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Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Design

Design your dream career

Looking for a creative business career that lets you help shape the future? In this double degree, you’ll develop the creative and technical skills you need to work as a graphic, visual communication or web designer, as well as strong foundations in the critical aspects of a changing business landscape including marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Using cutting-edge tools and traditional design methods, you’ll work in a studio-based environment to hone your abilities and prepare to tackle a broad range of design challenges within complex and dynamic business environments.

Study locations
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Moreton Bay^
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
010883
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
4 years
Annual tuition fee 2021
A$24,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$97,600
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.
  • ^First- and second-year courses available at USC Moreton Bay from Semester 1, 2021.
Study locations QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 017211
  • Moreton Bay ^ 014241
  • Online 015044
Refer to the program footnotes
Minimum selection threshold
ATAR - 55.00 OP - - Rank - 55
UniSC program code
AB308
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
Blended Learning
Recommended prior study
English; General Maths, Maths Methods or Specialist Maths
Fee type 2021
  • Commonwealth supported places
Total courses
32
Total units
384
Footnotes
  • ^First- and second-year courses available at USC Moreton Bay from Semester 1, 2021.

Looking for a creative business career that lets you help shape the future? In this double degree, you’ll develop the creative and technical skills you need to work as a graphic, visual communication or web designer, as well as strong foundations in the critical aspects of a changing business landscape including marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Using cutting-edge tools and traditional design methods, you’ll work in a studio-based environment to hone your abilities and prepare to tackle a broad range of design challenges within complex and dynamic business environments.

In this degree you will:

  • Study the principles of good design, and learn how to use design to help people communicate, interact and learn
  • Build design expertise in your choice of major, including Animation and Visualisation Design, Interaction and UX Design, Serious Games Design or Visual Communication
  • Understand the fundamentals of modern business, including management, marketing, international trade and corporate social responsibility
  • Practise thinking creatively, analytically, and entrepreneurially to solve complex challenges related to business and design
Majors

Sunshine Coast
Business majors: Digital Futures; Economics and Finance; Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; International Business; Information Systems; Management; Marketing; Tourism, Leisure and Event Management

Design majors: Animation and Visualisation Design; Interactive and UX Design; Serious Games Design; Visual Communication

Moreton Bay
Business majors: Digital Futures; Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; International Business; Information Systems; Management; Marketing; Tourism, Leisure and Event Management

Design majors: Animation and Visualisation Design; Interactive and UX Design; Serious Games Design; Visual Communication

Online

Business majors: Digital Futures; Economics and Finance; Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; International Business; Management; Marketing; Tourism, Leisure and Event Management

Design majors: Animation and Visualisation Design; Interactive and UX Design; Serious Games Design; Visual Communication

Career opportunities

  • Animation and visualisation designer
  • UX designer
  • Game programmer/designer
  • Concept artist
  • Photographer
  • Fashion designer
  • Entrepreneur
  • Marketing coordinator
  • Creative director
  • Advertising executive
  • Business manager
  • International business

Please note that not all study components and/or combinations of study components included in this program may be able to be completed in the minimum duration. Please contact the Program Coordinator if you require written confirmation prior to accepting a place in this program.

Program structure

Business courses
Introductory courses (6) 72 units

BUS101 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
BUS102 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BUS104 Exploring Business Research
BUS105 Economics for Business
BUS106 Discovering Management
BUS108 Marketing Essentials

Developing and Graduate courses (3) 36 units

BUS203 Accounting for Business
BUS306 Information Systems in Organisations
BUS320 Business Law

Major (8) 96 units
1 Major (96 units) selected from the USC Business School:
Design courses
Introductory courses (3) 36 units

CMN101 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
CMN107 Business, Governance and Society
DES102 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship

Graduate course (1) 12 units

CMN313 Communication for the Creative Professional

PLUS select 12 courses (144 units) to complete 1 major and 1 minor
Majors:
Minors:
^Not currently available at Moreton Bay campus.
Elective courses

Select elective courses from the undergraduate elective course options. The number of electives is dependent on the Business major or minor chosen and the number of required courses included in that major or minor. Note that the total number of courses required to complete the program is 32 courses.

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 384

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points 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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • 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.