Bachelor of Business Studies

This course allows the student to construct a program of study that best meets their interests and future work plans. The course draws upon the extensive portfolio of subjects offered by the Faculty of Business, as well as subject offerings of other CSU Faculties.

There are no specialisations in this program, however, students may choose to cluster subject choices around particular areas of interest or opt for an array of areas of study to give a taste of the various business areas to better inform students about potential career choices. Students are also encouraged to consider undertaking subjects which develop work ready skills.

Subjects offered within the Faculty of Business provide an optimum blend of theory and practice and aim to provide the student with both soft skills such as communication, problem solving and ethical understanding to enable them to work with people, as well as the hard skills associated with particular areas of study, including management, marketing, finance, law, economics, accounting, computing, mathematics, operations and project management. Workplace learning subjects will offer strategic and international perspectives that will prepare students for employment in regional, national and international organisations.

International students may study these courses through CSU regional campuses or the CSU Study Centre Sydney or Melbourne.

An intake in Session 3 is available for Study Centres and distance education students.

As with all Faculty of Business courses, the Bachelor of Business Studies is designed and delivered with study flexibility in mind. Students can choose between full-time and part-time study options to fit in with work and lifestyle commitments. Students could choose to study just one subject in an academic session or, with approval, fast-track degree completion by undertaking four subjects per session.

Bachelor of Business Studies

In order to be awarded the Bachelor of Business Studies from CSU students are required to:

• complete 24 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one quarter of a full-time equivalent load);
• complete at least two thirds of the 24 standard subjects in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Coordinator, including at least four subjects at level two (or its equivalent) and four subjects at level three (or its equivalent);
• complete at least one third of the 24 standard subjects, by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as CSU subjects (i.e. those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations).

Students may either complete the 24 subjects (192 points) from the above selection or if admitted with credit on the basis of a credit package, would need to consult the Course Co-ordinator on the number and levels of the subjects to meet the requirements of the course. As a guide to the subject curriculum, students are recommended to select from the following list of business subjects.

Level 1 subjects:

ACC100 Accounting 1
ACC110 Accounting 2
BUS110 Professional Practice
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC161 Introduction to Information Technology
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing & Society
QBM117 Business Statistics
QBM120 Business Data Analysis

Level 2 subjects:

ACC200 Accounting Systems
ACC210 Management Accounting 1
ACC222 External Reporting
ACC240 Small Business Management
BUS220 Business Placement
ECO210 Labour Economics
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
HRM210 Human Resource Management
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC216 Online Multimedia
ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC242 Introduction to Data Communications
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law and policy
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT220 eCommerce
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
MGT245 Managing Yourself & Others
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT290 Project Management
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
MKT230 Marketing Research
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis
MKT260 International Marketing
TRM210 Introduction to Tourism

Level 3 subjects:

ACC310 Management Accounting 2
ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Auditing and Assurance Services
ACC341 Accounting Theory
BUS370 Business Internship
BUS383 Managing Global Business
BUS384 Global Business Project Management
ECO320 International Economics
ECO330 Urban and Regional Economics
FIN310 Commercial Banking and Finance
FIN320 Financial Institutions Lending
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN340 International Finance
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
FIN360 Treasury Risk Management
FIN370 Funds Management
FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM381 Managing People Cross Culturally
HRM386 International Dimensions of Human Resource Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
ITC301 Information Technology Project Management
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC332 eb Server and Site Management
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
ITC374 Information Technology Management
ITC382 Business to Business Systems
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW370 Law of Employment
LAW395 Electronic Commerce and the Law
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT340 International Business Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
MGT381 Project Management and Regional Economics
MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
MGT383 Business and Financial Decisions
MGT384 Leadership and International Management
MGT385 Communications and Professional Ethics
MGT386 Managing Change Internationally
MGT387 International Management Practice
MGT388 Organisational Change
MKT310 Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT336 B2B Marketing
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
MKT381 Marketing and Trade
MKT389 Strategic Marketing and Planning
TRM330 Issues in Tourism Policy and Planning
TRM340 Tourism Project
TRM360 Tourism Event Management

Associate Degree in Business Studies - 16 subjects or 128 points

In order to be awarded the Associate Degree in Business Studies from CSU students are required:

• to complete 16 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one eighth of a full-time annual equivalent load);
• to complete at least two thirds of the 16 standard subjects (ie: 11 out of 16 subjects) in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Co-ordinator, including at least four subjects at Level Two;
• to complete at least one half of the 16 standard subjects (ie: at least 8 subjects) by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as 'CSU subjects' (ie those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations).
• to complete 128 points of business or business related subjects or at least 88 points of business or business related subjects and up to 40 points of free electives

Diploma in Business Studies - 8 subjects or 64 points

In order to be awarded the Diploma in Business Studies from CSU students are required:

• to complete 8 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one eighth of a full-time annual equivalent load);
• to complete at least two thirds of the 8 standard subjects (ie: at least 6 out of 8 subjects) in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Co-ordinator;
• to complete the 8 standard subjects by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as 'CSU subjects' (ie: those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations),
• to complete 64 points of business or business related subjects or at least 48 points of business or business related subjects and up to 16 points of free electives

NB: No credits are granted into the Diploma in Business Studies.

Bachelor of Business Studies - Integrated program with NSW TAFE Riverina Institute at the Griffith TAFE Campus

Students at Griffith will be granted credit for 12 subjects (96 points) based on TAFE Advanced Diploma in Business Management and will be required to complete 12 Compulsory CSU subjects (96 points).For students at Griffith these requirements will be met as follows.

The following 12 subjects will be delivered by CSU:

Five Level 1 subjects from:

ACC100 Accounting 1
ACC110 Accounting 2
ECO130 Business Economics
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society

Two Level 2 subjects from:

MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture

Five Level 3 subjects from:
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT340 International Business Management
MKT310 Marketing Communications
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management

Bachelor of Business Studies - Integrated program with NSW TAFE Riverina Institute at the Wagga Wagga TAFE Campus

Students will study concurrently at TAFE NSW (Wagga Wagga) and at CSU, commencing with one CSU subject per session in first year, two CSU subjects per session in second year, and three CSU subjects per session in third year, as well as various TAFE modules. TAFE will grant some modules as credit to their students for the study of two CSU subjects (ACC100 and MGT100 ) and CSU will grant credit for twelve subjects (7 unspecified and five specified (MGT210 , MGT290 , HRM210 , INR210 and MKT220 ) for completion of the Advanced Diploma in Business Management. For students at Wagga Wagga these requirements will be met as follows. The following 12 compulsory subjects will be delivered by CSU:

Three Level 1 subjects from:

ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
MGT100 Organisations and Management
LAW110 Business Law

Three Level 2 subjects

MGT220 e-Commerce
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture 
LAW220 Business Organisations Law

Six Level 3 subjects from

HRM310 Developing Human Resources Management
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
LAW370 Law of Employment
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT340 International Business Management

Bachelor of Business Studies Integrated program at Wodonga Institute of TAFE, Victoria

Students at Wodonga Institute of TAFE will be granted credit for 12 subjects (96 points) based on TAFE Advanced Diploma of Management and will be required to complete 12 Compulsory CSU subjects (96 points).

For students at Wodonga TAFE these requirements will be met as follows:

One Level 1 subject:

LAW110 Business Law

Six Level 2 subjects:

ACC240 Small Business Management
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT 260 International Marketing
TRM210 Introduction to Tourism

Four Level 3 subjects:

MGT340 International Business Management
TRM360 Tourism Event Management
BUS370 Business Internship
and one of:
MKT310 Marketing Communications
ITC216 On-line Multi-Media
and one of:
MKT335 Marketing of Services
ITC332 Web Server and Site Management

Bachelor of Business Studies Integrated program at North Sydney Institute of TAFE (NSI)

Students will receive 64 points unspecified credit at 100 level and 64 points unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of an NSI Approved Program as listed below.

Advanced Diploma of Accounting
Advanced Diploma of Business 
Advanced Diploma of Event Management 
Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
Advanced Diploma of Hotel Management
Advanced Diploma of Management 
Advanced Diploma of Human Resources
Advanced Diploma of Tourism Management
Advanced Diploma of Marketing

Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through NSI

ACC240 Small Business Management
BUS383 Managing Global Business
BUS384 Global Business Project Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
MGT388 Organisational Change

Bachelor of Business Studies Integrated program at Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

Students will receive 64 points unspecified credit at 100 level and 64 points unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of a CIT Approved Program as listed below.

Advanced Diploma of Accounting
Advanced Diploma of Applied Business & Information Technology
Advanced Diploma of Business 
Advanced Diploma of Event Management 
Advanced Diploma of Hospitality Management
Advanced Diploma of Hotel Management
Advanced Diploma of Information Technology
Advanced Diploma of Information Technology (Network Security)
Advanced Diploma of Library/Information Services
Advanced Diploma of Management 
Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resources)
Advanced Diploma of Tourism Management
Advanced Diploma in Government
Advanced Diploma in Government (Management)
Advanced Diploma in Government (Financial Management)

Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through CIT

ACC240 Small Business Management
BUS383 Managing Global Business
BUS384 Global Business Project Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
MGT388 Organisational Change

Bachelor of Business Studies Integrated program at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE

On completion of the selected Diploma/Advanced Diploma listed below, students receive credit for up to 12 subjects

Advanced Diploma of Business (Human Resources) 
Advanced Diploma of Management 
Advanced Diploma of Hospitality (Management) 
Diploma of Accounting 
Diploma of Advertising 
Diploma of Banking 
Diploma of International Business 
Diploma of Marketing
Diploma of Tourism

Students will undertake 12 prescribed degree level subjects selected from a list which includes the following subjects. Subjects will be determined by the diploma that the student has completed:

ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
ACC240 Small Business Management
ECO130 Business Economics
ECO320 International Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MGT250 Asia Pacific Business
MGT290 Project Management
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT340 International Business Management
MKT110 Marketing and Society
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
MKT260 International Marketing
MKT310 Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT336 B2B Marketing
QBM117 Business Statistics
QBM120 Business Data Analysis
TRM210 Introduction to Tourism
TRM330 Issues in Tourism Policy and Planning
TRM360 Tourism Event Management

STUDY CENTRE – SYDNEY, MELBOURNE

Students complete 24 standard subjects or equivalent:

• At least two-thirds of the 24 standard subjects in business-based or business-related discipline areas approved by the Course Coordinator, including at least 4 subjects at Level 2 (or its equivalent) and 4 subjects at Level 3 (or its equivalent) 
• At least one-third of the 24 standard subjects by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as CSU subjects (i.e. those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations) 

Admission to the Associate Degree of Business Studies is only available to students enrolled at the CSU Study Centres.

CHINA

The Bachelor of Business Studies is offered at four institutes:

• Jilin University of Finance & Economics (formerly Changchun Taxation College)
• Tianjin University of Commerce
• Yangzhou University
• Yunnan University of Finance & Economics (formerly Yunnan Finance and Trade Institute)

CSU Subject Credits for Program or Units within the Approved Programs completed at the above institutes.

Students at these institutions receive the equivalent of 16 x 8 point subjects (128 credit points) credit upon successful completion of the approved course.
Students complete the 8 subjects listed below. Jilin students have the option of two ITC subjects.
BUS383 Managing Global Business
BUS384 Global Business project Management
FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
HRM386 International Dimensions of HRM
MGT382 Strategic & Corporate Governance
MGT387 International Management Practice
MGT388 Organisational Change
MKT389 Global Marketing Management

(ITC331 Ethics & Professional Practice – Jilin only)
(ITC382 Business to Business Systems – Jilin only)

Enrolment pattern

Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites. It is recommended, however, that students complete level one subjects before completing level two subjects and level two subjects before completing level three subjects.

Articulation

The Diploma and the Associate Degree form an articulated set of courses with the Bachelor degree, and credit is given in each higher level course for subjects completed in a lower level course in the set.

Articulation agreements

The course is also delivered by the following institutions:

CSU Study Centres in Sydney and Melbourne
Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT
Riverina TAFE NSW - Griffith and Wagga Wagga
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Victoria
Jilin University of Finance & Economics, China (formerly Changchun Taxation College)
Tianjin University of Commerce, China
Yangzhou University, China  
Yunnan University of Finance & Economics, China (formerly Yunnan Finance & Trade Institute)