Bachelor of Business (BBUS) - BBus

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904011; Distance education: 904015; Fraser Coast campus: 914011; Springfield campus: 924011

CRICOS code (International applicants): 003591C

Notes

Students can only commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education.
There is an opportunity for domestic students to complete an undergraduate business degree at the Australian National University, see the Diploma of Business Administration .

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In this section:

• Administrative Management major
• Human Resource Management major
• Information Technology Management major
• International Business major
• Management and Leadership major
• Marketing major
• Marketing and Hospitality Management major
• Supply Chain Management major
• Tourism Management major
• Tourism and Events Management major

Administrative Management major

This major aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to perform a role in the administrative management function of an organisation. It also provides students with management techniques that will assist them to lead and direct people to attain the information-related goals of the organisation. The major also will assist in preparing students for work in the virtual office environment.

Career opportunities

Administrative professional, executive officer, administrative manager, administrative services manager, RIM (records and information) manager, corporate administration manager.

Human Resource Management major

Human Resource Management is about managing people at work. This major covers a broad range of areas, including organisational behaviour and management, staffing and remuneration, workplace health and safety, employment relations, people development, workplace negotiations, strategic human resource management and leading organisational change.

Career opportunities

Personnel officer, employment officer, training officer, industrial relations officer, safety and welfare officer, human resource manager, hospitality industry employee.

Information Technology Management major

The Information Technology Management major is highly focused on Information Systems (IS) as a key strategic enabler of business success and teaches students how to leverage IS to identify and solve business problems. The major serves as a pathway into a variety of rapidly emerging IS career paths where business skills, for example communication, problem-solving and teamwork, are most important. Information Technology Management students develop skills in electronic commerce, systems analysis, database design and implementation, security, network management, service management and enterprise resource systems. Students study leading-edge business packages and tools such as Oracle, SAP and ISO20000 and are provided with the opportunity to pursue professional certification in a number of these areas. Students can study the Information Technology Management major in the Bachelor of Information Technology or the Bachelor of Business.

Career opportunities

Business analyst, systems analyst, data architect, business process/data modeller, enterprise resource planning (ERP) analyst, computer trainer/support, help desk support, IT manager, IT sales and marketing specialist, change manager, business process engineer, IT project manager, consultant, business continuity (BCM) specialist, IT security specialist, service management.

International Business major

The International Business major helps prepare graduates to understand and deal with the challenges facing firms conducting business in an increasingly global business environment. Students graduating with a Bachelor of Business (International Business) will be well placed to seek employment with domestic and multinational corporations, government organisations, non-profit organisations and international organisations across the manufacturing and service sector where a broad knowledge of international business is required.

Career opportunities

This major prepares graduates for a generalist or specialist career in most organisations and in particular those operating in the international arena. Career opportunities exist in multi-national companies, government departments, investment and financial institutions, import and export companies, and international organisations.

Management and Leadership major

Major in Management and Leadership if you wish to become an excellent manager. In this major you learn about topic areas, such as managing organisations, organisational behaviour and management, leadership, people development, knowledge management, international management, leading organisational change and business strategy.

Career opportunities

Management roles in a wide range of public and private enterprise.

Marketing major

This major provides opportunities for students to learn relevant marketing theories and principles in a real world context through the use of case studies and other applied activities. Students who graduate with a marketing major will be well equipped to work as a practising marketer in a range of both product and service industries and they will have an appreciation for the global, sustainable and ethical contextualisation of both marketing strategies and practices.

Career opportunities

Marketing consultant, marketing researcher, advertising manager, product or brand manager, distribution manager, sales manager.

Marketing and Hospitality Management major

This major provides a unique combination of USQ program delivery with recognition of TAFE qualifications. Upon successful completion of this joint delivery dual award program, students will receive two qualifications, a Diploma of Hospitality from TAFE and a Bachelor of Business (Marketing and Hospitality Management) from USQ. The USQ component of the program will provide understanding of marketing theories and principles. Student knowledge in the field of management is further developed through human resource and management courses. Tertiary-trained graduates from this program will be well positioned to fill supervisory and executive positions.

Career opportunities

Career opportunities for graduates include: hotel manager, resort manager, hospitality manager, catering manager, tourism manager, events manager, marketing manager.

Supply Chain Management major

The Supply Chain Management major focuses on planning, organising and controlling the flow of material and information within and between organisations. The major combines supply chain design, logistics management, distribution channels, supply chain operations and quality management to provide students with the required knowledge and skills to pursue careers within the production and service industry as well as consultancies.

Career opportunities

Production manager, purchasing manager, planning and scheduling officer, supply chain manager, inventory manager, distribution manager, warehouse manager.

Tourism Management major

Tourism Management is designed to provide a relevant professional education for students seeking management careers in a particularly diverse and dynamic tourism industry. The program is structured around a core of foundation business courses, field-specific courses and elective courses, and includes a blend of theoretical and applied courses. Graduates of this major will be well equipped to assist the tourism sector to establish and grow a sustainable future.

Career opportunities

Ecotourism project manager, tourism researcher, tourism marketing manager, cultural tourism manager, events coordinator, ecotourism guide, cultural tourism liaison officer, tourism research officer, regional tourism coordinator, owner/manager, hospitality manager, restaurant and functions supervisor, public relations officer.

Tourism and Events Management major

This major provides a unique combination of USQ program delivery with recognition of TAFE qualifications. Upon successful completion of this joint delivery dual award program, students will receive two qualifications, a Diploma of Events from TAFE and a Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Events Management) from USQ. Tourism and Events Management is designed to provide a relevant professional education for students seeking management careers in a particularly diverse and dynamic tourism and events industry. The program is structured around a core of foundation business courses, field-specific courses and elective courses, and includes a blend of theoretical and applied courses. Graduates of this major will be well-equipped with tourism and events management skills and knowledge to assist the tourism and events industries to establish and grow a sustainable future.

Career opportunities

Ecotourism project manager, tourism researcher, tourism marketing manager, cultural tourism manager, events co-ordinator, ecotourism guide, cultural tourism liaison officer, regional tourism co-ordinator, owner/manager tourism product/facility.

Professional accreditation

The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.

The Human Resource Management major will satisfy the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Human Resources Institute.

Program aims

The Bachelor of Business is designed as a vocationally-oriented degree program. It aims to produce graduates who are equipped to identify, describe, analyse and resolve business problems in both the private and public sectors. Achievement of the objectives of a student's studies will result in a graduate of high academic standard who is capable of competing for employment in a relevant professional area and pursuing career development in that or other related areas.

Program objectives

Graduates should possess attributes of familiarity with major business disciplines and knowledge and skills in problem identification, analysis and resolution and in communication, as well as specific attributes enabling them to work effectively in their chosen area of major study or major studies.

At the completion of the program, students should be able to:

• demonstrate strong communication skills and critical thinking skills

• understand the concepts, processes and procedures relevant to public and private organisations

• identify and evaluate the environments within which business is conducted in domestic and global domains

• demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the principles of business in a globalised world

• provide sensible and practical solutions to contemporary business problems

• assess information needs and apply appropriate analytical techniques to interpret such information

• satisfy admission requirements for membership of relevant professional bodies

• act within the ethics of their profession.

Admission requirements

Candidates for admission to this program must satisfy the normal USQ entry requirements for undergraduate programs. Please refer to Section 2.2 of the Admissions Policy, Section 2.2.1 (for Australian students) and Section 2.2.3 (for international students).

In addition, candidates for admission to the 16-unit Marketing and Hospitality Management major must have successfully completed a Diploma of Hospitality Management from a TAFE institution or equivalent accredited body.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/EAP programs

How to apply

Domestic students

Application for undergraduate programs may be made through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.

If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP) or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based on their overall Rank.

International students

This program is offered to international students. An international student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to USQ International for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and how to apply.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Finder.

Program structure

The Bachelor of Business is comprised of 24 units as follows:

Required time limits

The standard duration for completion of this program is 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time or external. Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program

Core courses

All students are required to complete a core of eight single-unit courses. The purpose of the core courses is to expose business students to fundamental concepts and methods and the diversity of subject matter that they will encounter in their studies. The functional areas of business are identified and elementary tools leading to a focus in the majors are developed.

The core courses are listed in the following table:

Note:

The courses ACC1101 , MGT1000, LAW1101 and ECO1000 are also known as Foundation Courses (for exemption purposes).

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Business (International Business) are required to take FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance not POL1000 Government, Business and Society.

Major studies

A major study is a set of courses that make up a coherent, in-depth study of a specific discipline. Faculty of Business and Law majors comprise eight or sixteen units. All students in the Bachelor of Business must complete at least one major study selected from those offered within the Bachelor of Business:

8-unit majors:

• Administrative management

• Human resource management

• Information technology management

• International business

• Management and leadership

• Marketing

• Supply chain management

• Tourism management

16-unit majors:

• Marketing and hospitality management

• Tourism and events management.

Double major studies

Students undertaking an 8-unit major may choose to complete a second major from the undergraduate degree programs offered by the Faculty of Business and Law or from the undergraduate degree programs offered by another Faculty at the University of Southern Queensland

A program in which there is a first and second major is known as a 'double major'. Where a second major from another Faculty contains less than eight units, students must complete extra elective units chosen from undergraduate courses offered at the University of Southern Queensland to ensure that their program contains 24 units in total. The sets of courses that make up each major in the Bachelor of Business are summarised in the following tables.

In this section:

• Important notes
• Administrative management major
• Human resource management major
• Information technology management major
• International business major
• Management and leadership major
• Marketing major
• Marketing and hospitality management major
• Supply chain management major
• Tourism management major
• Tourism and events management major

Important notes

Students wishing to undertake BUS3000 Work Integrated Learning as an elective of their relevant major must have completed at least 4 courses in the major of their work experience and be in the final year of their bachelor studies. Students are required to have organised work experience involving practice in the area of their major study and received the written permission of their employer for the period of work experience to use their placement as the basis of their learning. If the student intends to base their project on their current place of work, they must also have received the written permission of their employer. All students must then submit a proposal detailing their proposed work experience to the course examiner by the first day of semester for consideration. If their proposal is approved they will be enrolled in the course.

Administrative management major

Human resource management major

Information technology management major

International business major

Management and leadership major

This major is approved for external offer only. However, a number of courses are available on-campus at Toowoomba, Fraser Coast and Springfield.

Marketing major

Marketing and hospitality management major

This is a 16-unit major. This major is available to only those students who have successfully completed a Diploma of Hospitality Management from a TAFE institution or equivalent accredited body. Students will receive 8 units of exemptions for this Diploma of Hospitality Management as an integral part of this major. Students then study the following:

Supply chain management major

Tourism management major

Tourism and events management major

This is a 16-unit major. The Bachelor of Business (Tourism & Events Management) is available to only those students who have successfully completed a Diploma of Events from a TAFE institution or equivalent accredited body. Students would normally spend their first year of studies at TAFE and then apply for direct entry to USQ. They will then complete sixteen courses comprising the standard eight core courses of the Bachelor of Business and the eight remaining USQ courses for the Tourism and Events Management major.

Minor studies

In this section:

• Accounting
• Administrative management
• Business administration
• Business law
• Computing
• Communication and Media Studies
• e-Commerce
• Economics and politics
• Finance
• Global political economy
• Human resource management
• Information management
• Information systems management
• International business
• Management law
• Management and leadership
• Marketing
• Personal financial planning
• Politics and international relations
• Public Relations
• Psychology
• Small business
• Sports marketing
• Supply chain management
• Tourism
• Wine business management

A minor study is a coherent group of four units of courses that provides students with an appropriate breadth of study in their program. All students, except those undertaking a second major, must complete a four-unit minor study. Students who wish to take a minor study not listed in the recommended minors must obtain permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Before undertaking any course, the pre-requisite courses must be completed or exempted.

Please note:

When students select a minor(s), courses will only count towards that minor(s) if they have not already counted towards another selected major or minor.

Not all minors are available on-campus at all campuses.

Students may choose courses from those listed in the Minor Studies section of this Handbook. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

Accounting

Administrative management

Business administration

Business law

Computing

Communication and Media Studies

e-Commerce

Economics and politics

Finance

Global political economy

Human resource management

Information management

Information systems management

International business

Management law

Management and leadership

Marketing

Personal financial planning

Enrolment in this minor is subject to approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Students may not commence this minor until they have completed at least 12 units at levels 1 and/or 2 and/or 3 and must have a grade point average of 4.5. Students undertaking this minor should be aware that these courses are postgraduate courses and are, therefore, assessed at postgraduate standard.

Politics and international relations

Public Relations

Psychology

This minor is intended for students wishing to gain a broad perspective of the field of Psychology.

Small business

Sports marketing

Supply chain management

Tourism

Wine business management

Elective courses

Students not completing a double major must select four units of elective courses from courses offered at undergraduate level by Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate programs or, with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, from undergraduate programs offered by other faculties at the University of Southern Queensland. For the purposes of satisfying the electives requirement, students may choose courses from those listed in the Minor Studies section of this Handbook. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the computer requirements section.

Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to Section 2 of the Academic Standing, Progression and Exclusion Policy.

Students enrolled in the joint TAFE/USQ Diploma Programs must complete their Diploma studies at the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE before continuing enrolment at USQ.

Exit points

Students must maintain good standing in this program (see Other program requirements section). Students not wishing to complete the Bachelor of Business program may be permitted to exit with either (a) the Advanced Diploma of Business or (b) the Diploma of Business Administration .

Students may exit with the Advanced Diploma of Business if they have completed 12 courses as follows:

• a minimum of four, up to a maximum of eight, from the Bachelor of Business core courses, and either

• four to eight courses from a single Business major area of study, or

• four courses from a single Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Commerce major area of study (minor study) and four elective courses of study.

Students may exit with the Diploma of Business Administration if they have completed 8 courses as follows:

• a minimum of four courses from the Bachelor of Business core courses; and

• four other courses from the Bachelor of Business.

Exemptions

Candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Business program may be eligible for up to 16 units of exemption on the basis of successful completion of relevant, equivalent undergraduate study from a recognised university or institution offering equivalent study. Exemptions approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by USQ.

Claims for exemptions for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with the Faculty's Exemptions policies.

Note: Where exemptions are granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as exemptions, for example, where eight exemptions are granted, maximum time will be six years and minimum time will be four terms.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment patterns
• Administrative management recommended enrolment pattern
• Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus
• Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 1 intake)
• Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 2 intake)
• Information technology management recommended enrolment pattern
• International business recommended enrolment pattern
• Management and leadership recommended enrolment pattern^
• Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus
• Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Fraser Coast campus
• Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 1 intake)
• Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 2 intake)
• Supply chain management recommended enrolment pattern
• Tourism management recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external
• Tourism management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 1 intake)
• Tourism management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 2 intake)

Recommended enrolment patterns

Given the program structure information, students should plan their enrolment making sure that they have fulfilled all core, major, minor and elective requirements. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied before enrolling in a course.

As a guide, full-time students should plan to undertake eight courses per year and external students, who are in employment, a maximum of six courses per year, with a minimum of four courses per year. This is exclusive of any Semester 3 enrolments. Students wishing to enrol in more than four courses per semester or more than two courses in Semester 3 must obtain permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Courses are normally offered on-campus and externally in the same semester. If a course is offered twice in one year, the second offering will normally be on an external basis only. Students undertaking the Bachelor of Business may not enrol in any postgraduate courses, with the exception of students enrolled in the Personal Financial Planning Minor who may enrol in only the courses listed in the minor. On-campus students are not permitted to enrol in external courses unless the on-campus version is not available.

Note: students wishing to undertake BUS3000 Work Integrated Learning as an elective of their relevant major must have completed at least 4 courses in the major of their work experience and be in the final year of their bachelor studies. Students are required to have organised work experience involving practice in the area of their major study and received the written permission of their employer for the period of work experience to use their placement as the basis of their learning. If the student intends to base their project on their current place of work, they must also have received the written permission of their employer. All students must then submit a proposal detailing their proposed work experience to the course examiner by the first day of semester for consideration. If their proposal is approved they will be enrolled in the course.

Administrative management recommended enrolment pattern

Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus

Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 1 intake)

Human resource management recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 2 intake)

Information technology management recommended enrolment pattern

International business recommended enrolment pattern

Management and leadership recommended enrolment pattern^

Notes

^ This major may only be taken in external mode.

Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus

Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Fraser Coast campus

Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 1 intake)

Marketing recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (standard semester 2 intake)

Supply chain management recommended enrolment pattern

Tourism management recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external