Bachelor of Business (pre 2016)

The University of Newcastle

About

There will be no intake into this program from 2016.

Students wishing to study a Bachelor of Business should refer to the new Bachelor of Business (Program No.

40027).The Bachelor of Business is one of the most popular and dynamic degrees offered by the Faculty of Business and Law.

It is a three year full-time (or equivalent part-time) program which starts with broad core courses and then progresses to one of the seven major sequences of study offered in the degree:

Human Resource Management, Information Systems in Business, International Business, Management, Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or Tourism.Elective courses are available in many areas including Business Law, Information Systems, Statistics, Japanese, Philosophy, Finance, Accounting, Leisure and Tourism Studies, Politics and Business Economics.The program has a practical orientation, with students learning from case studies of real business situations.

Structure

Code Title Term / Location Units
ACFI1001 Accounting for Decision Makers Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
ACFI1003 Introduction to Finance Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
ECON1001 Microeconomics for Business Decisions Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
ECON1002 Macroeconomics in the Global Economy Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
LEGL1001 Foundations of Law Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
MKTG1001 Foundations of Marketing Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
MNGT1001 Introduction to Management Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
STAT1060 Business Decision Making Trimester 1 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 1 - 2020 (Central Coast) Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) Trimester 2 - 2020 (Singapore) Trimester 3 - 2020 (Singapore) Semester 2 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units
POLI3001 Organisations, Politics and Society Semester 1 - 2020 (Newcastle City Precinct) 10 units

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

  • Effective oral communication skills.
  • Effective written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to work effectively in teams.
  • Critical thinking and analytical problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of theory, models and concepts relevant to human resource management, information systems in business, international business, logistics and supply chain management, management, marketing, or tourism.
  • Proficiency in the utilization of information and technology in business.
  • Business skills that incorporate understanding of ethical, social and global issues

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