Explore Business degrees

With a business degree, your options are endless. Learn sought-after skills that can be applied to your chosen industry anywhere in the world.

Your classes won't just teach business theory, they show you how to apply it in the workplace. Our degrees let you explore many aspects of business, such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management, Marketing, International Business, Supply Chain Management and Public Relations.

You will have the chance to join the Business Internship Program, which lets you connect with industry leaders such as KPMG, Mercer, NAB and Accor Hotels.

UOW College provides pathways to Business degrees at UOW. By completing a Diploma of Business at UOW College, there is an opportunity to gain guaranteed entry into the second year of various business bachelor’s degrees at the University of Wollongong. 

Explore your options

At UOW, you'll develop the skills employers want. Over 90 percent of UOW business students obtained employment post-graduation. You'll gain a qualification that will earn you up to 50 percent more than a typical Year 12 graduate in the same role.

  • Auditor 
  • Banker
  • Analyst 
  • Financial controller 
  • Accountant
  • Policy advisor
  • Business adviser 
  • WHS officer 
  • HR manager consultant 
  • Insurance broker
  • Stockbroker
  • Fund manager
  • Exporter/importer
  • Social Media Manager 
  • Public relations coordinator
  • Market researcher
  • Advertising executive
  • Brand/product manager
  • Event manager
  • CEO

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY DEGREE?

Study close to home

UOW has eight Australian campuses located across Wollongong, Sydney, and regional centres of the NSW South Coast and Highlands. If you're looking to study close to home, take a look at the UOW campus in your region.

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Develop specialist skills that employers want.

UOW is accredited by AACSB, a globally recognised accreditation that has been awarded to only the top 6% of the world's business schools.

 

Business Internship Program: Throughout their degree, business students have the opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience and make professional connections that will help launch their career, including the opportunity to participate in our Business Internship program.

Our business graduates earn up to 50 percent more than a typical Year 12 graduate in the same role*.

* Braithwaite, B., West, G., Harvie, C., Hartgerink, N. (2013), Leading Locally, Competing Globally: Measuring the University of Wollongong’s Contribution to Economic and Social Prosperity, Centre for Small Business and Regional Research, Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong, Wollongong. ISBN: 978-1-74128-231-3 (book) ISBN: 978-1-74128-232-0 (ebook).

Develop the specialist skills that employers want:

  • Common undergraduate first year: Bachelor of Business students have the chance to try study areas before selecting a major in second year.
  • A choice of 13 majors:  Undergraduates can choose to major in Accountancy, Business Analytics, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Sport Marketing and Management or Supply Chain Management.
  • Choose more than one: The undergraduate program allows you to take a second minor, or combine complementary specialisations in a double degree.
  • Two master's in two years: Combine two master's degrees and graduate with two specialist qualifications in as little as two years offered by the Sydney Business School, UOW.

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A degree from UOW opens doors:

  • Get noticed: Gain valuable real-world experience, and make professional connections that will help launch your career, with a business internship. You'll work with industry leaders such as KPMG, Mercer, NAB and Accor Hotels. 
  • Industry collaboration: UOW has a strong business research reputation in collaboration with industry. 
  • Access to experts: Learn from industry guest lecturers. 
  • Be rewarded: Earn an industry sponsored scholarship or cadetship. 
  • Travel: Study a short course at our partner institutes in China and Dubai, or a semester exchange through our Study Abroad network. 

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Launch your entrepreneurial career:

  • Prepare: Take subjects in entrepreneurship, innovation and start-up management to develop your entrepreneurial skills while you study.
  • Connect: Become part of iAccelerate, UOW's unique business accelerator program where startups, scaleups, social enterprises and intrapreneurs thrive.
  • Partner: Benefit from strong connections with start-up incubators which can help fund business ideas into action. 

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Developing responsible future leaders:

UOW are signatories to the UN Principles of Responsible Management - a global movement providing future leaders with the skills needed to balance economic and sustainability goals.

Working through the Six PRME Principles, we ensure that our students take a holistic view of the impact of their decisions, consider the impact on all stakeholders, understand requirements for corporate governance and develop their skills as responsible leaders. Making our graduates ready to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

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Student experience

What you'll learn from doing an internship
Study abroad and exchange
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Moving to Wollongong

Meet Louis

Being able to combine both law and commerce into my university studies was an exciting opportunity for me. Through my degree, I have met and learnt from incredibly knowledgeable academics and I’ve had so many opportunities to go on overseas trips as well. Louis Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Supply Chain Management)