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Faculty of Business Majors and Minors

Majors and minors identify areas of focus in degree programs. A major consists of eight courses; a minor is four courses. Majors and minors are offered in the following areas:

Business Foundation Courses
Accounting
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Tourism
Advanced Business Courses

Business Foundation Courses

Compulsory courses for all Business Students

5 required courses:
BUS101 Applied Research Methods
BUS102 Economics for Business
BUS103 Business Law and Ethics
BUS104 Managing the Organisation
BUS105 Marketing Theory and Practice
BUS108 Introduction to ICT (Note: Only for Information System first major students)
Plus - choose 1 course from: (Note: Accounting students must choose BUS106 )
BUS106 Introductory Accounting
BUS107 Accounting for Non-Accountants

Accounting

Major - consists of all 8 courses listed below
Minor - may consists of any 4 of the following courses providing prerequisites are met

ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC211 Business Finance
ACC220 Law of Business Associations
ACC221 Company Accounting
ACC310 Management Accounting
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice

Information Systems

Primary Major (for BBus(InfSys) and BICT students) - consists of all 8 courses listed below
Second Major (for students other than BBus(InfSys) and BICT) - consists of BUS108 plus any 7 ICT courses listed below providing prerequisites are met.
Minor - may consist of BUS108 plus any 3 of the following ICT courses providing prerequisites are met

ICT210 ICT Analysis and Project Management
ICT211 Database Design
ICT220 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT221 Java Programming 1
ICT310 Object-oriented Analysis and Design
ICT311 Java Programming 2 #
ICT320 Database Programming
ICT321 Architecture and Systems Integration
#Not available until 2005; INF311 Advanced Business Programming will be offered in 2004.

International Business

Major - consists of 6 IBS courses listed below, plus 2 courses from the International Business electives listed
Minor - consists of IBS210 , IBS220 , IBS310 , and IBS320

IBS210 Principles of International Business
IBS220 Transnational Management
IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS310 International Marketing
IBS320 Export Management
IBS321 International E-Business Marketing Strategy
Plus - choose 2 International Business electives from:
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
Languages
INT100 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
INT255 Rim and Islands: The Politics of the Asian-Pacific Region
INT235 The Philosophy of International Relations in a Changing World

Management

Major in Management - consists of 4 HRM courses, 3 MGT courses and one Management Elective
Minor in Human Resource Management - consists of the 4 HRM courses only
Minor in Management - may consist of any 4 Management or HRM courses from the Management Major providing prerequisites are met

HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM220 Workplace Relations
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
HRM320 Contemporary Workplace Issues
MGT210 Project and Event Management
MGT310 Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
MGT320 Management Strategy
Choose 1 of the following Management elective courses:
ACC310 Management Accounting
ICT210 ICT Analysis & Project Management
IBS220 Transnational Management
TSM210 Tourism Management

Marketing

Major - consists of the 8 courses listed below
Minor -consists of MKG210 , MKG211 , MKG220 and MGT320

MKG210 Consumer Behaviour
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG220 Promotions Management
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
MKG301 Advanced Research Methods (Marketing)
IBS310 International Marketing
MGT320 Management Strategy
MKG321 Marketing Research Project

Tourism

Major - consists of the 7 TSM courses listed below, plus one course from the Tourism Electives listed
Minor - consists of any 4 TSM courses providing prerequisites are met

TSM210 Tourism Management
TSM211 Tourist Behaviour and Special Interests
TSM221 Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
TSM222 Ecotourism: a Sustainable Option?
TSM312 Sustainable Tourism
TSM313 Tourism, Technology and Innovation
TSM323 Practicum in Tourism
Choose 1 of the following Tourism elective courses:
IBS321 International E-Business Marketing Strategy
MGT210 Project and Event Management
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
ENP240 Interpretation: Environment, Heritage and Tourism

Advanced Business Courses

Elective - students wishing to undertake these courses should contact the Program Adviser for their respective disciplines

BUS301 Advanced Research Methods
XXX331 Applied Business Project (1 course value)
XXX332 Applied Business Project (2 course value undertaken in 1 semester)
XXX334
A & B Applied Business Project (2 course value undertaken in 2 semesters)