Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Global Studies
Australian Catholic University
About
The Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Global Studies is a double degree for people interested in the social, political, cultural, environmental and economic changes shaping our world.
In addition to the advantages of a business education, you will undertake studies in globalisation, environmental sustainability, global health, world politics and justice and its impacts on society, economics and the environment.
This degree offers students with a unique opportunity to study abroad (ACU has over 60 partner institutions around the world), or gain valuable international workplace experience with one of our internship partners.
Students have the opportunity to study a Diploma of Languages in either Spanish or Italian alongside their degree to further enhance their employment opportunities.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations | BUSN111 Working with technology | BUSN112 Managing markets | HIST115 Global history: six degrees of separation |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | Bachelor of Business Administration elective 1 | BUSN104 Money matters | POLS104 Introduction to international relations | UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | BUSN201 International business | ECON200 Economics: policy frameworks and markets | HRMG200 Applied human resource management | Global studies elective 1 |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | BIPX202 Community engagement: building strengths and capabilities | MKTG202 Marketing communications: Engaging stakeholders | Global studies list B | Global studies elective 2 |
| Year 3 - Semester 1 | HRMG204 Organisational behaviour | Business elective 2 | Global studies list A | UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100) |
| Year 3 - Semester 2 | Study abroad (GLST301-GLST304) or GLST300 Global studies international internship** (Pre: 120 credit points of study) | |||
| Year 4 - Semester 1 | MGMT311 Managing entrepreneurship and innovation | MGMT310 Sustainable organisational change | Global studies list C | GLST305 Global studies research project (Pre: At least 20 credit points of specified Global Studies units) |
| Year 4 - Semester 2 | MGMT304 Strategic management | BUSN304 Working with diversity and conflict OR BIPX301 Professional experience | Business elective 3 | Business elective 4 |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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