Bachelor of Business

Overview

Swinburne’s Bachelor of Business challenges you to be innovative and to make a positive social impact on the world.

Learn to question how you can contribute as an individual and as part of a team in government, for-profit and for-purpose businesses.

Select a major area of specialisation and combine it with your core business studies to become an entrepreneurial thinker and business innovator.

Aims and objectives

Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Business, students will be able to:

• define and integrate theoretical principles applicable to business and apply those principles in a range of practices
• systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make informed judgements on options for innovatively solving a range of problems that arise in business contexts
• formulate creative solutions that are fit for purpose and demonstrate cognisance of the impact of business decisions on the triple bottom line
• coherently articulate a line of reasoning demonstrating cultural sensitivity and apply a framework to analyse and offer solutions to ethical dilemmas
• communicate a range of business arguments by evaluating and implementing alternative communication strategies as appropriate to the audience
• build on and continuously develop the intellectual independence to be critical and reflective learners, cognisant of new technologies
• work collaboratively in diverse groups.

Career opportunities

Graduates may wish to seek employment in a wide range of fields such as accounting, accounting and finance, accounting and financial planning, business administration, finance, financial planning, logistics and supply chain management, management, marketing or sports management.

Professional recognition

Graduates with an Accounting Major, Accounting and Finance Major, or Accounting and Financial Planning Major may be eligible to apply for membership of CPA Australia (Certified Practising Accountant), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

Additionally, students undertaking a major in Financial Planning or Accounting and Financial Planning may be eligible to apply for membership of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA).

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Business is 200 credit points (normally 16 units).