Bachelor of Business Information Systems / Bachelor of Business

Course rules

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business Information Systems / Bachelor of Business students must complete 400 credit points as follows:

• 6 Business core units of study (75 credit points)
• 6 Business Information Systems core units of study (75 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business Information Systems discipline major (100 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business discipline major 100 credit points)
• 4 units of study comprising of a minor, advanced minor or electives (50 credit points)

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. This option is not available to International Students.

Students complete no more than 200 credit points (16 units) at Introductory Level (i.e. Stage 1 - ACC1XXXX). 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.

Final Year Experience - Major Projects
As part of the Swinburne Model for Professional Learning, all students in this course will undertake professionally focused final-year projects as part of their degree. Entry with advanced standing may require alternate study sequences to be undertaken.

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:

• 6 Business core units of study (75 credit points)
• 6 Business Information Systems core units of study (75 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business Information Systems discipline major (100 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business discipline major (100 credit points)
• 4 units of study comprising of a minor, advanced minor or electives (50 credit points)
• 4 units of study from 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:

• 6 Business core units of study (75 credit points)
• 6 Business Information Systems core units of study (75 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business Information Systems discipline major (100 credit points)
• 8 units of study from a Business discipline major (100 credit points)
• 4 units of study comprising of a minor, advanced minor or electives (50 credit points)
• 2 units of study from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points)

Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Business Information Systems/Bachelor of Business is 200 credit points (normally 16 units), 100 credit points maximum from each discipline.