Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business

• Program Overview
• Career Outcomes
• Professional Membership
• Program Structure
• Program Requirements and Notes

Program Overview

This combined degree enables you to undertake studies in Arts, Social Sciences and Business and to combine complementary specialisations such as communication and marketing, environment and heritage and tourism, international studies and international business, information systems and computer-based art and design, management and communications.

Career Outcomes

Knowledge and skills acquired through the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business are transferable across many sectors such as government, education, the arts, commerce, and industry. Depending on minor and majors chosen, opportunities exist in:

• accounting
• administration
• advertising
• applied sociology
• auditing
• banking and finance
• community services
• computer graphics
• computing
• customer service
• design
• ecotourism
• hotel management
• human resource management
• importing/exporting
• industrial relations
• languages
• management
• management
• marketing
• marketing
• media
• policy development
• politics
• professional writing
• public administration
• publishing
• regional planning
• research
• retail and sales
• systems analysis
• taxation
• teaching
• the heritage industry
• tourism
• welfare services

Professional Membership

Depending on their study specialisations, graduates may become members/associate members of various Australian professional bodies.

Program Structure

Core Courses

Code	Units	Title
2 required courses
COR109	12	Communication and Thought
COR110	12	Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship*

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Courses

Code	Units	Title
Choose 2 introductory courses from:
AUS100	12	Australian Spaces: Images of the Urban
AUS110	12	Sport and Leisure Issues
AUS120	12	The TeXt Files: An Introduction to Cultural Studies
AUS130	12	Gizmo: A Social History of Technology
CMN100	12	Critical Reasoning
ENP100	12	Environment and Society
INT100	12	International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT140	12	An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
SCS100	12	Knowledge, Power and Society
SCS110	12	Society, Culture and Social Change
Plus - choose a major (8 courses) in one of the following areas: Australian and Cultural Studies Communication Studies Creative Writing# Environmental and Planning Studies Historical Studies Indonesian Italian Japanese Journalism# Politics and International Relations Public Relations# Social and Community Studies Sociology Studies in Art and Design##
Plus - choose 5 elective courses from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences These 5 elective courses can be used to complete an additional major or minor to supplement the required major.

Faculty of Business Courses

Code	Units	Title
5 required courses:
BUS101	12	Applied Research Methods
BUS102	12	Economics for Business
BUS103	12	Business Law and Ethics
BUS104	12	Managing the Organisation
BUS105	12	Marketing Theory and Practice
Plus - choose 1 course from:
BUS106	12	Introductory Accounting
BUS107	12	Accounting for Non-Accountants
NB: Students wishing to undertake further Accounting courses must choose BUS106 Introductory Accounting as it is a prerequisite for further Accounting studies. Other students may choose either BUS106 or BUS107.
Plus - choose a major or 2 minors from the Faculty of Business EITHER: A major (8 courses) in one of the following areas: Accounting Information Systems International Business Management Marketing Tourism OR: 2 Business minors (2 x 4 courses) from the following areas: Accounting Human Resource Management Information Systems International Business Management Marketing Tourism
Plus - choose 1 elective course from the Faculty of Business Choose 1 elective course in the Faculty of Business. Students must seek advice on course selection from the Faculty of Business.

Program Requirements and Notes

1. Required introductory courses may count towards some majors and minors.

2. No courses may be counted towards more than one major or minor within each Faculty.

3. A maximum of five introductory level courses can be included in the 15 Arts and Social Sciences courses in a combined program. Two additional introductory level language courses can be included to bring the total of the introductory Arts and Social Sciences courses in a combined degree to seven introductory level courses.

4. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.

5. Courses credited to your academic record through cross-institutional studies or as advanced standing may also count towards majors and minors where those courses are equivalent to courses listed in the relevant major or minor.

6. Refer to the Academic Rules.

7. Refer to Explanation of Terms.

* Subject to final approval.

# Quota applies.

## Quotas apply to all Art and Design courses and preference will be given to students enrolled in BA(CBAD) and BA(Des&Comm).

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