A management degree that will take you places.
This program gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead and manage your business team. Learn what it takes to be a successful leader. You will explore key issues facing business managers such as strategy, ethics, leadership and change management. You’ll build your knowledge in areas such as strategic planning, decision making, quality control, project management, small business management and entrepreneurship.
Offered at Caboolture from Semester 1, 2018 subject to final approval
- 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.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa. **SouthBank first intake from Semester 1, 2018.
- * Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa is not available to international students on a Student visa. **SouthBank first intake from Semester 1, 2018.
This program gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead and manage your business team. Learn what it takes to be a successful leader. You will explore key issues facing business managers such as strategy, ethics, leadership and change management. You’ll build your knowledge in areas such as strategic planning, decision making, quality control, project management, small business management and entrepreneurship.
Develop your problem-solving and communication capabilities to establish good working environments for you and your staff. Our program is taught by industry professionals with many years of management experience in private, government and non-profit organisations.
You’ll have the option to take on a business internship where you can apply your management skills to a real business, gain valuable experience and make industry contacts. The program has the flexibility to enable you to choose from a variety of elective courses to further enhance your management studies. In addition to your management degree, you may opt for a minor in human resource management, international business, marketing or tourism, leisure and event management.
If you see your management career taking you overseas try a semester of study first as part of our Arts, Business and Law. Management is a great base for a career in business and an ideal foundation for further studies in accounting, IT, marketing or international business.
Career opportunities
Business management, administration, industrial relations, management consultancy, public or private organisation management.
Membership
Australian Human Resources Institute; Australian Institute of Management.
Program structure
Introductory courses (7)
BUS101 Internship
BUS102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
BUS104 Professional Practice: Teacher as Researcher
BUS105 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
BUS106 Communication and Thought
BUS108 Engineering Professional Practice
COR109 Engineering Statics
Advanced courses (9)
BUS203 Mathematics Foundations
BUS211 Physics
BUS320 Science Research Methods
IBS220 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
MGT310 Introduction to Engineering Design
MGT322 Engineering Computer Programming
MGT325 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
Plus select 1 courses from:
ICT352 Engineering Project Management
MGT210 Soil Mechanics
Plus select 1 course from:
BUS301 Engineering Project 1
HRM311 Engineering Project 2
HRM321 Engineering Research Methodology
Elective courses (8)
Select 8 elective courses. Of the electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses. A minimum of 2 courses must be from the School of Business, and the remaining 6 electives may be from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
The School of Business recommends students use these electives towards a second major or a minor from the those listed below:
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Courses offered at Caboolture are yet to be confirmed
Total units: 288
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
- 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
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)
- Courses offered at Caboolture are yet to be confirmed