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Bachelor of Business
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Business |
Abbreviation: | BBus |
Study Area / Discipline / My University Key words: | Commerce, Accountancy, Business Innovation, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, International Economics, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Quantitative Analysis in Economics, Supply Chain Management |
Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 144 |
Delivery Mode: | On Campus (Face-to-Face) |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn/Spring |
Campus and UAC Code: | Wollongong, 753660 |
UOW Course Code: | 325 |
CRICOS Code: | 075096M |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Business is a flexible degree which offers a broad education across all key aspects of the business environment.
In addition to studying the essential core disciplines of accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing, you can tailor your studies according to your interests by choosing electives from a particular Commerce discipline, or you can combine Commerce electives with subjects from other faculties. The selection of subjects must be made in conjunction with a Course Co-ordinator.
A compulsory capstone subject is undertaken in the final year.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Credit Arrangements
The Faculty offers credit transfer to students who have successfully completed relevant courses at accredited universities and colleges. Refer to the UOW General Course Rules for further details.
Course STRUCTURE
To qualify for award of the degree of Bachelor of Business a candidate shall accrue an aggregate of at least 144 credit points by satisfactory completion of the following core subjects.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points | ||
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals in Society | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| COMM101 | Principles of Responsible Commerce | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| COMM121 | Statistics for Business | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| FIN111 | Introductory Principles of Finance | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| MGMT110 | Introduction to Management | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| MARK101 | Marketing Principles | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
Plus at least one subject from | |||||
| COMM113 | Business Oriented Information Systems | Spring | 6 | ||
| ACCY112 | Accounting in Organisations | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| ECON111 | Introductory Microeconomics | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| MGMT102 | Business Communications | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
Plus one capstone subject from | |||||
| COMM331 | Simulation of a Socially Innovative Enterprise | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
| COMM333 | Applied Business Research for Social Innovation | Autumn | 6 | ||
| COMM334 | Intercultural Applications of Socially Innovative Commerce | n/o in 2014 | 6 | ||
| COMM390 | Commerce Internship | Autumn/Spring | 6 | ||
Plus at least 48 credit points of subjects chosen from the Faculty Schedule of which 18 credit points must be from 300 level Commerce subjects successfully completed at a pass grade or better.
Plus additional subjects from any Faculty to reach 144 credit points. No more than 72 credit points shall be for 100 level subjects.
PLEASE NOTE: Subject and session offerings may change prior to the commencement of session. Students are advised to check the latest information available on the Subject Database.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: business-enquiries@uow.edu.au