Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Business is one of the most popular and dynamic degrees offered by the Faculty of Business and Law. It is a three year full-time (or equivalent part-time) program which starts with broad core courses and then progresses to one of the seven major sequences of study offered in the degree: Human Resource Management, Information Systems in Business, International Business, Management, Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or Tourism.

Elective courses are available in many areas including Business Law, Information Systems, Statistics, Japanese, Philosophy, Finance, Accounting, Leisure and Tourism Studies, Politics and Business Economics.

The program has a practical orientation, with students learning from case studies of real business situations.

Many of our graduates have gone on to find great jobs, not just in Australia but all over the world. The Bachelor of Business prepares you for a career in management and business consulting whether in developed Western economies or in transitional economies of Asia, Eastern Europe, India and Africa. With expertise in a range of areas you will be prepared to develop the strategic directions of your own business or to work in leadership roles in large domestic and multinational firms.

The career choices are endless and include business management, business consulting, retail management, advertising and promotions management, human resource management, industrial relations, marketing, small and medium enterprise management, tourism and hospitality management, foreign economic relations, international business, supply chain management, logistics management and marketing. Business graduates enjoy a high rate of employment. Career information is available on the majors page at:

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/students/degrees-to-careers/

Admission to this program is available to Australian students, residents and international students. Please visit http://www.newcastle.edu.au/what-can-i-study/undergraduate-programs/how-to-get-in/ for information on how to gain entry.

You may also be eligible to receive bonus points if you will be receiving an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). Please visit http://www.newcastle.edu.au/what-can-i-study/undergraduate-programs/how-to-get-in/domestic-students/options-for-entry/bonus-points.html to see if you are eligible.

Mathematics

If you wish to apply for credit for studies completed at another institution or if you are changing programs within the University and wish to transfer your credit to the new program go to https://intraweb.newcastle.edu.au/catso/pages/credittransferhome.aspx to apply online.

Available as an additional year to students who have achieved a credit grade point average.

Graduates who complete the Human Resource Management major sequence of the degree are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).

International students must comply with the University of Newcastle's English language proficiency requirements. All International students enrolled in the program will be provided with an orientation to familiarise them with the rules, expectations, facilities and services offered by the University. Please visit http://www.newcastle.edu.au/students/international/student-support/ to find out more about the support services available to international students.

The program is offered in on-campus mode at Callaghan, Ourimbah and UoN Singapore which makes the program accessible to international students.

Student with disabilities who require reasonable adjustments to undertake their program should contact the Disability Support Service before semester commences or early in the semester. Some adjustments need up to 4 weeks lead time to organise, so it is imperative that early contact is made. The Disability Support Service and relevant Faculty and School Officers will work together to ensure reasonable adjustments are provided in a timely manner.

Please note: All students must fulfil the inherent requirements of the programs and courses they are undertaking. While reasonable adjustments can be made, these adjustments cannot compromise academic integrity. It is the student's responsibility to check all the requirements of courses, and consider the effects of any medial condition or disability on their ability to complete course requirements. Please visit http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/disability/ for more information.

Students choosing a double major need to undertake 60 or 70 units unique to the second major in place of elective courses.

The majors available at Ourimbah are Human Resource Management, Marketing, Management and Tourism. At UON Singapore the majors offered are Marketing and Management, Marketing and Tourism.