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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904131; Online: 904135; Springfield campus: 924131

CRICOS code (International applicants): 093267C

You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .

Please be advised that this program will be transitioning from Semester to Trimester study periods in 2024. Trimester 1 starts on 22 January 2024. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.

Notes

In 2023 the program follows the Semester Calendar. The Academic Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view and download a copy of the important dates for the Semester calendar.
Students can commence study in Semester 3 at Springfield campus or Online only.

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Program aims

The Associate Degree of Business program is designed to prepare graduates to undertake paraprofessional work in business and commerce and as a pathway for further learning. Graduates will be able to apply underpinning technical and theoretical knowledge in a range of relevant contexts in both the public and private sectors.

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Program objectives

At the completion of the Associate Degree of Business, students should be able to:

1. Work collaboratively to contribute to organisational initiatives by selecting and applying relevant theory to generate solutions to dynamic issues and changing landscapes.

2. Consider inputs from various sources and stakeholders to ensure that the interests of others, including organisational, societal, environmental, and professional expectations, are recognised.

3. Leverage digital technologies, mechanisation, computerisation, and/or automation to support current and future business processes in the relevant domain of specialist expertise.

4. Communicate with others to build professional credibility.

5. Exercise professional judgement using reflective thinking to continue developing as a self-reliant, ethical, and responsible professional.

6. Leverage a professional identity by exhibiting the human capabilities and knowledge demanded by modern organisations.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 06. Graduates at this level will have broad knowledge and skills for paraprofessional/highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Program Information Set

View UniSQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Have achieved a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 61.15, or equivalent qualification.^

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also note the following:

• expectations: English (Units 3 & 4, C) and General Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C).

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. Students 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, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Associate Degree of Business is comprised of 16 units as follows:

Please note: Subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and with the approval of the Program Coordinator, up to four courses may be taken from other undergraduate programs offered at the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland.

Students in the Bachelor of Business .. who wish to exit with the Associate Degree of Business (ADBZ) may apply to do so upon successful completion of the 8 core courses and 8 other courses from the Bachelor of Business program, subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.

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Required time limits

The standard duration for completion of this program is 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time. Students have a maximum of 6 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

All students are required to complete a core of seven single-unit courses. The purpose of the core courses is to expose business students to fundamental concepts and methods and the diversity of subject matter that they will encounter in their studies. The functional areas of business and commerce are identified and elementary tools underpinning specialist study areas are developed. Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Minor Studies

Accounting minor

Advertising minor

Banking and Financial Services minor

This minor is based on Australian financial regulations and may not be suitable for some international students.

Business Administration minor

Business Economics minor

Communication and Media Studies minor

e-Commerce minor

Economics and Politics minor

Finance minor

Global Political Economy minor

Human Resource Management minor

Information Technology Management minor

Journalism minor

Management and Leadership minor

Marketing minor

Politics and International Relations minor

Public Relations minor

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

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Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .

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Articulation

To articulate into UniSQ鈥檚 Bachelor of Business program candidates must have successfully completed 8 courses from the Associate Degree of Business and maintained satisfactory academic standing in the program. Students planning to articulate should choose the 8 core courses.

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Exit points

Students must maintain good standing in this program (see other program requirements section). Students not wishing to complete the Associate Degree of Business program may be permitted to exit with a Diploma of Business (DPBZ) if they have completed eight courses with a minimum of four core courses, and four other courses from the Associate Degree of Business.

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Credit

Credit may be granted on the basis of completed equivalent study from a recognised institution. In order for credit to be granted, the claim must meet the following specific requirements:

• the course was passed within five years prior to the application (courses up to 10 years old may be considered if evidence is provided that the applicant has been employed in that field)

• the course passed is sufficiently equivalent in objectives, content and weighting to a course prescribed in the Associate Degree of Business course, or alternatively, the course is suitable as an elective

• where the student has taken out an award from a recognised institution and is claiming credit on the basis of courses completed to meet the requirements of that program, the maximum credit allowable on the basis of such courses will be no greater than eight courses for the Associate Degree of Business

• credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by the UniSQ.

Claims for credit should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment in a course. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy. Please contact the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts for further information.

Please refer to the Program Structure for course details.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Part-time enrolment
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Full-time enrolment

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Part-time enrolment

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Full-time enrolment