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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904121; Online: 904125; Springfield campus: 924121

CRICOS code (International applicants): 092182E

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 at Toowoomba campus in semester 1 or semester 2. Students can commence study at Springfield campus or online in semester 1, semester 2 or semester 3.
There is no Semester 3 intake for international on-campus students.

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Professional accreditation

Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the (FINSIA).

The Human Resource Management major is accredited with the (AHRI) and satisfies the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.

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Program aims

Bachelor of Business is a professionally-oriented degree program. The aim of the program is to produce graduates who are equipped to identify, describe, analyse and resolve business problems in both the public and private sectors. Successful completion of the program will equip graduates with the skills and knowledge required to undertake employment in relevant professions. 

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Program objectives

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

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

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

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

4. Communicate broad-level specialist advice to others to build professional credibility.

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

6. Leverage a well-developed 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 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional 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’s 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 60, or equivalent qualification.^

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also address 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 ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-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 comprises 24 single-unit courses as indicated in the table below.

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Required time limits

The standard duration for completion of this program is 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time. Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

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Major studies

A major study is a set of courses that make up a coherent, in-depth study of a specific discipline. Bachelor of Business majors comprise 8 or 16 units. All students in the Bachelor of Business must complete at least one major study selected from those offered within the Bachelor of Business:

8-unit majors:

• Finance (offered Online and On-Campus Springfield only)

• Human Resource Management (offered Online and On-Campus Toowoomba only)

• Emergent Leadership (offered Online and On-campus Towoomba only)

• Marketing (offered Online and On-campus Toowoomba only)

• Information Systems Management (offered Online and On-campus Springfield only)

16-unit majors:

Double major studies

Students may choose to complete a second major from the Bachelor of Business, or from the undergraduate degree programs in another area at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland. A program in which there is a first and second major is known as a 'double major'.

For example, students may undertake a second major from the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Communication and Media . Examples of second majors include Advertising, International Relations, Journalism or Public Relations. Where a student is required to do one or more core courses from that program to satisfy prerequisites for the proposed major, the core course/s may form part of that major, and be substituted for one of the courses in the major.

Where a second major from another area contains fewer than 8 units, students must complete extra elective units, chosen from undergraduate courses offered at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland to ensure that their program contains 24 units in total.

Specific majors

In this section:

• Finance major
• Human Resource Management major
• Emergent Leadership major
• Marketing major
• Information Systems Management major

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Finance major

The Finance major provides students with a knowledge of financial environments and modern analytical techniques. Students learn to understand a broad range of finance areas including business finance, stockbroking, investment management, international financial management and financial economics. Graduates will be equipped for a career in stockbroking, financial services and business. Second majors or minors are available in a range of Business, Commerce and Arts areas

Finance major students will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the .^##

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Human Resource Management major

HR professionals can strategically influence organisational policies and processes that support the vision of the business. In their efforts to cultivate a sustainable workforce, they balance the needs of their employees to engage with purpose and meaning in their jobs with the dynamic environments in which they operate. At the same time, HR professionals are accountable for developing and delivering people and culture strategies that contribute value to the organisation’s mission, goals and bottom line, and beyond organisational and societal stakeholders. They continually reflect on their evolving HRM leadership skills and insights to inform their ongoing contribution in their area of expertise.

The Human Resource Management major is pending accreditation by the and satisfies the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.

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Emergent Leadership major

Our graduates are prepared for the lifelong learning and growth mindset essential for forging a career as trusted leaders. Emerging leaders seek to balance competing tensions and ambiguous demands of serving the organisation’s purpose, stakeholders, communities, and environment. They are equipped to master the leadership skills and techniques required to energise their teams, be adaptable and ready to solve problems and be resilient. Our graduates will be emerging leaders who can work across organizational functions with skills to see the long-term vision and goals of the organization and transition their followers towards achieving these. They will be able to enable employees’ self-efficacy by inspiring, mobilizing, and implementing new leadership skills that will benefit the whole organization by enacting collective and democratic mindsets as well as acquiring socially responsible skills that meet stakeholders' needs.

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Marketing major

Marketing graduates should be curious and creative, emotionally intelligent, open to new experiences, and capable of challenging norms and seeking appropriate solutions. They are organised, have great interpersonal and technical communication skills, and work well with others. They can analyse and interpret data to inform marketing strategies and tactics. They can leverage their developing marketing skills to achieve positive outcomes for the organisations in which they work. Finally, they continually reflect on their evolving marketing skills and insights to inform their professional marketing practice.

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Information Systems Management major

Our graduates use digital technologies as the fabric of an organisation in innovative ways to accelerate business opportunities and develop products and services that align with organisational objectives. Both business and IT teams need a common reference to understand each other effectively. Our graduates build their digital capabilities on both sides of the field – thinking about business and technology simultaneously.

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Minor Studies

A minor study is a group of courses designed to provide students with an area of knowledge and skills that either:

• draw from a recognised discipline and are designed to contribute to the major study or

• may transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, but complements the objectives of the program.

A number of are available to students in this program.

Students are advised to consider the whole range of minor studies offered. However, the availability of general minor studies may be limited by a number of factors, including:

• the authorisation of the student’s choice by the academic adviser and faculty

• the satisfactory completion of pre-requisite courses by the student

• the provisions of the faculty offering the minor, including audition and interview requirements in certain areas of the arts and education

• timetabling constraints

• quotas.

All students in the Bachelor of Business, except those undertaking a second major, must complete a four-unit minor study. Courses must be taken over a minimum of two levels and should be in the same discipline or recognised multi-disciplinary area.

A minor in the Bachelor of Business may comprise one of the following:

• any four units from a major in the Bachelor of Business as long as prerequisites can be met

• any four business-related or approved units from a major in another program from the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland as long as pre-requisites are met - where a student is required to do one or more core courses from that program to satisfy pre-requisites for the proposed minor, the core course/s may form part of that minor

• four specified units in a disciplinary area designed to extend knowledge as listed below. See a list of minor studies at .

Students who wish to take a minor study that falls outside the guidelines above for the Bachelor of Business, must obtain Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts approval prior to enrolling in courses to be counted towards that minor. Before undertaking any course, the pre-requisite courses must be completed or exempted.

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Electives/Approved courses

Students not completing a double major must select a minor plus four units of elective courses from courses offered in the Bachelor of Business or, with Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts approval, from other undergraduate programs offered at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

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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 .

Students enrolled in the joint TAFE/UniSQ Diploma Programs must complete their Diploma studies at the TAFE Queensland before continuing enrolment at UniSQ.

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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 may be permitted to exit with either the Diploma of Business (DPBZ) or the Associate Degree of Business (ADBZ).

Students may exit with the Diploma of Business (DPBZ) if they have completed 8 courses as follows:

• a minimum of 4 courses from the Bachelor of Business core courses, and

• 4 other courses from the Bachelor of Business, or 4 business-related courses with the approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

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

• 8 core courses from the Bachelor of Business and

• 8 other business-related courses with the approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

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Credit

Candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Business may be eligible for up to 16 units of credit on the basis of successful completion of relevant, equivalent undergraduate study from a recognised university or institution offering equivalent study. Credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by UniSQ.

Students studying accounting should note that professional bodies such as the and (CAANZ) have advanced standing policies that are more restrictive so students are advised to seek current information from these bodies before applying for credit.

Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.

Note: Where credit is granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as credit, for example, where eight units of credit is granted, maximum time will be six years and minimum time will be four semesters.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment patterns
• Semester 1, 2023 Intake

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Recommended enrolment patterns

Given the program structure information, students should plan their enrolment making sure that they have fulfilled all core, major, minor and elective requirements. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied before enrolling in a course.

As a guide, full-time students (shown as ONC) should plan to undertake 8 courses per year and part-time students (shown as ONL) who are in employment, a maximum of 6 courses per year, with a minimum of 4 courses per year. This is exclusive of any semester 3 enrolments.

Courses are normally offered on-campus and online in the same semester. If a course is offered twice in one year, the second offering will normally be on an online basis only.

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Semester 1, 2023 Intake