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-campus | External | |
Start: | No new admissions | No 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.
Contact us
Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
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.
Program objectives
On the successful completion of the Bachelor of Business Administration graduates will be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of the general managerial concepts, processes and principles relevant to the functioning of various types of organisations
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analyse the environments within which organisations operate and consider managerial implications
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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
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demonstrate a working knowledge of and the ability to apply relevant principles in managing various systems, processes, people, marketing and communication functions within organisations
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identify, analyse and manage a broad range of organisational issues and challenges
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demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal capabilities
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demonstrate an understanding of the importance of high ethical standards and socially responsible organisational practices and processes.
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.
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 .
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 | 8 |
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 |
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拢 | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1, 2, 3 |
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1 |
LAW1101 | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 1, 2 |
MGT1000 | 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 |
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals | 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 |
Select one of the following courses: | |||
FIN1101 Corporate Finance* | 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1, 2 |
POL1000 ^ | 1, 2 | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | 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. |
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 | 2 |
ACC2113 | 1, 2 | 2 | 2 |
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems | 1, 2 | 2 | 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 * | 1 | ||
MGT2203 Project Management Fundamentals | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
MGT2204 Business Ethics and Governance | 1, 3 | 1 | |
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 | 1 | 2, 3 |
ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business | 2 | ||
ECO3002 | 2 | ||
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 | 1 | 1 | |
LAW2106 | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
LAW3130 | 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 2 | 2 |
CIS1101 Business Online | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
CIS3009 Enterprise Systems in Practice | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 2 | 2 |
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management | 2 | 2 | 2 |
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MGT2000 Workforce Design | 1 | 1 | 1 |
MGT3002 Managing Change | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 1 | 1 |
MKT2002 Global Marketing * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
INR2002 Contemporary Issues in Asia ^ | 2 | 2 | |
POL2001 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 1 | 1 |
CIS2005 Principles of Information Security | 2 | 2 | 2 |
CIS3008 Information Technology Service Management | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 2 | 2 |
JRN2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
JRN1010 Analysing News and Media 拢 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
JRN3003 Feature Writing | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | 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 | 1 | ||
MGT2008 Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning | 1 | ||
MGT3001 Global Management * | 1, 3 | 1 | 1 |
MKT3002 Business Strategy in a Global Environment | 1, 3 | 1 |
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 | 2 | 2 |
MKT2001 Marketing Communications | 1, 3 | 1 | 1 |
MKT3001 Marketing Intelligence | 1 | 1 | |
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 | 1 | 1 | |
PRL2001 | 2 | 2 | |
PRL2002 Community Consultation and Engagement | 1 | 1 | |
PRL3003 Public Sector and Public Service Communication | 2 | 2 |
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 | 2 | ||
MGT2104 | 1 | ||
MGT2203 Project Management Fundamentals | 2, 3 | 2 | 2 |
MGT3100 | 2 |
BBA minor in Tourism
Course | Semester of offer Distance/Online |
Semester of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester of offer Springfield campus |
TOU1003 | 1 | 1 | |
TOU2008 | 1 | ||
TOU2009 | 2 | 2 | |
TOU3010 | 2 | 2 |
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:
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a minimum of 4 courses from the Bachelor of Business core courses, and
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4 other courses from the Bachelor of Business .
Students may exit with the Associate Degree of Business if they have completed 16 courses as follows:
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8 core courses from the Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Commerce , and
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any 8 courses from within the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration.
Recommended enrolment patterns
In this section:
- Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus
- Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)
- Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 2 intake)
Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus
Please note: The year and semester in which minor courses are studied will depend on the minor chosen.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
ACC1101 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
MGT1000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
CIS1000 Digital Disruption拢 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students) | ||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed. | ||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Select one of the following two courses: | |||||||
FIN1101 Corporate Finance* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students) | ||
POL1000 ^ | |||||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
LAW1101 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | 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.
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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
ACC1101 | 1 | 1 | |||||
CIS1000 Digital Disruption拢 | 1 | 1 | |||||
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals | 1 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students) | ||||
MGT1000 | 1 | 1 | |||||
LAW1101 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | |||||
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation | 1 | 2 | |||||
Select one of the following two courses: | |||||||
FIN1101 Corporate Finance* | 2 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students) | ||||
POL1000 ^ | |||||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 2 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed. | ||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | 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. |
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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
LAW1101 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | |||||
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals | 1 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students) | ||||
Minor/elective course | 1 | 2 | |||||
ACC1101 | 1 | 1 | |||||
CIS1000 Digital Disruption拢 | 1 | 1 | |||||
MGT1000 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Select one of the following two courses: | |||||||
FIN1101 Corporate Finance* | 1 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students) | ||||
POL1000 ^ | |||||||
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 2 | 1 | |||||
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 3 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed. | ||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 2 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 | |||||
Minor/elective course | 3 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
拢 | 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. |