BBus(PubAdmin)

Graduates receive the conceptual and technical understanding to gain employment in a wide range of public sector organisations. They are qualified for administrative positions in organisations such as the Commonwealth and State Public Services, statutory authorities, local government and universities.

Enrolment through

Wagga Wagga Campus

Study mode

Distance education

Normal course duration

Part-time: 6 years (12 sessions)

Credit

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business degree are entitled to credits if they have completed applicable TAFE courses within ten years of admission to the degree. Credit is normally granted for relevant Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas. Overseas qualifications will be considered for credit towards the Bachelor of Business degree.

Graduation requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 points (24 subjects). These subjects are a combination of core subjects, specialisation subjects and electives.

All distance education students are required to have access to a personal computer (IBM PC or compatible) and spreadsheet software capable of reading Excel and/or Lotus 1-2-3 files. It is recommended that distance education students have access to appropriate hardware and software to enable them to communicate electronically with the University. The current specifications are available upon request.

Course structure

Students must complete eight core subjects, ten specialisation subjects and six electives.

Core subjects

ACC100   Accounting 1

ACC110   Accounting 2

ECO110    Microeconomics

ECO120    Macroeconomics

LAW110    Business Law

MGT100   Organisations & Management

MKT110     Marketing Principles

QBM117   Business Statistics

 

Specialisation subjects

ECO340     Public Finance

HRM210    Human Resource Management

INR210      Industrial Relations in Australia

LAW260    Administrative Law

MGT230    Business and Professional Ethics

PAD210     Public Administration

PAD310     Public Personnel Management

PAD320     Public Policy

PAD330     Regional & Local Administration

POL101     Australian Government and Politics

 

Distance education suggested study sequence

Session 1 (Autumn)

ACC100    Accounting 1

MGT100    Organisations & Management

 

Session 2 (Spring)

MKT110     Marketing Principles

QBM117    Business Statistics

 

Session 3 (Autumn)

LAW110    Business Law

ECO110     Microeconomics

­

Session 4 (Spring)

ACC110    Accounting 2

ECO120     Macroeconomics

 

Session 5 (Autumn)

PAD210     Public Administration

[            ]    Elective 1

 

Session 6 (Spring)

MGT230    Business and Professional Ethics

POL101     Australian Government and Politics

 

Session 7 (Autumn)

INR210      Industrial Relations in Australia

[            ]    Elective 2

 

Session 8 (Spring)

ECO340     Public Finance

HRM210    Human Resource Management

 

Session 9 (Autumn)

[            ]    Elective 3

[            ]    Elective 4

 

Session 10 (Spring)

LAW260    Administrative Law

PAD310     Public Personnel Management

 

Session 11 (Autumn)

PAD330     Regional & Local Administration

[            ]    Elective 5

 

Session 12 (Spring)

PAD320     Public Policy

[            ]    Elective 6

 

Electives

Students must choose six electives either 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 to 24; or by

•  Selecting six free electives. A free elective is any undergraduate subject offered by Charles Sturt University provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.

 

Students must ensure that there are no more than 12 level one subjects in their degree. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code, e.g. ACC100 is a level one subject.

Joint studies

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). Details of approved joint studies are included in this section following Bachelor of Business specialisation entries.

Inquiries

Courses Manager

Michele Fromholtz
School of Management
Telephone: (02) 6933 2698
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2930
Email: mfromholtz@csu.edu.au