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Bachelor of Business

VTAC (International)

37133

CRICOS Code

039579B

Duration (International)

3.0

Classes Held

Will be informed upon enrolment

Commences

March and July

Outline

The Bachelor of Business is a program for students intending to gain a strong background across the broad scope of the main business and organisation functional areas, and develop a strong strategic and entrepreneurial emphasis towards innovation and the development and growth of businesses. Aside from undertaking a general Bachelor of Business, students may elect to undertake a specialisation in Entrepreneurship, Marketing or Tourism. A feature of the program is the group of practical business placements and projects courses that are available.

This flexible degree structure allows up to one-third of the program to be selected from other degree programs, including management, marketing, human resource management, tourism, Asian studies and languages, psychology, arts and mathematics as electives.

Assessment (Internat.)

Assignments, essays, class presentations, group work and exams.

Career Opportunities

This program focuses on enterprise, competitiveness and integration. You will be prepared for roles in businesses that range from small startup enterprieses to large firms and for self-employment. On completion of this program, you will be prepared to work in a range of business settings, particularly where environments are dynamic and complex and industries highly competitive. This program would be a good choice for those aiming for self employment or wishing to develop a career as a business analyst, consultant or strategic planner.

RPL and Credit Transfer

International students wishing to apply for RPL and Credit Transfer are required to provide syllabus of previous study undertaken at time of applying for program. Not all programs offer RPL and Credit Transfer. Contact the International Student Programs office at international@ballarat.edu.au

Objectives

This program will give you the foundation, knowledge and skills to deal with the demands of contemporary business settings. It aims to:

. Develop the conceptual frameworks and skills of critical analysis applicable to entrepreneurial operations in a global economy
. Provide an opportunity for specialisation as well as integration and application
. Develop high potential individuals to serve the business needs of local, national and global enterprises
. Provide market attractive, competitive and educationally robust business education
. Provide a sound working knowledge of the core disciplines of business
. Enhance a range of generic skills with a focus on business communication and problem solving skills.

Requirements

Student workload in this program will normally be evenly spread across all semesters. Usually, this will involve four courses of 15 credit points per semester for full-time students. Contact hours for full-time students will normally be a maximum of 15 hours per week.

The program is made up of a total of 24 courses which includes foundation courses (8), specialisation courses (8) and elective courses (8).

Foundation courses should be completed early in the program of study (i.e. by the end of the third semester). Specialisation and elective courses can be undertaken throughout the program.

To fulfill the academic requirements for the Bachelor of Business a student will complete an approved program of study comprising the following:

Gain a minimum of 360 credit points of which at least 16 courses must be Foundation and Specialisation courses. No more then 10 introductory courses are permitted.

Foundation Courses (Complete all eight)
. BUACC1506 Accounting and Business Decisions
. BUEBU1501 eBusiness Fundamentals
. BUECO1507 Business Microeconomics
. BUENT1531 Innovation in Society
. BULAW1502 Fundamentals of Law
. BUMGT1501 Management Principles
. BUMKT1501 Introduction to Marketing
. BUTSM1501 Introduction to Tourism

Specialisation Courses
In the Bachelor of Business degree, students may choose to complete approved specialisations. Students may choose a specialisation when commencing the program or after completing the first year of the program.

Students may nominate to graduate with one of the following specialised degrees, if they meet the academic requirements:

. Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship)
. Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
. Bachelor of Business (Tourism)

Elective Coursess
In the Bachelor of Business degree, students may choose to up to eight elective courses. Elective courses can be selected from any of the courses available in the School of Business or any other University of Ballarat School.

Content

For further information regarding the Program Content for this program, please select the link below:

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS - ENTREPRENEURSHIP


BACHELOR OF BUSINESS - MARKETING


BACHELOR OF BUSINESS - TOURISM

Teaching Location (International Students)

The Bachelor of Business is offered at the following locations:

Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat (CRICOS Code 039579B)

AMI: Melbourne (CRICOS Code 055555K)
ATMC: Melbourne (CRICOS Code 039579B)
Crown Institute: New Zealand
SINO Institute of Continuing Education: Hong Kong
Unity College International: Malaysia

Application Method

International students currently studying VCE in Victoria (Australia) are required to apply through VTAC. All other international students applying for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees are required to apply through the University of Ballarat's International Student Programs office. All international students applying for Higher Degrees by Research are required to apply through the Research & Graduate Studies Office.

Entry Requirements - Int

International students must meet the following basic entry requirements (see below):

Extra Requirements - Int

There are no additional entry requirements to enter this program other than the University Entry Requirements listed above.

Other Providers

n/a

Pathways (International)

Please refer to the contact listed under 'Program Enquiries'.

Partner Provider/s

The Bachelor of Business is offered at the following Partner Providers:

AMI (Melbourne)
CRICOS Code 00103D
http://www.ami.vic.edu.au Ph: +61 3 8610 4100

ATMC (Melbourne)
CRICOS Code 00103D
http://www.atmc.vic.edu.au Ph: +61 3 9642 0686

Crown Institute (New Zealand)
http://www.crown.ac.nz Ph: +64 4476 2058

SINO Institute of Continuing Education (Hong Kong)
http://www.sino.edu.hk Ph: +85 2 2314 3221

Unity College International (Malaysia)
http://www.unity.edu.my Ph: +60 3 7955 8763

Other Study Costs

Textbooks and materials.

Teaching Methods

Usually 3 hours face to face teaching, per course, per week, including lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory exercises.

Teaching Resources

Library and computing facilities.

Learning Facilities

Lecture theatres and tutorial rooms
Video and Powerpoint facilities

Program Enquiries - Inter.

International Student Programs
University of Ballarat
PO Box 663
Ballarat Victoria 3353
Australia

Tel: +61 3 5327 9018
Fax: +61 3 5327 9017
Email: international@ballarat.edu.au
Web: www.ballarat.edu.au/international

Information correct as at

21-10-2009

Further Information

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The commencement of all programs is subject to available funding and enrolment quotas.
All information contained in this publication including the availability of programs and fees, is correct at the time of going to press as at the date above, however the University reserves the right to alter any program, procedure or fee. Students should check for any amendment prior to enrolment.

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