Business Economics

Flinders University

About

The Bachelor of Business Economics requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the Honours degree an additional year (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is a 108-unit program offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.

Structure

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business Economics a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. A minimum of 27 units, but no more than 45 units, of Year 1 topics is to be included in the 108 units.

Students must complete:

  • 67.5 units of core topics
  • 18 units of BUSN option topics
  • 22.5 units of electives

Elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided course and topic prerequisites requirements are met. No more than 45 units of First Level topics may be included in the 108 units.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Except with the permission of the Dean (Education), the course must be completed within ten consecutive years. Failure to do so may constitute evidence of unsatisfactory progress. Where permission is given to complete in more than ten consecutive years, there may be a requirement for additional coursework in order to ensure relevant and up-to-date knowledge.

Core - Year 1 topics

27 units comprising:

BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units) BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units) BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units) BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units) BUSN1015 Foundations of Finance (4.5 units BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 1 topics

Plus 9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

BUSN2031 Business Forecasting (4.5 units) BUSN2034 Interpersonal Skills for Professionals (4.5 units) BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units) BUSN2043 Managerial Economics (4.5 units) Plus choose 9 units from:

BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units) BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units) BUSN2024 Sustainable Resource Management (4.5 units) BUSN3037 Import-Export Theory and Practice (4.5 units) BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.

Core - Year 3 topics

9 units comprising:

BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units) BUSN3056 International Trade (4.5 units)

Choose 4.5 units from:

BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units) BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units) BUSN2024 Sustainable Resource Management (4.5 units) BUSN3037 Import-Export Theory and Practice (4.5 units) BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 18 units of BUSN topics where pre-requisites are met

Elective - Year 3 topics

Plus a 4.5 unit elective topic from across the University where entry requirements are met.

Honours

Refer to Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Business Economics may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

  • Bachelor of Arts - from 1 January 2021
  • Bachelor of Arts - prior to 31 December 2020
  • Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science
  • Bachelor of Laws
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
  • Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)

Entry requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Learning outcomes

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • critically apply broad theoretical and technical economics knowledge and skills to inform accounting, finance, economic and management planning
  • analyse commercial business practices and decisions using theoretical and technical knowledge of regulatory, governance, compliance and legal requirements, and of the economic environment
  • apply theoretical knowledge, technical competencies and critical judgement to recommendations for business planning
  • explain the impact of socially responsible, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and global perspectives on economic theory and practices
  • communicate technical advice and ideas to specialists and non-specialists, in written and spoken forms
  • manage time, self and tasks effectively as an individual and to collaborate with a diverse team
  • use computer-based information systems or applications to solve or document business problems

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