Business, or a related degree from a recognised higher education institution, with at least eight courses in the area of study of your thesis topic. A high level of achievement in the intended area of study must be demonstrated. These are minimum requirements and do not guarantee entry. Importantly, enrolment is contingent upon the Faculty's capacity to provide appropriate supervision.

Honours Areas

Honours is offered in the following areas:

• Accounting
• Information Systems
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Tourism

Program Structure

The Bachelor of Business (Honours) is 96 units (equivalent to 8 courses in value) comprising BUS402 Research Methodology course (12 units), a reading course (12 units) in the relevant area and a dissertation/thesis (72 units).

Students will be required to complete a literature review and detailed methodology by the end of the first semester (for full-time students and second semester for part-time students).

Program Requirements and Notes

Dissertation

This is a research project conducted over the full year of enrolment. Length will be determined by the precise nature of the research in consultation with the supervisor and subject to the approval of the Dean.

Supervision and Research

The Bachelor of Business (Honours) is supervised by a staff member with relevant research interests and expertise. Students will attend the Faculty's fortnightly Research Seminar and Thesis Seminar with other research students. They will be required to present a minimum of two oral presentations on the progress of their studies. Typically, the oral presentations will occur after the formulation of the research project and prior to formal preparation of the thesis.

Classes of Honours

The degree will be awarded in one of the three classes:

• Class 1
• Class 2
• Class 3

Class 2 Honours is awarded as Division 1 or Division 2.

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