Bachelor of Aviation/ Bachelor of Business

with a major in Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning

This course is not available to international students.
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Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Business, students must complete a total of 400 credit points, as follows:

  • 16 core units (200 credit points)
  • 8 units from the Piloting Major (100 credit points)
  • 8 units from a Business Major (100 credit points)

Students may not complete more than 200 credit points (16 units) at Level 1 (eg: AVA1xxxx). A unit of study can only be counted once. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.

Students looking to achieve CASA professional pilot qualifications must be co-enrolled in the Graduate Certificate of Piloting in order to undertake the requisite flying practicum units (delivered by business partner CAE Melbourne Flight Training)

Note: To be eligible for CA/CPA students must also complete a 33rd unit, LAW20019 Law of Commerce in addition to the Accounting major.

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

Professional Placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 500 credit points comprising of:

  • 16 core units (200 credit points)
  • 8 units from the Piloting Major (100 credit points)
  • 8 units from a Business Major (100 credit points)
  • 4 units of study of the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 450 credit points comprising of:

  • 16 core units (200 credit points)
  • 8 units from the Piloting Major (100 credit points)
  • 8 units from a Business Major (100 credit points)
  • 2 units of study of the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points)

Volume of Learning


The Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Business consists of 400 credit points total. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each academic year, eight (8) units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four (4) units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points. The volume of learning of the Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Business is typically four (4) years. For students who complete a Professional Placement, the Bachelor of Aviation/ Bachelor of Business consists of 450-500 credit points. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points with placement units carrying 25 credit points each. A standard annual full-time student load comprises 100 credit points, and a standard part-time load comprises 50 credit points. The volume of learning of the Bachelor of Aviation/ Bachelor of Business with a 6-month placement is typically 4.5 years. The volume of learning of the Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Business with a 12-month placement is typically 5 years.


Maximum Academic Credit


The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Aviation / Bachelor of Business is 200 credit points (normally 16 units), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline