Bachelor of Business in 2024 - University of Wollongong

Bachelor of Business 2024 course changes: Guide for current students

The School of Business has enhanced the course content of the Business degree programs with some exciting changes to be introduced from 2024. There are many benefits to students, including:

Subject content improved to include the latest industry trends and technologies.
Collaboration with industry leader/s ensures that graduates will have the skills and knowledge needed by employers today and moving into the future.
More opportunities for students to complete a professional internship within their degree.
More elective choices in many majors so students can tailor studies to their professional interests.

Students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (3090), Bachelor of Commerce (710), Bachelor of Economics and Finance (326) or related double degrees may have some changes to their subject enrolment for 2024 and beyond. The information provided on this webpage applies only to students who commenced their degree in 2023 or before. Those who start their degree in 2024 should follow the 2024 Course Handbook.

Click on your selected course or major(s) below for more information, which should be read along with your Course Handbook page. There are no changes to first-year subjects within the Bachelor of Business/ Commerce. Where subjects in your degree have been replaced, the new subjects have been listed in the ‘2024 subjects’ column below.

If you have any questions regarding the below, please contact AskUOW.

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Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Business Analytics)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Business Law)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Economics)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Finance)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Human Resource Management)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (International Business)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Management)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Marketing)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Public Relations)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Sports Marketing and Management)
Bachelor of Business/ Commerce (Supply Chain Management)
Bachelor of Economics and Finance
Minors

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacements listed where relevant)
ACCY200 Financial Accounting	No change
ACCY201 Advanced Financial Accounting	No change
ACCY211 Management Accounting	No change
ACCY231 Information Systems in Accounting	No change
FIN 222 Corporate Finance	No change
ACCY305 Financial Accounting III	ACCY305- Accounting and professional Practice (subject name change only)
ACCY312 Advanced Management Accounting	No change
ACCY342 Auditing and Assurance	No change

Additional subjects for those students who wish to apply for external professional accreditation:

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacements listed where relevant)
LAW 101 Introduction to Law	No change
LAW 302 Law of Business Organisations	No change
LAW 315 Taxation Law	ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
CSIT115 Data Management and Security	No change
ECON222 Mathematics for Business	No change
ECON339 Applied Financial Modelling	ECON339 Applied Economic and Financial Modelling (subject name change only)
BALA201 Introduction to Business Analytics	No change
BALA202 Big Data and Visual Analytics for Business	No change
BALA301 Emerging Techniques and Tools in Business Analytics	No change
BALA302 Business Analytics Industry Project	No change

Elective subjects

Choose one from below. Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
MARK310 Marketing Effectiveness	No change
CSCI235 Database Systems	No change
N/A	ECON253 Data Analysis I
N/A	ECON353 - Data Analysis II
N/A	ECON339 Applied Economic and/ Financial Modelling
N/A	BUS 302 International Study Tour in Business
N/A	BUS 303 International Perspectives on Sustainable Business Practises
N/A	BUS 391 Professional Experience in Business

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below. All elective subjects listed for either 2023 or 2024 can be counted towards the major.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
LAW 101 Introduction to Law	No change
LAW 302 Law of Business Organisations	No change

Elective subjects

Choose six subjects from below. Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
LAW 308 Administrative Law	No change
LAW 315 Taxation Law	ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners*
LAW 316 Work Health and Safety Law	NOT OFFERED
LAW 321 Banking Law	No change
LAW 323 Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law	No change
LAW 330 Law of Employment	No change
LAW 331 Intellectual Property Law	No change
LAW 332 Labour Regulation	NOT OFFERED
LAW 334 Environmental Law	No change
LAW 335 Anti-Discrimination Law	No change
LAW 343 International Law	No change
LAW 348 Media Law	NOT OFFERED
LAW 360 Foreign Investment Law in China	NOT OFFERED
LAW 399 Asian Business Law	NOT OFFERED
LAW 319 International Business Law	No change
LAW 338 International Trade Law	No change
LAW 305 Health Law	No change
N/A	BUS 391 Professional Experience in Business
N/A	LAW 306 Privacy Law and Technology
N/A	LAW 309 Law and Emerging Technologies
N/A	LAW 314 Climate Change, Sustainability and the Law
N/A	LAW 333 Law of Trade Marks and Patents
N/A	LAW 336 Law of Copyright and Design
N/A	LAW 339 International Investment Law
N/A	LAW 340 Commercial Law
N/A	LAW 345 Competition Law

* ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners replaces LAW 315 Taxation Law from 2024.

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ECON205 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy	No change
ECON215 Microeconomic Theory and Policy	No change
ECON305 Economic Policy	ECON305 Public Sector Economics and Policy (subject name change only)

Select one subject from the following:

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ECON222 Mathematics for Business	No change
ECON339 Applied Financial Modelling	ECON339 Applied Economic and Financial Modelling (subject name change only)

2023 (or previous years) Subjects

2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)

ECON222 Mathematics for Business

No change

ECON339 Applied Financial Modelling

ECON339 Applied Economic and Financial Modelling (subject name change only)

Select one subject from the following:

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ECON316 History of Economic Thought	NOT OFFERED
ECON304 The Historical Foundations of the Modern Australian Economy	No change

Elective subjects

*Select 3 subjects (18 cps) from the list below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
Select 18 cps of electives, of which 12 cps must be from 300 level Economics subjects and the remaining 6 cps from either 200 or 300 level Economics subjects.	ECON301 Monetary Economics
N/A	ECON303 Development Economics
N/A	ECON306 The Chinese Economy
N/A	ECON309 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
N/A	ECON315 Business Cycles and Economic Growth
N/A	ECON318 Health Economics
N/A	ECON331 Financial Economics
N/A	ECON332 Managerial Economics and Operations Research
N/A	ECON353 Data Analysis II
N/A	ECON354 International Economics
N/A	ECON355 The Creative Economy and Artificial Intelligence
N/A	ECON356 Industry and Trade in Asia
N/A	ECON357 Labour Economics

* A limited number of elective subjects will be offered each year.

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below. All elective subjects listed for either 2023 or 2024 can be counted towards the major.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ACCY200 Financial Accounting IIA	No change
ECON339 Applied Financial Modelling*	ECON339 Applied Economic and Financial Modelling (subject name change only)
FIN 222 Corporate Finance	No change
FIN 223 Investment Analysis	No change
FIN 226 Financial Markets & Institutions	FIN 332 Trading in Financial Markets
FIN 322 Advanced Corporate Finance	No change
FIN 323 Portfolio Analysis	FIN 330 Alternative Assets

Elective subjects

Choose one from below. Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ECON331 Financial Economics	NOT OFFERED
FIN 320 Risk and Insurance	NOT OFFERED
FIN 324 Financial Statement Analysis	No change
FIN 325 Bank Management	NOT OFFERED
FIN 327 Entrepreneurial Finance for Business	NOT OFFERED
FIN 351 International Finance	NOT OFFERED
N/A	FIN 241 International Financial Management
N/A	FIN 244 Sustainable Finance
N/A	FIN 331 Banking and Digital Finance
N/A	FIN 332 Trading in Financial Markets

* It is recommended to complete ECON339 within second year of study.

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners	No change
FIN 223 Investment Analysis	No change
FIN 252 Personal Finance	No change
FIN 320 Risk and Insurance	FIN 244 Sustainable Finance
FIN 323 Portfolio Analysis	FIN 330 Alternative Assets
FIN 328 Retirement and Estate Planning	No change
FIN 329 Advanced Financial Planning	No change
LAW 101 Introduction to Law	No change

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
MGNT201 Organisational Behaviour	No change
MGNT205 Recruitment & Selection	No change
MGNT206 Managing Human Resources	MGNT206 Strategic Human Resource Management (subject name change only)
MGNT207 Employee Relations	MGNT207 Employment Relations (subject name change only)
MGNT311 Management of Change	No change
MGNT314 Strategic Management	MGNT323 Performance and Reward Management
MGNT321 Workplace Health and Safety Management	No change
MGNT322 Learning and Development in Organisations	No change

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below. All elective subjects listed for either 2023 or 2024 can be counted towards the major.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacements listed where relevant)
ECON216 International Economics	ECON354 International Economics
ECON251 Industry and Trade in Asia	You can select one replacement subject from the list below: ECON356 Industry and Trade in Asia, OR ECON305 Public Sector Economics and Policy, OR ECON304 The Historical Foundations of the Modern Australian Economy.
FIN 241 International Financial Management	No change
MARK233 Marketing and Digital Communication or MARK343 International Marketing	MARK233 Marketing and Digital Communications
MGNT210 Managing Across Cultures	No change
MGNT341 International and Comparative Human Resource Management	MGNT314 Strategic Management
MGNT389 International Business Management	No change

Elective subjects

Choose one from below. Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
BUS 301 International Virtual Experience in Business Contexts	No change
BUS 391 Professional Experience in Business	No change
ECON306 The Chinese Economy	NOT OFFERED
MGNT314 Strategic Management*	No change*
N/A	BUS 302 International Study Tour in Business
N/A	MGNT206 Strategic Human Resource Management
N/A	MGNT323 Performance and Reward Management
N/A	BUS 200 Innovation for Global Goals^
N/A	BUS 302 International Study Tour in Business
N/A	BUS 303 International Perspectives on Sustainable Business Practises

* If you are replacing MGNT314 with MGNT341 within the core subject list must select another elective subject from the above list.

^ You can choose BUS 200 as an elective only if they have already completed 3 X 300 level subjects of core subjects within the International Business major.

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below. All elective subjects listed for either 2023 or 2024 can be counted towards the major.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
MGNT201 Organisational Behaviour	No change
MGNT206 Managing Human Resources	MGNT206 Strategic Human Resource Management (subject name change only)
OPS 216 Operations Management	No change
MGNT311 Management of Change	No change
MGNT314 Strategic Management	No change
MGNT351 Responsible Leadership	No change

Elective subjects

Choose two from below). Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
MGNT210 Managing Across Cultures	No change
MGNT215 Small Business Management	NOT OFFERED
MGNT220 Organisational Analysis	MGNT220 Understanding Organisations (subject name change only)
MGNT389 International Business Management	No change
MARK344 Marketing Strategy and Innovation	No change
OPS 350 Continuous Quality Improvement	OPS 350 Continual Improvement (subject name change only)
OPS 370 Project Management	No change
BUS 391 Professional Experience in Business	No change
BUS 301 International Virtual Experience in Business Contexts	No change
N/A	BALA201 Introduction to Business Analytics
N/A	BUS 200 Innovation for Global Goals
N/A	BUS 302 International Study Tour in Business
N/A	BUS 303 International Perspectives on Sustainable Business Practises
N/A	UOW 200 UOW Change Makers
N/A	UOW 300 UOW Start Ups
N/A	MARK333 Integrated Marketing Communications Strategy

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

There are no changes to subject offerings in 2024. Students should complete the subjects on the Marketing major Course Handbook page. Please refer to the Handbook page related to the year that you commenced your course.

There are no changes to subject offerings in 2024. Students should complete the subjects on the Public Relations major Course Handbook page. Please refer to the Handbook page related to the year that you commenced your course.

There are no changes to subject offerings in 2024. Students should complete the subjects on the Sport Marketing and Management major Course Handbook page. Please refer to the Handbook page related to the year that you commenced your course.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below. All elective subjects listed for either 2023 or 2024 can be counted towards the major.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
OPS 216 Operations Management	No change
OPS 256 Systems Thinking	No change
OPS 257 Principles of Supply Chain Management	No change
MGNT314 Strategic Management	No change
OPS 309 Supply Chain Strategies	No change
OPS 328 Logistics Management	No change
OPS 350 Continuous Quality Improvement	OPS 350 Continual Improvement (subject name change only)

Elective subjects

Choose one from below. Additional elective options are listed below.

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacement listed where relevant)
OPS 200 Management and Electronic Business	No change
MGNT215 Small Business Management	NOT OFFERED
N/A	BUS 200 Innovation for Global Goals
N/A	BALA201 Introduction to Business Analytics MGNT389 International Business Management
N/A	OPS 370 Project Management
N/A	BUS 302 International Study Tour in Business
N/A	BUS 303 International Perspectives on Sustainable Business Practises
N/A	BUS 391 Professional Experience in Business

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

Any changes in subject offerings from 2023 to 2024 are listed below.

Core subjects

2023 (or previous years) Subjects	2024 Subjects (replacements listed where relevant)
ACCY121 Accounting for Decision Making	No change
ACCY122 Accounting Principles	No change
BUS 101 Principles of Responsible Business	No change
BUS 121 Statistics for Business	No change
ECON100 Economic Essentials for Business	No change
FIN 111 Introductory Principles of Finance	No change
ACCY200 Financial Accounting	No change
ECON222 Mathematics for Business	No change
ECON205 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy	No change
ECON215 Microeconomic Theory and Policy	No change
FIN 222 Corporate Finance	No change
FIN 223 Investment Analysis	No change
FIN 226 Financial Markets and Institutions	FIN 332 Trading in Financial Markets
FIN 323 Portfolio Analysis	FIN 330 Alternative Assets
FIN 324 Financial Statement Analysis	No change
ECON305 Economic Policy	ECON305 Public Sector Economics and Policy (subject name change only)
ECON315 Macroeconomic Essentials for Business III	ECON315 Business Cycles and Economic Growth (subject name change only)
ECON331 Financial Economics	ECON253 Data Analysis I, OR Students can choose any 300 level ECON subject (refer to BBus (Economics) elective list on this webpage).
ECON339 Applied Financial Modelling	ECON339 Applied Economic and Financial Modelling (subject name change only)
BUS 330 Economics and Finance Applied Research Project	No change
Plus 24 cps of electives from the general schedule of elective subjects.	No change

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.

See below a summary of any changes to subject offerings within each Minor for 2024.

Minor	Changes
Accountancy	No change
Business Information Systems	No change
Business Law	ACCY228 Taxation for Financial Planners replaces LAW315 as an elective option.
Economics	No change
Entrepreneurship	No change
Finance	No change
Human Resource Management	MGNT323 Performance and Reward Management replaces MGNT341 as an elective option.
International Business	ECON354 International Economics replaces ECON216.
International Economics	ECON354 International Economics replaces ECON216, and ECON356 Industry and Trade in Asia replaces ECON251.
Management	No change
Marketing	No change
Public Relations	No change
Sport Marketing and Management	No change
Supply Chain Management	No change

If you are unclear about their subject selections, please seek advice via AskUOW.