BBus(Econ)

Graduates are expected to gain the necessary conceptual abilities, analytical skills and knowledge to equip them for a variety of professional career opportunities in industry, commerce or government service.

Enrolment through

Bathurst Campus
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

ECO200     Microeconomic Analysis

ECO210     Labour Economics

ECO220     Macroeconomics Analysis

ECO250     Applied Econometrics

ECO310     Economic Philosophy & Policy

ECO320     International Economics

ECO330     Urban & Regional Economics

ECO340     Public Finance

ECO350     Applied Econometric Models

FIN230       Financial Institutions & Markets

 

Part-time/distance education suggested study sequence

Albury Campus students may follow a different suggested sequence.

Session 1 (Autumn)

ECO110     Microeconomics

MGT100    Organisations and Management

 

Session 2 (Spring)

ACC100    Accounting 1

ECO120     Macroeconomics

 

Session 3 (Autumn)

LAW110    Business Law

QBM117    Business Statistics

 

Session 4 (Spring)

ACC110    Accounting 2

MKT110     Marketing Principles

 

Session 5 (Autumn)

ECO220     Macroeconomic Analysis

FIN230       Financial Institutions & Markets

 

Session 6 (Spring)

ECO200     Microeconomic Analysis

[            ]    Elective 1

 

Session 7 (Autumn)

ECO250     Applied Econometrics

[            ]    Elective 2

 

Session 8 (Spring)

ECO210     Labour Economics

[            ]    Elective 3

 

Session 9 (Autumn)

ECO310     Economic Philosophy & Policy

[            ]    Elective 4

 

Session 10 (Spring)

ECO340     Public Finance

[            ]    Elective 5

 

Session 11 (Autumn)

ECO320     International Economics

[            ]    Elective 6

 

Session 12 (Spring)

ECO330     Urban and Regional Economics

ECO350     Applied Econometric Models

 

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 - Bathurst

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

Courses Manager - Wagga Wagga

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