Bachelor of Management at Charles Sturt University ::

Bachelor of Management BMgt

CSU’s Bachelor of Management is a broad-based course designed to develop professional capabilities in a broad range of management areas.

About the course

Management is a professional practice that is the foundation of organisational success. Indeed, businesses and organisations understand that their survival and growth depends on excellence in management and the critical importance of employing and developing staff with comprehensive management and leadership skills.

This newly revised course in Management has, at its core, a focus on the development of skills and knowledge in effective people management, ethical practice and the establishment of stakeholder trust. While there is a strong focus on what are often termed the ‘soft skills’ of people management, the course also develops ‘hard skills’ in such areas as finance, accounting, law and economics. There is also opportunity to develop areas of specialisation through electives in management, economics, accounting, finance and marketing to name a few.

We offer strong student support and the learning processes are applied in real world management situations to offer students a tangible link between theory and practice.

Where it will take you

The Bachelor of Management course develops professional capabilities in a broad range of management areas and aims to keep the curriculum focused on the cutting edge of management thinking. The course is tailored to graduates who want to study management issues from a social science and ethical perspective. Potentially, this course will give graduates the opportunity to move into first line or middle management positions in small and medium sized businesses or organisational settings.

Graduation requirements

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Management, students must successfully complete 24 subjects including:

18 core subjects
six elective subjects

Residential school

Some subjects offered through distance education require you to attend residential schools. A flexible approach to residential school requirements is adopted and arrangements may be made for those who cannot attend essential residential schools because of distance, work or family circumstances. In these instances, students may undertake alternative activities in their own region or workplace.

Course structure

There are 18 core subjects covering three main content areas, and six elective subjects. Students will be able to choose six approved elective subjects from any of the current Bachelor of Business specialisations. If students wish to choose other elective subjects they must seek approval from the Course Coordinator.

Three main content areas are:

Management skill-based subjects: Management in Practice, Managing Yourself and Others, Business Communication, Project Management, Leadership Issues, Managing Change and Business Internship
Management knowledge-based subjects: Organisations and Management, Organisational Behaviour, Business and Professional Ethics, International Business Management and Risk Management
Management related discipline subjects: Accounting, Business Law, Marketing Principles, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management.

Core subjects
ACC100 Accounting 1 : Information for Business
BUS370 Business Internship
HRM210 Human Resource Management
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MGT110 Business Communication
MGT120 Management in Practice
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Business and Professional Ethics
MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT340 International Business Management
MGT360 Risk Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
MKT110 Marketing Principles

Plus six undergraduate elective subjects.

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 Universities Admissions Index (UAI) 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:

a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
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 TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
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.