Create your own unique business degree to start you on your individual career path.

The Bachelor of Business is a three-year course comprising a core of mandatory units of study and a selected specialisation, plus either an additional specialisation, electives, or a combination of an area of study with electives. This provides a more personalised learning experience.

All students undertake the same first year subjects, which are complemented in second and third years by specialisations in either two business disciplines, or a single specialisation and an area of study. Areas of Study can be chosen from business, legal studies, arts, science, health or engineering. These are subject to the approval of the course co-ordinator and may be limited by prerequisite requirements.

If you don’t get the Clearly-in ATAR for the business course you want, or you're just not sure which specialisation you want to choose, you can enrol and study all the common first year units - then decide which way to go from second year on.

The Bachelor of Business offers specialisations in nineteen disciplines, two of which are available to International students only:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance
• Computer Systems Management
• Culinary Management (International Students ONLY)
• Event Management
• Financial Planning
• Financial Risk Management (International students ONLY)
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Information Systems
• International Business
• International Hospitality Management
• International Trade
• Management
• Marketing
• Music Industry
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• Tourism Management

• Location:
  City Flinders, Footscray Park and Off-shore
• College:
  College of Business
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  BBUS
• Duration:
  3 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
  Click here to search for courses available to non-residents

How to apply

Bachelor of Business graduates find employment in a wide range of occupations in a wide range of professional settings including private corporations, professional service firms, the public service and community sector.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The Bachelor of Business enables students to experience a range of educational processes and curricula that will equip graduates for entry into a constantly changing local and global workforce requiring intellectual, analytical, organisational, personal and interpersonal skills.

Upon completion of the course students should have knowledge and skills that demonstrate: • Understanding of the fundamentals of business and ethical behaviour • Broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge with depth in one or more business disciplines • Capability to apply knowledge and skills that evidence well-developed judgement and responsibility in a professional business setting • The capacity to access information, undertake a critical analysis and make judgements to solve problems in a broad range of business settings • The ability to communicate a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and skills in both oral and written form to a range of associates in business • The capacity to reflect on their own learning and career goals and develop strategies for achieving them.

The Bachelor of Business is a three year course on a full time basis. Students will be required to complete 7 core, 3 professional development, 7 specialisation and a further 7 elective units of study which can be undertaken as a second specialisation or combination of units from specialisation both within and outside the Faculty of Business and Law. All undergraduate degree units of study carry a value of 12 credit points. Each student must obtain 288 points through academic study to graduate.

• Accounting for Decision Making

  Unit code

  BAO1101

  Credits

  12

• Information Systems for Business

  Unit code

  BCO1102

  Credits

  12

• Economic Principles

  Unit code

  BEO1105

  Credits

  12

• Business Statistics

  Unit code

  BEO1106

  Credits

  12

• Introduction to Marketing

  Unit code

  BHO1171

  Credits

  12

• Business Law

  Unit code

  BLO1105

  Credits

  12

• Management and Organisation Behaviour

  Unit code

  BMO1102

  Credits

  12

• Professional Development 1 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

  Unit code

  BFP1100

  Credits

  12

• Professional Development 2 - Analysis and Strategy

  Unit code

  BFP2100

  Credits

  12

• Professional Development 3

  Unit code

  BFP3001

  Credits

  12

• Accounting

  Unit code

  BSPACC

• Banking and Finance

  Unit code

  BSPBAF

• Culinary Management

  Unit code

  BSPCUL

• Event Management

  Unit code

  BSPEVM

• Financial Planning

  Unit code

  BSPFIP

• Financial Risk Management

  Unit code

  BSPFRM

• Hospitality Management

  Unit code

  BSPHOS

• Human Resource Management

  Unit code

  BSPMHR

• Information Systems Management

  Unit code

  BSPISM

• International Business

  Unit code

  BSPIBU

• International Hospitality Management

  Unit code

  BSPIHM

• International Tourism Management

  Unit code

  BSPITM

• International Trade

  Unit code

  BSPITR

• Management

  Unit code

  BSPMAN

• Marketing

  Unit code

  BSPMAR

• Music Industry

  Unit code

  BSPMUI

• Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Unit code

  BSPSBE

• Supply Chain and Logistics Management

  Unit code

  BSPSCM

• Year 12: To qualify for admission into the Bachelor of Business, applicants must have successfully completed a course of study at Year 12 or equivalent. Year 12 Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 20 in English (any). Selection Mode: Current Year 12 applicants: ATAR and two-stage process with a middle-band of approximately 20%. Middle-band: consideration is given to performance in the full range of Year 12 studies undertaken. A study score of at least 25 in English (any) = a maximum aggregate 2 points higher. A study score of at least 20 in one or more business (any), information technology (any) or mathematics (any) = an aggregate 2 points higher per study, to a maximum 10 points. Consideration may also be given to the SEAS application and the Victoria University West + 5 scheme. Overall maximum of 12 aggregate points.
• International: Applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in the English language: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) result with an overall score of 6.0 and no individual band score less than 6.0 or equivalent. Applicants must also have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to Australia's Year 12.
• Mature: Applicants who have not completed Year 12 but who possess appropriate educational qualifications, work or life experiences which would enable them to successfully undertake the course, will be considered for admission.