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Bachelor of Business (Management)

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.

Study locations
  • Sippy Downs
  • SouthBank
  • Caboolture
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
028847M
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
3 years
Annual tuition fee 2019
A$23,200
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$69,600
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.
Study locations QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 012041
  • Moreton Bay From 2020
  • Caboolture 018641
  • South Bank 018041
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 18 Rank - 64
UniSC program code
BU341
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
3 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
Blended Learning
Recommended prior study
English; Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2019
  • Commonwealth supported places
Total courses
24
Total units
288

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 Intellectual Property
BUS102 Taxation
BUS104 Public International Law
BUS105 Private International Law
BUS106 Human Rights Law
BUS108 International Social Justice Clinic
COR109 Foundations of Sustainability

Developing and Graduate courses (9) 108 units

BUS203 Measuring Sustainability
BUS211 Communicating Sustainability
BUS320 Sustainability Problem Solving
HRM311 Business Analytics
IBS220 Introduction to Economics
ICT352 Introduction to Management
MGT310 Introduction to Marketing
MGT325 Accounting for Business
MGT326 Introduction to Informatics

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

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 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.