Bachelor of Business (Dean's Honours)

The Dean's Honours Program is a study program for high-achieving students, offering you financial support to complete both your Bachelor of Business degree and honours.

Dean’s Honours domestic students will be awarded a scholarship with a total value of $20 000 paid over the four-year program.

Once you apply for the Bachelor of Business (Dean’s Honours Program) course you do not need to apply separately for this scholarship.

Domestic Students

To complete the Bachelor of Business (Dean's Honours), a student must successfully complete all parts listed below:

(a) eight Business School core units (b) one block of eight major core units (c) choice of one block of:

• Business Second Major plus 2 elective units; or
• University Second Major; or
• 8 elective units; or
• 2 Minors (University or Business or Extension); or
• 1 Minor (University or Business or Extension) plus 4 elective units.

Special course requirements

Grade point average: Dean’s Honours scholars must maintain a grade point average of 5.5 throughout their studies to retain the scholarship.

Breaks in study: Students wishing to apply for a break in study should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies to discuss, to ensure there are no difficulties with their scholarship. Course progression: Students are expected to follow the course structure. Students wishing to deviate from the recommended course structure should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies to determine if there is an impact to their scholarship.

Credit for prior learning (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is not permitted (with the exception of START QUT).

International Students

Course design

To complete the Bachelor of Business (Dean's Honours), a student must successfully complete all parts listed below:

(a) eight Business School Core units (b) one block of eight Major Core units (c) choice of one block of:

• Business Second Major plus 2 elective units; or
• University Second Major; or
• 8 elective units; or
• 2 Minors (University or Business or Extension); or
• 1 Minor (University or Business or Extension) plus 4 elective units.

Students who graduate from the Bachelor of Business with a GPA of 5.5 or higher will be eligible to enrol in the Bachelor of Business (Honours) (BS63).

Special course requirements

Breaks in Study: Students wishing to apply for a break in study should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies to discuss, to ensure there are no difficulties with their scholarhsip. Course progression: Students are expected to follow the course structure. Students wishing to deviate from the recommended course structure should contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies to determine if there is an impact to their scholarship.

Credit for prior learning (advanced standing)

Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is not permitted (with the exception of START QUT).

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Prerequisite

You must be a current student completing Year 12 in Australia or a student returning from a gap year after completing Year 12 in Australia.

Selection ranks

You will be considered solely on the basis of selection ranks from your OP, ATAR or IB Diploma completed in 2019 or 2018. Other qualifications and experiences may be allocated selection ranks for entry to other QUT courses, but will not be considered for this course.

Deferment

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Possible careers

• Account Executive
• Accountant
• Administrator
• Advertising Professional
• Banking and Finance Professional
• Business Analyst
• Business Development Officer
• Economist
• Facilities Manager
• Financial Advisor
• Financial Planner
• Financial Project Manager
• Financial Risk Manager
• Human Resource Developer
• Human Resource Manager
• Information Officer
• International Business Specialist
• Investment Manager
• Manager
• Market Research Manager
• Marketing Officer/Manager
• Project Developer
• Project Manager
• Public Relations Officer/Consultant
• Statistician
• Superannuation Advisor