Bachelor of Business

Murdoch University

About

With a Bachelor of Business, you can create your own future.This degree offers general business foundations with an opportunity for specialisation in one or two specific fields of business.

Designed with industry needs in mind, the Bachelor of Business provides a balance of structure and choice, with flexibility that allows you to tailor your studies to reflect your individual career aspirations.

You might learn how to build the most effective teams, explore how business operates across international borders or learn how to connect with a range of audiences through a growing number of marketing channels.3 reasons to study Business at MurdochYou will be supported by passionate teachers that care about you and your learning Our industry-relevant curriculum is designed with your future in mind and is embedded with opportunities to work on industry projects, in professional practice placements or in simulated environments.

We encourage your passion to make a difference, and provide you with the requisite skills, knowledge and future focused capabilities.

Structure

Spine 9 credit points

Required Units 9 credit points

Unit code Unit name Credit points
MSP100 Career Learning: Managing Your Career 3
MSP200 Building Enterprise Skills 3
MSP201 Real World Learning 3

Course Core 15 credit points

Required Units 15 credit points

Unit code Unit name Credit points
BSL165 Foundations of Business Law 3
BUS123 Management in a Global Environment 3
BUS124 Global Marketing 3
BUS163 Introduction to Accounting 3
BUS171 Foundations of Economics 3

Major 24 credit points

Unit code Unit name Credit points
MJ-ACCA Accounting 24
OR
MJ-EI Entrepreneurship and Innovation 24
OR
MJ-BNKA Banking 24
OR
MJ-BLWA Business Law 24
OR
MJ-FINA Finance 24
OR
MJ-HTMA Hospitality and Tourism Management 24
OR
MJ-HRMA Human Resources Management 24
OR
MJ-MGTA Management 24
OR
MJ-MKTA Marketing 24
OR
MJ-INTBA International Business 24
OR
MJ-GBPC Global Business and Politics 24

Option 24 credit points

For more information about the structure, please view the Handbook

Recommended Majors 24 credit points

OR

Recommended Co-Majors 18 credit points

OR

Recommended Minors 24 credit points

OR

General Elective Units 24 credit points

Entry requirements

Advanced Standing

Everyone has a different path to university so if you’ve already completed formal or informal learning, you could receive advanced standing. Also known as recognition of prior learning, advanced standing can reduce the amount of study needed to complete your degree by giving you credit for certain units.

Formal learning can include previous study in higher education vocational education or adult and community education. Informal learning can include on the job learning, various kinds of work and life experience.

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Adjustment for Murdoch RISE

Murdoch RISE is a selection rank adjustment, as part of our commitment to helping students from regional, Indigenous and low socio-economic backgrounds gain university entry.

If you achieve an ATAR of 60.00 - 89.95, a Murdoch RISE adjustment factor of up to 10.00 points may help you get into your preferred course. Murdoch RISE can increase your selection rank up to a maximum of 90.00.

There’s no application or need to register. If you are eligible, the adjustment factor is automatically added to your raw ATAR score when you apply.

 

This information applies to courses offered at our Australian campuses only. Courses offered at our Dubai, Singapore and Myanmar campuses or delivered by Open Universities Australia may have different requirements.

Learning outcomes

  • Develop the business and management skills and knowledge you need to shape business interactions in a creative, inclusive and ethical way.
  • How to create strategies that address complex challenges in a range of business settings.
  • creative ways of thinking, problem-solving and innovation relevant for the business workplaces of the future.
  • How to approach and address business issues and challenges for any size of business.
  • Building your global business and leadership skills and realise your ambitions to make a real difference in a complex and rapidly changing world.

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