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Bachelor of Business

Your opportunities are endless with a career in business.

Develop a well-rounded business education with sought-after skills in today’s business world. This program is designed to create creative and critical thinkers.

CRICOS code
022807A
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
3 years
Semester tuition fee 2015
A$9,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$56,400
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
  • * In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, some first-year core and foundation business courses are offered at Noosa Centre. The remainder of the degree is completed at Sippy Downs.
  • ** Only core, foundation, Management, Marketing and Accounting major courses are offered at Gympie. Further elective courses are available at Sippy Downs.
  • *** Only first-year courses are offered at South Bank in 2015. Years 2 and 3 of the program become available in 2016 and 2017. There are a limited selection of elective courses available at South Bank.
  • The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.
Study locations QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast * 012001
  • Gympie 012801
  • South Bank *** 012701
  • Noosa ** 012901
Refer to the program footnotes
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 18 Rank - 61
UniSC program code
BU301
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
3 years full time or equivalent part time
Recommended prior study
English; Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2015
  • What will I pay?
Total units
288
Footnotes
  • * In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, some first-year core and foundation business courses are offered at Noosa Centre. The remainder of the degree is completed at Sippy Downs.
  • ** Only core, foundation, Management, Marketing and Accounting major courses are offered at Gympie. Further elective courses are available at Sippy Downs.
  • *** Only first-year courses are offered at South Bank in 2015. Years 2 and 3 of the program become available in 2016 and 2017. There are a limited selection of elective courses available at South Bank.
  • The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa.

Develop a well-rounded business education with sought-after skills in today’s business world. This program is designed to create creative and critical thinkers.

You’ll learn how to apply innovative problem-solving techniques to business concepts, products and services. Choose from a range of business majors to specialise in the area that interests you most, including accounting, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, and tourism, leisure and event management.

You’ll get practical experience through an optional internship (over 96 hours) in the business sector. Apply what you’ve learnt to real situations and spend a semester in another country with the Study Overseas program. You’ll gain valuable experience and build industry contacts that could lead to a job before you even graduate. This program is a strong base to continue your studies in law or honours.

Majors

Business majors: Sippy Downs and South Bank: Accounting; financial planning; human resource management; information systems; international business; management; marketing; supply chain management; tourism, leisure and event management. Gympie: management; marketing.

Career opportunities

Depending on the major chosen: business management, human resource management, marketing management, market research, international business, importing / exporting, industrial relations, tourism and hospitality management, retail / sales, computing, systems analysis.

Membership

Eligibility for memberships depends on areas of specialisation.

Program structure

Introductory courses (7)

BUS101 Clinical Exercise Honours Thesis: Honours
BUS102 Advanced Professional Experience in Clinical Exercise Science (Honours)A
BUS104 Advanced Professional Experience in Clinical Exercise Science (Honours)
BUS105 Advanced Professional Experience in Clinical Exercise Science (Honours)C
BUS106 Advanced Professional Experience in Clinical Exercise Science (Honours) D#
BUS108 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change#
COR109 Introduction to Indigenous Australia

Advanced Courses (2)

BUS203 Social Research
BUS320 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory

Elective courses (15)

Select 15 elective courses. Of these electives, 12 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses and a minimum of 9 must be from the School of Business. The remaining 6 may be from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Students can choose to use these electives towards a major or a double major from the Business majors listed below:

# For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or (Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) ACC106 Social Justice, Welfare and the State is completed in lieu of BUS106 Understanding Cultural Diversity and for students enrolled prior to 2014 ACC108 Gender and Culture is completed in lieu of BUS108 Industry Project 1: Social and Community Studies.

Total units: 288

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 7 required introductory level (100 coded) courses.
  • Complete 2 required advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
  • Complete 15 elective courses, 12 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
  • (Optional) Use electives to complete a major (8 courses) or minor (4 courses).
  • Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, including the core course.
  • Complete no more than 6 courses from the School of Communication, School of Social Sciences or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
  • Register any selected majors and minors with your Faculty.
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
  • When enrolling refer to the Study Plan.