Guide your future business to success
Make an impact with the expert management skills you need to coordinate successful teams and drive business growth. Taught by industry professionals, this specialist degree focuses on managing people and projects, with core courses in strategic planning, decision making and change management.
- 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.
Make an impact with the expert management skills you need to coordinate successful teams and drive business growth. Taught by industry professionals, this specialist degree focuses on managing people and projects, with core courses in strategic planning, decision making and change management.
In this program you will:
- Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to manage teams in a changing business environment
- Study strategy, ethics, leadership and entrepreneurship
- Build core business skills in communication, problem-solving, marketing and analytics
Get hands-on experience through a professional internship
Career opportunities:
- Business professional
- Team leader
- Executive manager
- Entrepreneur
- Management consultant
- Change manager
Graduates are eligible to become members of:
- Australian Human Resources Institute
- Australian Institute of Management
Program structure
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
BUS101
BUS102
BUS104
BUS105
BUS106
BUS108
COR109
Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units
BUS203
BUS211
BUS320
HRM311
IBS220
ICT352
MGT310
MGT325
MGT326
Elective courses (8) 96 units
Select 8 elective courses (96 units). Of the electives, 5 (60 units) must be developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) courses. A minimum of 2 (24 units) must be from the USC Business School, and the remaining 6 electives (72 units) may be from the undergraduate elective course options.
The School of Business recommends students use these electives to study courses in the following Business discipline areas:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Sippy Downs) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (Fraser Coast)
- (SouthBank) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (SouthBank) Semester 2 commencement (July)
- (Caboolture) Semester 1 commencement (February)
- (Caboolture) Semester 2 commencement (July)
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses
Program notes
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Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules, and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- 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
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.