Bachelor of Business

Charles Darwin University

About

The Bachelor of Business provides you with the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career in the dynamic world of business.

This program imparts practical knowledge and understanding in the range of marketing, management, accounting, law and economics disciplines that are essential for a successful business career.

The study modules reflect the demands of contemporary business and include topics such as e-commerce in the global business environment, strategic planning, international marketing, business ethics and many others.

During your studies, you will develop skills in communication, presentation and problem solving, and learn how to apply key theories and practices to real-life business situations.

The Bachelor of Business offers you the flexibility to choose subjects that interest you most.

You can tailor your study plan to match your future career path, which we help shape over the duration of your studies.

You can study on-campus in Darwin or online from anywhere in the world.

Structure

Common Units(2 units) - 20cp

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below.

CUC107

CUC100

(or *CUC106 if transferring from BCOMR)

Note: *

Common Units

Core Units(10 units) - 100cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 100 credit points as detailed below.

BCO101 Fundamentals of Marketing (replaced by MKT103 from 2021) COM105 Business and Communication Skills (new unit title from S2 2020) ECO105 Business Economics (replaced by ECO107 from S2 2020) LAW105 Introduction to Business Law MAN105 Introduction to Management QAB105 Quantitative Analysis for Business ACT205 Accounting for Managers OR ACT102 Introduction to Accounting BUS201 Business Ethics BUS303 Global Digital Enterprise (new unit title from 2021) BCO401 Business Project (previously BCO302) (replaced by BUS420 from 2021)

Specialist Electives(6-12 units) - 60-120cp

Specialist Elective units totalling 60-120 credit points as detailed below. Students select from a single major, customised selection or a double major.

SINGLE MAJOR

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (60 credit points) All of HRM201 Human Resource Management (last offered 2021) MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems from 2022) HRM302 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2020. Replaced by HRM306 Global Human Resources from 2021) HRM303 Industrial Relations (last offered 2021) HRM304 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy (last offered 2021) MANAGEMENT (60 credit points) All of MAN204 Project Management MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems from 2021) MAN306 Business Strategy (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation from 2021) MAN308 Operations Management (last offered 2021. Replaced by LOG301 Logistics and Channel Management from 2022) MAN310 New Venture Planning and Development (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS305 Business Model Design and Implementation)

MARKETING (60 credit points) All of MKT201 Consumer Behaviour (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT204 Customer Behaviour and Joint Value Creation) MKT202 Marketing Communications (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT205 Communication Across Cultures and Markets) MKT203 Marketing Research (last offered 2021) MKT303 International Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT310 International Market Analysis and Entry) MKT304 Services Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management) MAN306 Business Strategy (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation from 2021)

IMPORTANT The Economics Major is currently in teach out. All units listed against this major will no longer be available from Jan 2021. If you intend on completing the economics major you must complete all of the listed units before Jan 2021.

ECONOMICS (60 credit points) All of ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability)

CUSTOMISED SELECTION (60 credit points)

Note: No major will be listed on student testamur at the completion of the course

Any specialist elective combination of 3 units (30cp) from 200 level units selected from any of the majors above PLUS Any specialist elective combination of 3 units (30cp) from 300 level units selected from any of the majors above.

DOUBLE MAJOR Complete units totalling 120 credit points from only ONE of the double majors detailed below. Students completing one of the double majors below cannot undertake elective units.

DOUBLE MAJOR - ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (120 credit points) All of ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) HRM201 Human Resource Management (last offered 2021) MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) HRM302 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2020. Replaced by HRM306 Global Human Resources from 2021) HRM303 Industrial Relations (last offered 2021) HRM304 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy (last offered 2021)

DOUBLE MAJOR - MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS (120 credit points) All of ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) MAN204 Project Management MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) MAN306 Business Strategy (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation) MAN308 Operations Management (last offered 2021. Replaced by LOG301 Logistics and Channel Management) MAN310 New Venture Planning and Development (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS305 Business Model Design and Implementation)

DOUBLE MAJOR - MARKETING AND ECONOMICS (120 credit points) All of ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) MKT201 Consumer Behaviour (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT204 Customer Behaviour and Joint Value Creation) MKT202 Marketing Communications (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT205 Communication Across Cultures and Markets) MKT203 Marketing Research (last offered 2021) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) MAN306 Business Strategy (replaces MKT307 from 2019) (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation) MKT303 International Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT310 International Market Analysis and Entry) MKT304 Services Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management) DOUBLE MAJOR - MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (120 credit points) All of HRM201 Human Resource Management (last offered 2021) MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems) MKT201 Consumer Behaviour (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT204 Customer Behaviour and Joint Value Creation) MKT202 Marketing Communications (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT205 Communication Across Cultures and Markets) MKT203 Marketing Research (last offered 2021) HRM302 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2020. Replaced by HRM306 Global Human Resources from 2021) HRM303 Industrial Relations (last offered 2021) HRM304 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy (last offered 2021) MAN306 Business Strategy (replaces MKT307 from 2019) (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation) MKT303 International Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT310 International Market Analysis and Entry) MKT304 Services Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management) DOUBLE MAJOR - MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT (120 credit points) All of MAN204 Project Management MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems) MKT201 Consumer Behaviour (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT204 Customer Behaviour and Joint Value Creation) MKT202 Marketing Communications (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT205 Communication Across Cultures and Markets) MKT203 Marketing Research (last offered 2021) MAN306 Business Strategy (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation from 2021) MAN308 Operations Management (last offered 2021. Replaced by LOG301 Logistics and Channel Management from 2022) MAN310 New Venture Planning and Development (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS305 Business Model Design and Implementation) MKT303 International Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT310 International Market Analysis and Entry) MKT304 Services Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management) PLUS one unit (10cp) from the following: ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) HRM201 Human Resource Management (last offered 2021) ECO305 Economics of South East Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) HRM302 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2020. Replaced by HRM306 Global Human Resources from 2021) HRM303 Industrial Relations (last offered 2021) HRM304 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy (last offered 2021) DOUBLE MAJOR - MANAGEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (120 credit points) All of HRM201 Human Resource Management (last offered 2021) MAN204 Project Management MAN206 Managing Change (last offered 2021. Replaced by ENT202 Innovation Strategy and Systems) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour (last offered 2021. Replaced by MAN203 Comparative Management Systems from 2022) HRM302 International Human Resource Management (last offered 2020. Replaced by HRM306 Global Human Resources from 2021) HRM303 Industrial Relations (last offered 2021) HRM304 Negotiation, Bargaining and Advocacy (last offered 2021) MAN306 Business Strategy (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS304 Evidence Based Strategy Creation) MAN308 Operations Management (last offered 2021. Replaced by LOG301 Logistics and Channel Management) MAN310 New Venture Planning and Development (last offered 2020. Replaced by BUS305 Business Model Design and Implementation) PLUS two units (20cp) from the following: ECO204 Current Macroeconomic Issues (last offered 2020) ECO205 Management Economics (last offered 2020) ECO207 Labour Market Issues (last offered 2020) MKT201 Consumer Behaviour (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT204 Customer Behaviour and Joint Value Creation) MKT202 Marketing Communications (last offered 2020. Replaced by MKT205 Communication Across Cultures and Markets) MKT203 Marketing Research (last offered 2021) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia (last offered 2020) ECO308 Economics of Globalisation (last offered 2020. Replaced by FIN207 International Business Finance and the Economics of Globalisation) ECO309 Economics of Entrepreneurship (last offered 2020. Replaced by ENT201 Economics of Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) MKT303 International Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT310 International Market Analysis and Entry) MKT304 Services Marketing (last offered 2021. Replaced by MKT308 Brand and Reputation Management)

Electives(0-6 units) - 0-60cp

Units totalling up to 60 credit points may be selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. Please refer to the requirements for specialist electives in each major to ensure a total of 240 credit points.

When selecting electives, choose units at a suitable level. The first number in each unit code indicates the year level at which the subject is taught. Undergraduate units are coded at 100 to 300 level, therefore units coded as BUS1xx, BUS2xx and BUS3xx would be first, second and third year units respectively.

Students completing a Single Major or Customised Selection: 10 credit points of general electives must be at 300 level and no more than 20 credit points at 100 level.

Students completing a Double Major do not complete any general elective units.

- 240cp

Total Credit Points

Entry requirements

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

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