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Bachelor of Business Administration (BBAD) - BBA

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 Business .. .

 On-campusExternal
Start:No new admissionsNo new admissions
Campus:Toowoomba, Springfield Toowoomba 
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:3 years full-time, up to 6 years part-time 

Notes

Students can commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education only.

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Contact us

Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Program aims

This program is a generalist degree aimed at equipping students with a broad understanding of how organisations operate in different environmental contexts, private, and public. It exposes students to a wide range of issues and challenges faced by managers as they strive to make organisations successful, sustainable and responsible stakeholders in society. Students develop relevant conceptual, analytical, functional, and operational capabilities to equip them to confidently address a range of organisational and managerial challenges in contemporary organisations.

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Program objectives

On the successful completion of the Bachelor of Business Administration graduates will be able to:

  • demonstrate an understanding of the general managerial concepts, processes and principles relevant to the functioning of various types of organisations

  • analyse the environments within which organisations operate and consider managerial implications

  • demonstrate a working knowledge of and the ability to apply relevant principles in making decisions about matters that relate to the resources used by organisations, such as financial, human and information-related resources

  • demonstrate a working knowledge of and the ability to apply relevant principles in managing various systems, processes, people, marketing and communication functions within organisations

  • identify, analyse and manage a broad range of organisational issues and challenges

  • demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal capabilities

  • demonstrate an understanding of the importance of high ethical standards and socially responsible organisational practices and processes.


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Admission requirements

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

Year 12 English [4,SA] or equivalent is required.

Current skills at the level of Queensland Senior Secondary School Studies Maths A (4,SA) or equivalent is assumed.

Admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration is in accordance with for undergraduate programs.

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 Bachelor of Business Administration is a 24-course program and comprises the following:

Area of study  Number of units 
Compulsory core courses 
4 x 4鈥搖nit minors chosen from the list of Bachelor of Business Administration minors below
or
3 x 4鈥搖nit minors chosen from the list of Bachelor of Business Administration minors below plus any other 4 related courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to pre-requisite requirements and permission of the Program Coordinator.  
16 
Total  24 

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Required time limits

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

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Core courses

The following core courses are required:

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ACC1101   1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
CIS1000 Digital Disruption  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2, 3 
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
LAW1101   1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
MGT1000   1, 2, 3 
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation  2, 3 
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals  1, 2, 3 
Select one of the following courses: 
FIN1101 Corporate Finance*  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
POL1000 ^  1, 2 

Footnotes
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
*FIN1101 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Finance minor.
^POL1000 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Business Economics minor.

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Minor Studies

Students may take any other business minor or any other four related courses as a minor with the permission of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts. Not all minors are available on-campus at all campuses.

BBA minor in Accounting

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ACC1102 Financial Accounting   1, 2, 3  1, 2 
ACC2113   1, 2 
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems   1, 2 
Plus one other course from the Accounting major in the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in Administrative Management

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MGT2008 Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning *     
MGT2203 Project Management Fundamentals   2, 3 
MGT2204 Business Ethics and Governance   1, 3   
MGT3201 Organisational Administration   2, 3     

Footnotes
*MGT2008 Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning replaces MGT3200 Information Management. Students who have successfully completed MGT3200 should not complete MGT2008.

BBA minor in Business Economics

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ECO1000   1, 2, 3  2, 3 
ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business      
ECO3002      
Plus one other course from the Business Economics major in the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in Business Law

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
LAW2104    
LAW2106   2, 3 
LAW3130   1, 2, 3 
Plus one other course from the Business Law major in the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in e-Commerce

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems   1, 2 
CIS1101 Business Online   2, 3 
CIS3009 Enterprise Systems in Practice   2, 3 
Plus one of the following two courses:       
LAW3404 Banking, Finance and Insurance Law        
LAW3444 Competition and Consumer Law        

BBA minor in Finance

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
FIN1103 Financial Markets   2, 3 
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management  
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions  
Plus one other course from the Finance major in the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in Human Resource Management

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MGT1001 Cultivating Talent  
MGT2000 Workforce Design  
MGT3002 Managing Change  
Plus one other course from the Human Resource Management major in the Bachelor of Business (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in International Business

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MGT3001 Global Management   1, 3 
MKT2002 Global Marketing * 
INR2002 Contemporary Issues in Asia ^   
POL2001    

Footnotes
*Students who have completed MKT2002 Global Marketing as part of a Marketing minor should replace MKT2002 Global Marketing with INR3000 .
^INR2002 Contemporary Issues in Asia has replaced MGT2060 International Business Environment and Operations. Students who have completed MGT2060 should not enrol in INR2002 as part of this minor

BBA minor in Information Technology Management

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
CIS2000 Systems Analysis and Design   1, 3 
CIS2005 Principles of Information Security  
CIS3008 Information Technology Service Management  
Plus one other course from the Information Technology Management major in the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in Journalism

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
JRN1020 The Journalist's Toolkit   2, 3 
JRN2000  
JRN1010 Analysing News and Media  
JRN3003 Feature Writing  

Footnotes
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

BBA minor in Management and Leadership

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MGT2007 Leadership      
MGT2008 Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning      
MGT3001 Global Management *  1, 3 
MKT3002 Business Strategy in a Global Environment   1, 3   

Footnotes
*Bachelor of Business Administration students undertaking a Management and Leadership minor together with an International Business minor should replace MGT3001 Global Management with MGT3004 Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship .

BBA minor in Marketing

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MKT1002 Consumer Psychology   1, 2 
MKT2001 Marketing Communications   1, 3 
MKT3001 Marketing Intelligence    
Plus one other course from the Marketing major in the Bachelor of Business (subject to enrolment requirements). 

BBA minor in Public Relations

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
PRL1002 The PR Playbook: Practice and Tools    
PRL2001    
PRL2002 Community Consultation and Engagement    
PRL3003 Public Sector and Public Service Communication    

BBA minor in Supply Chain Management

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
MGT2103 Business Logistics      
MGT2104      
MGT2203 Project Management Fundamentals   2, 3 
MGT3100      

BBA minor in Tourism

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
TOU1003    
TOU2008      
TOU2009    
TOU3010    

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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 Bachelor of Business Administration program may be permitted to exit with either the or the Associate Degree of Business.

Students may exit with the if they have completed 8 courses as follows:


Students may exit with the Associate Degree of Business if they have completed 16 courses as follows:


Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus

Please note: The year and semester in which minor courses are studied will depend on the minor chosen.


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1111
MGT1000 1111
CIS1000 Digital Disruption1121
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals1121Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
Minor/elective course 1212
Minor/elective course 1212
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship1222Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed.
Minor/elective course1222

Select one of the following two courses:

     FIN1101 Corporate Finance*2131Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
     POL1000 ^
Minor/elective course2131
Minor/elective course2141
Minor/elective course2141
Minor/elective course2232
LAW1101 2232
Minor/elective course2242
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation2242
Minor/elective course3151
Minor/elective course3151
Minor/elective course3161
Minor/elective course3161
Minor/elective course3252
Minor/elective course3252
Minor/elective course3262
Minor/elective course3262

Footnotes
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
*FIN1101 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Finance minor.
^POL1000 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Business Economics minor.

Notes

Note that the year and semester in which minor courses are studied will depend on the minor chosen.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)

Please note: The year and semester in which minor courses are studied will depend on the minor chosen.


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 11
CIS1000 Digital Disruption11
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals11Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
MGT1000 11
LAW1101 12
Minor/elective course12
Minor/elective course12
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation12

Select one of the following two courses:

     FIN1101 Corporate Finance*21Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
     POL1000 ^
Minor/elective course21
Minor/elective course21
Minor/elective course21
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship22Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed.
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course32

Footnotes
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
*FIN1101 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Finance minor.
^POL1000 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Business Economics minor.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 2 intake)

Please note: The year and semester in which minor courses are studied will depend on the minor chosen.


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
LAW1101 12
Minor/elective course12
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals12Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
Minor/elective course12
ACC1101 11
CIS1000 Digital Disruption11
MGT1000 11

Select one of the following two courses:

     FIN1101 Corporate Finance*11Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
     POL1000 ^
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation22
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course22
Minor/elective course21
Minor/elective course21
Minor/elective course21
Minor/elective course21
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship32Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed.
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course32
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31
Minor/elective course31

Footnotes
In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
*FIN1101 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Finance minor.
^POL1000 should be undertaken if student wishes to complete a Business Economics minor.