Bachelor of Business; University Certificate in Business at Charles Sturt University ::

Bachelor of Business BBus
University Certificate in Business UnivCertBus

CSU’s Bachelor of Business and University Certificate in Business are designed to give graduates a broad range of skills to furnish good prospects in a wide range of career paths, in both private and government organisations.

Please see below for specialisations in the Bachelor of Business

Honours is available

About the course

The University Certificate in Business articulates with the Bachelor of Business (specialisations) and all subjects completed in the University Certificate are credited towards the Bachelor degree.

Note: upon graduation with the University Certificate in Business, those wishing to continue with the Bachelor of Business (specialisations) will need to apply for admission.

The Bachelor of Business degree at CSU has a national reputation for excellence. The course aims to develop your critical analysis, scientific method and fundamental thinking, and it prepares you to ask the right questions, search for relevant data and interpret results. You will also develop communication skills such as rational argument, critical evaluation and effective listening and writing.

The course will help you become acquainted with the substance of business so that you can aspire to accept responsibility and learn to manage technical and organisational change. It will also provide you with skills that will help you become an effective manager, able to understand the needs of your subordinates, apply technology, and have an extensive knowledge of the political, economic and social environments.

The end result will be a depth of understanding that will help you become a successful, ethical and professionally responsible businessperson.

In the University Certificate in Business you will study eight prescribed core subjects that enable you to sample a variety of disciplines. Students who then enrol in the Bachelor of Business will then specialise in any of the areas listed below.

Specialisations:

* This specialisation isavailable to international students for on campus study through CSU Study Centre Sydney or Melbourne, operated in conjunction with Study Group Australia.

Your course is recognised by industry

The Bachelor of Business is a nationally accredited and registered award in tertiary education.

Credit

No credit is allowed in the University Certificate in Business. All eight subjects in the program must be completed.

Students in the degree programs may use the University Certificate as an exit point should they decide to withdraw from the Bachelor of Business program. However, the students must meet the University Certificate criteria (i.e. no credit granted in the course) to be able to exit with the award.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (all specialisations) are entitled to credit if they have completed approved studies. Approved studies will include subjects studied in TAFE courses, other Australian tertiary institutions, or subjects in relevant programs conducted by approved private providers, within 10 years of admission to the degree. Credit is normally granted for subjects completed in relevant certificates and diplomas. Subjects completed in overseas qualifications will also be considered for credit.

Graduation requirements

To graduate with the University Certificate in Business, students must successfully complete the eight core subjects (64 points).

To graduate with the Bachelor of Business, students must successfully complete 24 subjects (192 points). Students must nominate a specialisation consisting of 10 subjects, and will also be required to choose an additional six elective subjects.

Students should check subject availability and prerequisites, as not all subjects are offered each session, or in both distance education and internal study modes. A list of subjects on offer is available from Student Administration. For any inquiries, consult the Course Coordinator, Courses Manager or Course Administrative Officer.

University Certificate in Business

Course structure

The University Certificate in Business consists of eight compulsory subjects.

Core subjects
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
ECO110 Microeconomics
ECO120 Macroeconomics
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing and Society
QBM117 Business Statistics

Suggested enrolment pattern

Full-time

Session 1 (Autumn)
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ECO110 Microeconomics
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management

Session 2 (Spring)
ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
ECO120 Macroeconomics
MKT110 Marketing and Society
QBM117 Business Statistics

Part-time or distance education

Session 1 (Autumn)
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ECO110 Microeconomics

Session 2 (Spring)
ACC110 Accounting 2
LAW110 Business Law

Session 3 (Autumn)
MKT110 Marketing and Society
QBM117 Business Statistics

Session 4 (Spring)
ECO120 Macroeconomics
MGT100 Organisations and Management

Bachelor of Business

For enrolment details, please refer to the individual specialisations.

Course structure

You must successfully complete 24 subjects to graduate. The Bachelor of Business consists of eight core subjects (as completed for the University Certificate). Each specialisation consists of 10 subjects, and you will also be required to choose an additional six elective subjects.

Students can undertake Business Studies subjects with either a marketing emphasis or management emphasis. (See list of Business Studies subjects below).

Specialisations

Electives

You must choose six electives by:

completing a joint study in another discipline area, which will be included on the testamur, and adding the number of free electives needed to bring the total number of subjects completed in the course to 24
or
selecting six free electives

Free electives

A free elective is any undergraduate subject offered by CSU, provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.

Students select the number of free electives needed to bring the total number of subjects to 24, ensuring that no more than 12 Level 1 subjects are in the degree.

NB: The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code e.g. ACC100 is a Level 1 subject.

Joint study

A joint study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than the chosen specialisation. Students are then able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with the specialisation (e.g. Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Finance).

For a joint study either from within the Faculty of Business or consisting of subjects from another Faculty, students must take an established sequence or set of five subjects. Established sequences and/or sets are determined by the Faculty Board. Students must ensure they take the necessary prerequisites. Students must also add further subjects (if needed) to bring the total number of subjects in the course to 24.

If a joint study is chosen from those offered within the Faculty of Business, it must be in an area other than that of the specialisation chosen. No more than two subjects can be counted towards both a specialisation and a joint study. A student cannot claim more than one joint study.

Joint studies from within the Faculty of Business are available in:

accounting
banking
business Chinese
business management
electronic commerce
finance
human resource management
industrial relations
international business
legal studies
marketing
public administration
tourism management

Joint studies from outside the Faculty are available in:

advertising (internal mode only)
agribusiness
crop production
cultural heritage management
ecotourism
hospitality
information systems
leisure and health
organisational communication and public relations (internal mode only)
psychology
sociology
vocational training

Joint studies within the Faculty of Business

Accounting
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
ACC200 Accounting Systems
and any two of the following subjects which are not part of the student's specialisation:
ACC210 Management Accounting 1
ACC222 External Reporting
ACC310 Management Accounting 2
ACC322 Company Accounting

Banking
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN310 Commercial Banking and Finance
FIN320 Financial Institutions Lending
LAW330 Finance Law

Note: Finance students should substitute LAW220 Business Organisations Law for LAW330 Finance Law.

Business Chinese
Four from:
BUS301 Business Language and Culture (Economics)
BUS302 Business Language and Culture (Marketing)
BUS303 Business Language and Culture (Management)
BUS304 Business Language and Culture (Accounting)
BUS305 Business Language and Culture (Information Technology)
plus one from:
ACC260 International Accounting
ECO320 International Economics
FIN340 International Finance
LAW335 International Business Law
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT340 International Business Management
MKT260 International Marketing

Note: the four Business Chinese subjects are undertaken in a single session at a partner institution in China. Students should consult the Course Coordinator about this joint study.

Business Management
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
and two from:
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT340 International Business Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
ECO210 Labour Economics

Electronic Commerce
ACC200 Accounting Systems
or
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ACC355 Security, Control and Audit
ACC356 Business Information Systems and Electronic Commerce
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law and Policy
LAW395 Electronic Commerce and the Law

Finance
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
and two (three for Banking and Insurance students) from:
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN340 International Finance
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
FIN360 Treasury Risk Management
FIN370 Funds Management

Financial Planning
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN380 Superannuation
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)

Note: Finance and Banking students should substitute LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues) for FIN221 Investments.

Human Resource Management
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
and two from:
ECO210 Labour Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Regulations
LAW370 Law of Employment
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour

Industrial Relations
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW370 Law of Employment
and one from:
ECO210 Labour Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
MGT320 Managing Change

Information Systems
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
and three of the following, only one of which may be at Level 1:
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC161 Introduction to Introduction to Information Technology
ITC204 User Interface Design and Evaluation
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC214 Database Implementation
ITC215 Modelling and Decision Support
ITC216 Online Multimedia
ITC230 Introduction to Web Development
ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC242 Introduction to Data Communications
ITC301 IT Project Management
ITC331 Security, Privacy and Ethics
ITC383 Strategic Information Management

International Business
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT340 International Business Management
and three from:
ECO320 International Economics
MKT260 International Marketing
LAW335 International Business Law
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
FIN340 International Finance
ACC260 International Accounting

Legal Studies joint study
LAW110 Business Law
and four from:
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law and Policy
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW291 Environmental Law and Administration
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW335 International Business
LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
LAW370 Law of Employment
LAW395 Electronic Commerce and the Law

Marketing
MKT110 Marketing and Society
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
MKT230 Marketing Research
and two from:
MKT260 International Marketing
MKT310 Promotions Management
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT336 B2B Marketing
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management

Public Administration
Three from:
PAD210 Public Administration
PAD310 Public Personnel Management
PAD320 Public Policy
PAD330 Regional and Local Administration
and two from:
ECO340 Public Finance
LAW260 Administrative Law
POL101 Australian Government and Politics

Tourism Management
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
TRM210 Introduction to Tourism
TRM330 Issues in Tourism Policy and Planning

Joint studies external to the Faculty of Business

Advertising (internal mode only)
ADV203 Principles of Advertising
ADV204 Advertising Media
ADV310 Advertising Strategy and Management
ADV311 Advertising Workshop (16 points)

Agribusiness
AGR120 Introduction to Agricultural Systems
AGR220 Extension
AGB301 Agribusiness Marketing
AGB401 Agricultural Market Analysis
and one from:
ASC170 Principles of Animal Production
HRT106 General Horticulture
PSC272 Agronomy 1

Cultural Heritage Management
PKM160 Natural Resource Management
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
PKM266 Cultural Resource Management
PKM366 Site Survey Design
PKM368 Physical Conservation Techniques
PKM373 Cultural Resources Policy and Planning

Crop Production
AGR120 Introduction to Agricultural Systems
PSC272 Agronomy 1
PSC273 Agronomy 2
PSC310 Integrated Weed Management
PSC341 Pesticide Management

Ecotourism
REC200 Principles of Ecotourism
and four from:
REC167 Recreation Leadership and Communication
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
REC301 Interpretive Guiding
REC305 Advanced Principles of Ecotourism
PKM364 Outdoor Recreation Planning and Design

Hospitality
This is awarded on the basis of a completed AQF VET Certificate IV in Hospitality. Students should consult the Course Coordinator about this joint study.

Leisure and Health
LES101 Introduction to Leisure and Health
LES102 Leisure Programming with Diverse Populations
and three from:
LES201 Diversional Therapy and Leisure Issues
LES202 Community Leisure and Health Issues
LES301 Advanced Program Planning for Leisure
LES302 Leisure and Social Relations

Organisational Communication and Public Relations
COM116 Principles and Practices of Public Relations
COM115 Media Audiences and Public Opinion
COM218 Organisational Communication
and two from:
COM215 Public Relations Process
COM316 Advertising and Public Relations Research
COM318 Public Affairs
COM334 Organisational Communication Research
COM335 Contemporary and Future Issues in Public Relations and Organisational Communication

Psychology
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
and one from:
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition

Note: Students who have completed QBM117 Business Statistics, QBM217 Advanced Business Statistics and MKT230 Marketing Research are not required to complete PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology.

Sociology
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
SOC302 Environment and Society
SOC308 Community Analysis
and one from:
SOC204 Family and Gender
SOC205 Social Research
SOC208 Health and Medicine

Vocational Training
EEE220 Program Design and Assessment in VET
EMC220 Training in Workplaces
EPT220 Teaching and Training in VET (16 points)
and one from:
EEB330 Developing the VET Practitioner
EMC320 VET and the Workplace Environment
EMT220 Flexible Delivery in VET Sector
EPT320 High Level Facilitation Skills for Post Compulsory Education

Admission Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through:

previous studies
and
other attainments and experience.

Previous studies

Previous studies include:

the NSW Higher School Certificate or interstate /overseas equivalent;
the International Baccalaureate Diploma;
a completed or part completed course of a university, college of advanced education or other accredited tertiary institution;
a completed or part completed course of a TAFE college or other accredited post-secondary institution (including TAFE Tertiary Preparation Certificate);
an approved Foundation Studies program certificate;
completion of undergraduate subjects as an Associate Student with the University or through another University, or Open Universities Australia.

NSW and interstate school leavers are normally selected on the basis of their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or interstate equivalent. You may also be admitted on the basis of a strong performance in subjects relevant to your course preferences.

Currently no secondary school subjects are prerequisites for admission to particular CSU courses however some courses assume a certain level of knowledge. This will be specified in the course information if applicable.

English language proficiency

Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they:

have completed all their formal studies in one or more of the following countries; or
were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries; or
have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time University study in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia
or
have successfully completed one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-secondary study at an affiliate institution of the University, with English as the medium of instruction and assessment.

All other applicants must explicitly demonstrate proficiency.

Acceptable tests for English proficiency

Any of the following results, attained within the last two years, can be used to demonstrate English proficiency:

an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
a TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
a TOEFL internet-based score of 80 for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, and 90 for postgraduate research candidates with a minimum score of 25 in the writing section.
a Combined Universities Admission Test (CULT) overall score of at least 65;
a C pass in English at the GCE ‘A’ level examinations in either Singapore or the United Kingdom;
completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma with English A2 at higher or sub. Level;
a C pass in ‘Use of English’ in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
completion of the UNSW Foundation Studies Certificate with a C pass in ‘Use of English’;
completion of an AQF Certificate IV (including English for Academic Purposes);
successful completion of at least one year of study in a course at Associate Diploma or Diploma level on the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
a score of 155 in the verbal component of the STAT test;
a Pass grade in the Uniworld English College English for Tertiary Entrance course; or
IRI Diploma of English.

An applicant who does not otherwise meet the University’s requirements may be admitted on the recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate faculty.

Attainment and experience

You may also be admitted to a course based on other attainments and experience. These may include:

voluntary or paid work experience;
performance in tests and examinations conducted by professional recognised bodies;
participation in continuing education programs and/or staff development programs conducted by adult education agencies, consultancies, professional bodies or employers;
completion of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT).

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.