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Bachelor of Business (Management)

Joint Studies

A joint study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than the chosen specialisation. Students are able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with the specialisation (e.g. Bachelor of Business (Management/Finance). This course includes the following Joint Study options:

Accounting (Acc), Advertising (Advert), Agribusiness (Agribus), Banking (Bank), Crop Production - Sciences (CropProdn-Sc), Crop Production -Management (CropProdn-Mgt), Cultural Heritage Management (CultHeritMgt), Economics (Econ), Ecotourism (Ecotourism), Finance (Fin), Financial Planning (FinPlan), Human Resource Management (HRM), Industrial Relations (IndRel), Information Systems (InfoSys), International Business (InternatBus), Legal Studies (LegalStud), Leisure and Health (Leis&Hlth), Marketing (Mkt), Organisational Communication and Public Relations (OrgComm&PubRel), Psychology (Psych), Sociology (Sociol), Vocational Training (VocTrain)

Normal course duration

Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

Standard CSU and UAC admission requirements for undergarduate courses apply.

Credit CSU Credit Policy

The Faculty has a large number of standard credit packages for TAFE and other institutions.

Graduation requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course structure

Bachelor of Business (Management)

Core
All of the following
BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
HRM210 Human Resource Management
MGT100 Organisations & Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
MGT310 Service Operations Management
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone Subject)
MGT340 International Business Management
QBM120 Business Data Analysis

plus at least three (3) Restricted Electives (Set A) from
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

plus at least two (2) Restricted Electives (Set B) from
ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society

Electives

Students must choose eight (8) electives either by:

Completing a joint study in another discipline area which will be included on the testamur, and adding the number of electives needed to bring the total number of subjects to 24; or by
Selecting eight (8) electives. An elective is any undergraduate subject offered by Charles Sturt University provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.

Note that at least 3 electives must be Business or Business related subjects.

Students must ensure that there are no more than twelve (12) level one subjects in their degree. Students must also ensure that they complete a minimum of five (5) level three subjects in their degree. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code, e.g. MGT100 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 (Management/Finance).

For a Joint Study either from within the Faculty of Business or consisting of subjects from another Faculty, students must take an established sequence or set of five subjects. Established sequences are determined by Faculty Board. Students must ensure that they take the necessary prerequisites.

If a Joint Study is chosen from those offered within the Faculty of Business, it must be in an area other than that of the specialisation chosen. No more than two subjects can be counted towards a Joint Study if they have already been undertaken as part of the core, specialisation or restricted elective. A student cannot claim more than one Joint Study.

Students enrolled through the CSU Study Centres may only choose the Accounting or Marketing joint studies.

Accounting joint study

ACC100 Accounting 1
ACC110 Accounting 2
ACC200 Accounting Systems
and any two of the following subjects:
ACC210 Management Accounting
ACC222 External Reporting
ACC311 Strategic and Sustainable Accounting
ACC322 Company Accounting

Banking joint study

FIN211 Financial Management
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN310 Commercial Banking & Finance
FIN320 Financial Institutions Lending
LAW330 Finance Law

Economics joint study

Five of the following:
ECO130 Business Economics
ECO210 Labour Economics
ECO215 Managerial Economics for Business Strategy
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
ECO240 Forecasting for Business
ECO320 International Economics

Finance joint study

FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions & Markets
and two from:
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN340 International Finance
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
FIN360 Treasury Risk Management
FIN370 Funds Management

Financial Planning joint study

FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN380 Superannuation
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)

Human Resource Management joint study

HRM210 Human Resource Management
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
and one from:
ECO210 Labour Economics
INR310 Comparative Industrial Regulations
LAW370 Law of Employment
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour

Industrial Relations joint study

INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW240 Industrial Law
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
LAW370 Law of Employment
and one from:
ECO210 Labour Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
LAW260 Administrative Law
MGT320 Managing Change

Information Systems joint study

ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
and three of the following, only one of which may be at Level 1:
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC204 User Interface Design and Evaluation
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC242 Introduction to Data Communications
ITC301 IT Project Management
ITC331 Security, Privacy and Ethics

International Business joint study

MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT340 International Business Management
and three from:
ECO320 International Economics
FIN340 International Finance
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
LAW335 International Business Law
MKT260 International Marketing

Legal Studies joint study

LAW110 Business Law
and four from:
LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law & Policy
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW240 Industrial Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW330 Finance Law
LAW335 International Business Law
LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
LAW370 Law of Employment

Marketing joint study

MKT110 Marketing & Society
MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
MKT230 Market Research
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
and one from the following:
MKT260 International Marketing
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management

From outside the Faculty of Business

Advertising joint study
40 credit points from the following
ADV104 Understanding Advertising
ADV105 The Advertising Business
ADV205 Advertising Creative
ADV206 Principles of Channel Planning
ADV317 Advertising Strategy and Planning (16 credit points)

Agribusiness joint study

AHT231 Agricultural Finance
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGB351 Commodity Trade and Pricing
AGB450 Agribusiness Decision Analysis
plus one of the following:
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture & Horticulture
AGR220 Extension

Cultural Heritage Management joint study

ENM163 Natural Resource Management
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
PKM266 Cultural Resource Management
plus either
PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16 points)
or
PKM398 Cultural Heritage Policy & Planning (16 points)

Crop Production joint study (Management Strand)

AGR156 Plants in Agriculture
AHT101 Professional Skills in Agriculture & Horticulture
PSC236 Pasture Production and Management
PSC270 Annual Crop Management
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences

Crop Production joint study (Sciences Strand)

Students choose five of the following:
PSC102 Botany
PSC104 Soil Science
PSC202 Crop and Pasture Science
PSC271 Crop Agronomy
PSC371 Plant Pathology
AGS301 Weed and Pesticide Sciences

Ecotourism joint study

REC200 Principles of Ecotourism
and four from:
REC167 Recreation Leadership & Communication
REC302 Interpretive Guiding Management in Ecotourism
REC305 Advanced Principles of Ecotourism
PKM230 Social Psychology of Risk in Outdoor Recreation
PKM260 Interpretive Planning
PKM302 Philosophy of Outdoor Recreation

Leisure and Health joint study

LES101 Introduction to Leisure and Health
LES102 Leisure Programming with Diverse Populations
LES202 Community Leisure & Health Issues
LES301 Health Policy and Program Development
LES302 Leisure and Social Relations

Organisational Communication and Public Relations joint study

COM116 Principles and Practices of Public Relations
COM215 Public Relations Processes
COM313 Crisis and Issues Management
and two from:
COM232 Strategic Public Relations Practice
COM316 Advertising and Public Relations Research
COM318 Public Affairs

Psychology joint study

PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
and one from:
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition

Note: Students who have completed QBM117 Business Statistics, QBM217 Advanced Business Statistics and MKT230 Marketing Research are not required to complete PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology.

Sociology joint study

SOC101 Introductory Sociology
SOC102 Social Inequality
plus
Three SOC coded subjects, at least one at Level 2 and one at Level 3.

Vocational Training joint study

EPT327 Effective Teaching in VET
EPT322 Training in Workplaces
EEE303 Training Design and Assessment
EEB312 Reflective Practice and Lifelong Learning
and one of the following:
EEL320 Learning Theories for Post Compulsory Education
EPT320 High Level Facilitation Skills for Post Compulsory Education
EEB330 Developing the Vocational Education and Training Practitioner

Enrolment pattern

BBus(Mgt)

Full time suggested study sequence

Session 1

MGT100 Organisations & Management
2 x Subjects from Restricted Electives (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society
1 x Elective (suggested):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society

Session 2

BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
1 x Elective (suggested):
ECO130 Business Economics

Session 3

BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
QBM120 Business Data Analysis
1 x Elective
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set A):
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Session 4

HRM210 Human Resource Management
MGT340 International Business Management
2 x Electives

Session 5

MGT310 Service Operations Management
1 x Elective
2 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set A):
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Session 6

MGT330 Business Strategy
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
2 x Electives

Part time suggested study sequence

Session 1

MGT100 Organisations & Management
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society
ECO130 Business Economics

Session 2

BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour

Session 3

QBM120 Business Data Analysis
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
MKT110 Marketing & Society
ECO130 Business Economics

Session 4

MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
MGT340 International Business Management

Session 5

HRM210
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set A):
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Session 6

2 x Electives

Session 7

BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set A):
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Session 8

2 x Electives

Session 9

MGT310 Service Operations Management
1 x Subject from Restricted Elective (Set A):
INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
MGT220 E-Commerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT367 Leadership Issues

Session 10

MGT330
1 x Elective

Session 11

BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
1 x Elective

Session 12

2 x Electives

Contact

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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