BBus(Bank)

The Bachelor of Business (Banking) provides students with the formal educational requirements for managerial positions in banking and other financial institutions. The course combines practical and specialist subjects with those that have a more conceptual/theoretical base. Graduates qualify for Senior Associate status with the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Enrolment through

Bathurst 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.

Professional recognition

Satisfies the academic requirements for admission to the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance at the senior associate level.

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

FIN211      Financial Management

FIN221      Investments

FIN230      Financial Institutions & Markets

FIN310      Commercial Banking & Finance

FIN320      Financial Institutions Lending

FIN331      Financial Planning

FIN340      International Finance

LAW330    Finance Law

LAW380    Company and Taxation Law

MKT331    Relationship Marketing

 

Distance education suggested study sequence

Albury Campus students may follow a different suggested sequence.

Session 1 (Autumn)

ACC100    Accounting 1

MKT110     Marketing Principles

 

Session 2 (Spring)

ECO110     Microeconomics

QBM117    Business Statistics

 

Session 3 (Autumn)

ECO120     Macroeconomics

MGT100    Organisations and Management

 

Session 4 (Spring)

ACC110    Accounting 2

LAW110    Business Law

 

Session 5 (Autumn)

FIN230       Financial Institutions & Markets

[            ]    Elective 1

 

Session 6 (Spring)

FIN211       Financial Management

[            ]    Elective 2

 

Session 7 (Autumn)

LAW330    Finance Law

[            ]    Elective 3

 

Session 8 (Spring)

FIN221       Investments

FIN340       International Finance

 

Session 9 (Autumn)

FIN331       Financial Planning

[            ]    Elective 4

 

Session 10 (Spring)

MKT331     Relationship Marketing

[            ]    Elective 5

 

Session 11 (Autumn)

FIN310       Commercial Banking and Finance

LAW380    Company and Taxation Law

 

Session 12 (Spring)

FIN320       Financial Institutions Lending

[            ]    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

Course Coordinator

Julia Lynch
School of Marketing & Management
Telephone: (02) 6338 4491
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4769
Email: jlynch@csu.edu.au