Bachelor of Business

Program handbook

Description

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 eight major sequences of study offered in the degree:

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
• Governance, Policy and Political Economy;
• Human Resource Management;
• International Business;
• Leadership and Management;
• Marketing;
• Sports Management;
• Tourism Management.

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

Program learning outcomes

Details

Admission information

Credit transfer

Professional recognition

Academic requirements for program completion

Total units required

240 units

Program duration

3 years full-time or part-time equivalent up to 8 years maximum.

International student visa holders who are studying the program on campus are required to enrol full time as per student visa requirements.

Program requirements

To complete the degree, students must pass courses totalling 240 units (generally made up of 24 courses worth 10 units each). The academic program has three distinct components: core courses, a major sequence and elective courses.

• To satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Business degree program you must complete:
• A total of, but no more than, 240 units (generally made up of 24 courses worth 10 units each)
• No more than 100 units at the 1000 (first year) level
• Between 40 and 100 units at the 2000 (second year) level and 3000 (third year) level
• The Core Bachelor of Business courses must be completed by all students and consists of seventy (70) units of prescribed courses and ten (10) units of directed courses. All core courses are at the first year (1000) level.
• The Compulsory and Directed courses for at least one major sequence.
• The remaining units (electives) can be chosen from any discipline area within the University. You may utilise your electives to undertake a double major. You must ensure that each major has 60 units of unique courses.

Some core courses count towards specific majors as listed below.

• LEGL1001 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Governance, Policy and Political Economy; Leadership and Management majors.
• MNGT1001 - Human Resource Management; International Business; Leadership and Management; Marketing and Tourism Management majors.
• MKTG1001 - Marketing; and Sports Management majors.

It is recommended that students choose the Core Directed course most applicable to their major as listed below.

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major – MNGT1002.
• Governance, Policy and Political Economy Major – POLI1010.
• Human Resource Management Major – IRHR1002.
• International Business Major – IBUS1000.
• Leadership and Management – any of the Directed courses.
• Marketing Major – any of the Directed courses.
• Sports Management – LEIS1000.
• Tourism Management – LEIS1000.

Please note that some courses within the major sequences may require additional assumed knowledge other than the compulsory courses in the major.

Students may study 40 units of courses which comprise a minor (see additional document at: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/335442/Bachelor-of-Business-Minor-Areas-of-Study.pdf ). When you have successfully completed your program, your transcript and testamur will specify completed major/s but will not specify completed minors.

Program plans

Download a program plan for further details on what you will study. Please refer to the program plan for the year that you commenced or transitioned into this program.

• 2016-2017-Program-Plan-B-Business-Newcastle-Single-Major-40027.pdf 643.6 KB
• 2016-2017-Program-Plan-B-Business-Newcastle-Double-Major-40027.pdf 800.9 KB
• 2016-2017 Program Plan B Business Ourimbah Single Major 40027.pdf 220.4 KB
• 2016-2017 Program Plan B Business Ourimbah Double Major 40027.pdf 219.6 KB

Additional documents

• Bachelor of Business Minor Areas of Study.pdf 70.6 KB

Transition arrangements

Program structure

Students are advised to read their program handbook information in conjunction with the program plans for course sequence/enrolment advice. Please refer to the Program Plan for the year that you commenced, or transitioned into, this program - Program Plans are available above.

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Suggested electives

Honours

Additional information

International students

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