Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business. (BABZ) - BA BBus

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 909611; Distance education: 909615; Springfield campus: 929611

CRICOS code (International applicants): 075195G

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Program focus

This double degree program will allow students to combine their chosen Arts program with a range of business skills, thus enhancing their employability. The double degree requires four years of full-time study or up to nine years of part-time study. Students will complete a 12 unit extended major or an 8 unit major plus a 4 unit minor from the Bachelor of Arts majors and the relevant requirements of the Business degree.

Career opportunities

This double degree broadens the range of students’ knowledge and skills and therefore enhances their appeal to prospective employers in the public and private sectors. The double degree provides students with the opportunity to combine areas of expertise for example marketing and public relations, international business and language and culture, communication and media studies and marketing, tourism management and indigenous studies or to combine studies in administrative management, HRM management or Management and Leadership with studies in communication and media studies, creative media, journalism etc.

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business degree programs.

Admission requirements

Applicants for admission to the program must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business.

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 program comprises 32 units as follows:

This structure is set out in the following table:

The core is made up as follows:

Arts Studies

The Arts component shall comprise either:

• at least 12 courses comprising of an eight unit major plus one 4 unit minor or 4 electives from the USQ programs Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Communication or Bachelor of Creative Arts (students choosing majors from Bachelor of Creative Arts must contact the School of Creative Arts as not all majors are available in this degree) or

• a 12 unit extended major from the Bachelor of Arts at USQ.

At least two units from each major must be at third year level.

Business Studies

The Business component shall comprise an eight-unit discipline-based major chosen from the following majors available within the Bachelor of Business:

• Administrative Management

• Human Resource Management

• Information Technology Management

• International Business

• Management and Leadership

• Marketing

• Supply Chain Management

• Tourism Management

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Recommended enrolment pattern

The following table indicates the preferred enrolment pattern for first year full-time/on-campus students. External or part-time students should follow a modified pattern.

Students should note the following:

• the Business major starts in Semester 1of second year

• the first Arts major starts in Semester 2 of first year

• the second Arts major starts in Semester 1 of second year

• the three core courses CIS1000 , CMS1000, STA2300 should be taken as indicated below but may be interchanged if there are timetable problems

• three of the Business core courses should be taken in Semester 1.

Students may complete all core Business courses ONC at Toowoomba, Fraser Coast or Springfield campuses. The Marketing, Human Resource Management and Tourism Management majors are fully available at Springfield campus and the Marketing major is fully available at Fraser Coast campus. Selected courses from the other majors from the Bachelor of Business are available at Springfield and Fraser Coast campuses.