Diploma of Business Studies
Central Queensland University
About
The Diploma of Business Studies course is designed to equip you with foundational skills in business and management.
The course is designed to equip you with knowledge and skills required in business communication, accounting, management, economics, legal issues in business, and managing human resources.
The course includes eight units of study which provides foundational skills to either undertake further study in business related bachelor degree or enter into employment.
Successful completion of the diploma will provide opportunity for you to receive credit for eight units of study in CA01 Bachelor of Business.
You have the option to pathway into second year of Bachelor of Business degree or enter into employment.
The course provides opportunity for you to undertake part time or online study while balancing your personal and professional commitments.
Structure
Course Structure
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Core Structure
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| Number of units: 8 | Total credit points: 48 |
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> ACCT11059 | Accounting, Learning and Online Communication | --> |
| --> MGMT11109 | Introduction to Business | --> |
| --> COMM11003 | Career Communications | --> |
| --> MRKT11029 | Marketing Fundamentals | --> |
| --> ECON11026 | Principles of Economics | --> |
| --> HRMT11010 | Organisational Behaviour | --> |
| --> LAWS11030 | Foundations of Business Law | --> |
| --> HRMT11011 | Human Resource Management | --> |
Entry requirements
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Entry Scores
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| Rank Threshold | SR 52 | ATAR 52 |
Entry Requirements
English Requirements:
If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University.
Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- a secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or
- tertiary diploma level qualification, or
- bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0
completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.
If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores:
- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components; or
- Cambridge Certificate in advanced English (CAE) - Score of 180 or above; or
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - Score of 200 or above; or
- Combined Universities Language Test (CULT) - 70% with no individual component score of less than 15.
English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.
International students:
English language requirements of overall band score of 6 (with no individual score of less than 5.5)
Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge
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Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
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- Apply effective written and verbal communication skills to clearly and appropriately express ideas and perspectives to a range of audiences and to support further learning opportunities
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- Apply key business practice theories and concepts to practical business problems
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- Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies to generate, manage and disseminate information
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- Identify, analyse and act on business-related information from a range of sources
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- Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes and demonstrate the ability to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement in relation to business operations.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning | --> | --> | |||
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources | --> | --> | |||
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate understanding of knowledge | --> | --> | --> | --> | |
| 6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate application with depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts | --> | --> | |||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations | --> | --> | |||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality | --> | --> | |||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well- defined parameters | --> |
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