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CRICOS code (International applicants): 030292A

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business. .

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Current Students

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Program focus

This combined degree program will allow students to combine their chosen Arts program with a range of business skills, thus enhancing their employability. The combined degree requires four years of full-time study or up to nine years of part-time study. Students will complete two majors from the Bachelor of Arts majors and the relevant requirements of the Business degree.

Career opportunities

This combined degree broadens the range of students’ knowledge and skills and therefore enhances their appeal to prospective employers in the public and private sectors. International business and foreign trade, marketing & public relations, public relations & government, journalism & economics.

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business degree programs.

Admission requirements

Applicants for admission to the program must satisfy the requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business.

International applicants must have met the or have completed the .

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The program comprises 32 units as follows:

This structure is set out in the following table:

The core is made up as follows:

Arts Studies

The Arts component shall comprise either:

• at least one seven-unit discipline based major from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts and

• another seven-unit discipline based major from the Bachelor of Arts.

At least two units from each major must be at third year level.

Business Studies

The Business component shall comprise an eight-unit discipline-based major chosen from the Bachelor of Business

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Recommended enrolment pattern

The following table indicates the preferred enrolment pattern for first year full-time/on-campus students. External or part-time students should follow a modified pattern.

Students should note the following:

• the Business major starts in Semester 2 of first year

• the first Arts major starts in Semester 1 of first year

• the second Arts major starts in Semester 1 of second year

• the three core courses , , should be taken as indicated below but may be interchanged if there are timetable problems

• two of the Business core courses should be taken in Semester 1.