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.
- 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.
- * 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 Design of Water Supply Systems
BUS102 Introduction to Weather and Climate
BUS104 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
BUS105 Applied Systems Modelling
BUS106 Business Analytics#
BUS108 Introduction to Economics#
COR109 Management and Organisational Behaviour
Advanced Courses (2)
BUS203 Introduction to Marketing
BUS320 Accounting for Business
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:
- Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Supply Chain Management
- Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
# For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or (Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) ACC106 Introduction to Informatics is completed in lieu of BUS106 Communication and Thought and for students enrolled prior to 2014 ACC108 Business Law and Ethics is completed in lieu of BUS108 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (Gympie)
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (Gympie) - Management major
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (Gympie) - Marketing major
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (South Bank)
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (South Bank) - Management major
- Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement (South Bank) - Marketing major
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (Gympie)
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (Gympie) - Management major
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (Gympie) - Marketing major
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (South Bank)
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (South Bank) - Management major
- Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (South Bank) - Marketing major
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.