Bachelor of Business Studies [Canberra]

Become a business professional

CSU has developed an articulated program with Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) for students who wish to complete CSU's Bachelor of Business Studies.

The subjects will be jointly delivered by CSU and CIT conveniently at CIT's Reid campus. You will have the opportunity to follow the pathway from an advanced diploma in a range of CIT programs and complete a nationally and internationally recognised degree in one year’s full-time study. CSU's Bachelor of Business Studies in Canberra provides a flexible, generalist undergraduate degree, with a wide range of opportunities and choices available to graduates.

Articulated programs enable students to study and complete qualifications at CIT first and then go on to complete their CSU study. They are suited to current and graduate CIT students, school leavers, those interested in changing careers, or those who work in the industry but have limited formal study.

Course structure 

Students study the Business Studies program on campus at CIT and complete qualifications from both CSU and CIT.

In the first two years of study, students complete one of the advanced diplomas listed below. They then complete the Bachelor of Business Studies in their third and final year of study.

If CIT students have already completed one of the advanced diplomas listed below, they can simply enrol and complete the CSU component of the program, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Studies.

Advanced diplomas included in this program:

• Advanced Diploma of Accounting
• Advanced Diploma of Applied Business and 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 Studies
• Advanced Diploma of Management
• Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resources)
• Advanced Diploma of Tourism Management

The eight subjects offered on the Reid campus of CIT range across important management areas such as global marketing, financial decision making, corporate governance, regional economics, leadership and project management. These in-depth studies will broaden your knowledge and sharpen your abilities in critical analysis, rational argument and all the essential communication skills required of a successful manager. You can study four units full-time or two units part-time per semester. Student intakes are offered in February and July.

Your experience in completing the course prepares you to manage technical and organisational change and gain the skills to help you become an effective leader able to understand the needs of your employees, apply technology, and develop an extensive knowledge of the political, economic and social environment. These crucial strategic skills are now becoming even more essential in the highly competitive and often uncertain world of international and local business enterprises.

TAFE-specific scholarships are available for students in this course.

Graduation requirements

Students receive 128 points credit for successful completion of one of the selected advanced diplomas. They must then complete a further 64 points through CSU to graduate with the Bachelor of Business Studies.