Bachelor of Business Administration

Overview

The business sector is one of the world's largest employers offering varying roles and careers. Business plays an important role in assisting to evolve a complex global economy by providing solutions to problems in a sustainable and ethical way. The Bachelor of Business Administration is a flexible degree which offers a broad education across all key aspects of the business environment. In addition to studying the essential core disciplines of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing, you can tailor your studies according to your interests by choosing electives from a particular Business discipline, or you can combine Business electives with subjects from other faculties. The selection of subjects must be made in conjunction with the academic advisor.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students graduating from the Bachelor of Business Administration will be able to:

1. Demonstrate core knowledge of business and organisations
2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing
3. Critically analyse business and organisational issues in local, national and international contexts
4. Demonstrate responsible judgement in decision making
5. Work effectively with others on shared goals
6. Use relevant technology for professional purposes
7. Demonstrate independent learning

Course Structure

To qualify for award of the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration, a candidate shall accrue an aggregate of at least 204 credit points (cp) which include 60cp of General Education 120cp of core subjects and 24cp of Electives of which no more than 2 can be at 100 level and none from the list of General Education subjects. A compulsory capstone subject is undertaken in the final year. Students are also required to accrue an overall weighted average mark (WAM) of 50% which is deemed equivalent to a GPA of 3.0.

GED (General Education) Requirements

Core Subjects

Electives

Plus 24 cp of electives from either 100, 200 or 300 level subjects.

Variation To Course Structure