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Bachelor of Business Studies Articulated Set

+ Award nomenclature

Associate Degree in Business Studies
AssocDegBusStud
Bachelor of Business Studies
BBusStud
Diploma of Business Studies
DipBusStud

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Business Studies (2401BS)
On Campus Albury-Wodonga
Bathurst
Canberra Institute of Technology
CSU Study Centre Melbourne
CSU Study Centre Sydney
Jilin Uni - Finance & Economics
Northern Sydney Institute
Port Macquarie
Tianjin University of Commerce
Wagga Wagga
Yangzhou University
Yunnan Uni-Finance & Economics
Distance Education Bathurst
Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Diploma in Business Studies [exit point only]

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Bachelor of Business Studies

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Associate Degree in Business Studies [exit point only]

Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 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.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Bachelor of Business Studies

    The University will admit any applicant it believes can undertake the proposed courses with reasonable prospect of success. In determining an applicant’s prospect for success, the University will consider previous studies and/or other attainments and experience.

    Admission is according to the standard CSU criteria for undergraduate courses. International applicants must also meet the CSU admission requirements in terms of English language requirements.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Bachelor of Business Studies

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Articulation

    The Bachelor, the Associate Degree [exit point only] and the Diploma [exit point only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

    Graduation requirement

    Diploma in Business Studies [exit point only]

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

    Bachelor of Business Studies

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Associate Degree in Business Studies [exit point only]

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

    Course structure

    Bachelor of Business Studies

    In order to be awarded the Bachelor of Business Studies from CSU students are required to complete:

    Students may either complete the 24 subjects (192 points) from the above selection or if admitted with credit on the basis of a credit package, would need to consult the Course Director on the number and levels of the subjects to meet the requirements of the course. As a guide to the subject curriculum, students are recommended to select (based on subject availability and the meeting of pre-requisites) from the following list of business subjects.

    Level 1 subjects:

    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ACC110 Accounting 2
    BUS100 English for Academic Studies (Available to international students only)
    BUS110 Workplace learning 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    IKC101 Indigenous Cultures, Histories & Contemporary Realities
    ITC105 Communication & Information Management
    ITC106 Programming Principles
    ITC114 Database Management Systems
    ITC161 Computer Systems
    ITC132 Customer Support Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MGT100 Organisations and Management
    MKT110 Marketing & Society
    QBM117 Business Statistics
    QBM120 Business Data Analysis

    Level 2 subjects:

    ACC200 Accounting Systems
    ACC210 Management Accounting 1
    ACC222 External Reporting
    ACC240 Small Business Management
    BUS201 International Project
    BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
    ECO210 Labour Economics
    ECO215 Managerial Economics for Business Strategy
    ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
    ECO240 Forecasting for Business
    FIN211 Financial Management
    FIN221 Investments
    FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    ITC203 OO SAD
    ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
    ITC206 Programming in Java 1
    ITC211 Systems Analysis
    ITC212 Internet Technologies
    ITC216 Online Multimedia
    ITC233 Network Engineering 1
    ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
    ITC254 Wireless Networks
    ITC262 Operating Systems
    LAW200 Commercial Activities: Law and policy
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    LAW240 Industrial Law
    LAW260 Administrative Law
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT220 eCommerce
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
    MGT245 Managing Yourself & Others
    MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
    MGT290 Project Management
    MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
    MKT230 Marketing Research
    MKT235 Brand Management
    MKT240 Market Analysis
    MKT260 International Marketing
    QBM217 Advanced Business Statistics
    TRM210 Introduction to Tourism

    Level 3 subjects:

    ACC311 Strategic & Sustainable Accounting
    ACC322 Company Accounting
    ACC331 Auditing and Assurance Services
    ACC341 Accounting Theory
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
    BUS383 Managing Global Business
    BUS384 Global Business Project Management
    ECO320 International Economics
    ECO356 Environmental Economics
    FIN310 Commercial Banking and Finance
    FIN320 Financial Institutions Lending
    FIN331 Financial Planning
    FIN340 International Finance
    FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
    FIN360 Treasury Risk Management
    FIN370 Funds Management
    FIN380 Superannuation
    FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
    HRM310 Developing Human Resources
    HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
    HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
    HRM381 Managing People Cross Culturally
    HRM386 International Dimensions of Human Resource Management
    INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
    ITC301 Information Technology Project Management
    ITC313 Programming in Java 2
    ITC314 Virtualisation & Cloud Computing
    ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
    ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
    ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
    ITC383 Strategic Information Management
    LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
    LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
    LAW330 Finance Law
    LAW335 International Business Law
    LAW350 Advanced Commercial Law
    LAW370 Law of Employment
    MGT310 Service Operations Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT330 Business Strategy
    MGT340 International Business Management
    MGT360 Risk Management
    MGT367 Leadership Issues
    MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
    MGT387 International Management Practice
    MGT388 Organisational Change
    MKT310 Marketing Communications
    MKT335 Marketing of Services
    MKT336 B2B Marketing
    MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
    MKT350 Product Innovation Management
    MKT389 Strategic Marketing and Planning
    TRM360 Tourism Event Management

    Associate Degree in Business Studies - 16 subjects or 128 points (Exit point only)

    In order to be awarded the Associate Degree in Business Studies from CSU students are required:

    Diploma in Business Studies - 8 subjects or 64 points (exit point only)

    In order to be awarded the Diploma in Business Studies from CSU students are required:

    NB: No credits are granted into the Diploma in Business Studies.

    Bachelor of Business Studies - Integrated program with NSW TAFE Riverina Institute at the Wagga Wagga TAFE Campus

    Students will study concurrently at TAFE NSW (Wagga Wagga) and at CSU, commencing with one CSU subject per session in first year, two CSU subjects per session in second year, and three CSU subjects per session in third year, as well as various TAFE modules. TAFE will grant some modules as credit to their students for the study of two CSU subjects (ACC100 and MGT100 ) and CSU will grant credit for twelve subjects (7 unspecified and five specified (MGT210 , MGT290 , HRM210 , INR210 and MKT220 ) for completion of the Advanced Diploma in Business Management. For students at Wagga Wagga these requirements will be met as follows. The following 12 compulsory subjects will be delivered by CSU:

    Three Level 1 subjects from:

    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    MGT100 Organisations and Management
    LAW110 Business Law

    Three Level 2 subjects

    MGT220 e-Commerce
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law

    Six Level 3 subjects from

    HRM310 Developing Human Resources Management
    HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
    HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
    INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
    LAW370 Law of Employment
    MGT310 Service Operations Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT330 Business Strategy
    MGT340 International Business Management

    Bachelor of Business Studies Integrated program at Wodonga Institute of TAFE, Victoria

    Students at Wodonga Institute of TAFE will be granted credit for 12 subjects (96 points) based on TAFE Advanced Diploma of Management and will be required to complete 12 Compulsory CSU subjects (96 points).

    For students at Wodonga TAFE these requirements will be met as follows:

    One Level 1 subject:

    LAW110 Business Law

    Six Level 2 subjects:

    ACC240 Small Business Management
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
    MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
    MKT235 Brand Management
    MKT 260 International Marketing
    TRM210 Introduction to Tourism

    Four Level 3 subjects:

    MGT340 International Business Management
    TRM360 Tourism Event Management
    BUS370 Business Internship
    and one of:
    MKT310 Marketing Communications
    ITC216 On-line Multi-Media
    and one of:
    MKT335 Marketing of Services
    ITC332 Web Server and Site Management

    Bachelor of Business Studies Program at North Sydney Institute of TAFE (NSI)

    Students will receive 64 points unspecified credit at 100 level and 32 points unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of an NSI Approved Program as listed below.

    Advanced Diploma of Accounting
    Advanced Diploma of Business
    Advanced Diploma of Events
    Advanced Diploma of Hospitality
    Advanced Diploma of Management
    Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resources)
    Advanced Diploma of Travel & Tourism
    Advanced Diploma of Marketing

    Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through NSI:

    ACC240 Small Business Management
    BUS383 Managing Global Business
    MGT100 Organisations & Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
    MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT330 Business Strategy or MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
    MGT367 Leadership Issues
    MGT388 Organisational Change
    MKT335 Marketing of Services
    MKT350 Product Innovation Management

    Students will receive 64 points unspecified credit at 100 level for successful completion of an NSI Approved Program as listed below:

    Diploma of Accounting
    Diploma of Business
    Diploma of Events
    Diploma of Hospitality
    Diploma of Human Resource Management
    Diploma of Management
    Diploma of Marketing
    Diploma of Project Management
    Diploma of Tourism

    Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through NSI:

    ACC240 Small Business Management
    BUS383 Managing Global Business
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ECO210 Labour Economics
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT100 Organisations and Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
    MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT330 Business Strategy or MGT382 Strategy & Corporate Governance
    MGT388 Organisational Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues
    MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
    MKT335 Marketing of Services
    MKT350 Product Innovation Management


    Bachelor of Business Studies Program at Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT)

    Students will receive 64 points unspecified credit at 100 level and 32 points unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of a CIT Approved Program as listed below.

    Advanced Diploma of Accounting
    Advanced Diploma of Business
    Advanced Diploma of Events
    Advanced Diploma of Hospitality
    Advanced Diploma of International Hotel and Resort Management
    Advanced Diploma of Management
    Advanced Diploma of Management (Human Resources)
    Advanced Diploma of Travel and Tourism

    Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through CIT:

    ACC240 Small Business Management
    BUS383 Managing Global Business
    BUS384 Global Business Project Management
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
    MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
    MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
    MGT367 Leadership Issues
    MGT382 Strategy and Corporate Governance
    MGT388 Organisational Change
    MKT350 Product Innovation and Management

    Bachelor of Business Studies Program at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE

    On completion of the selected Diploma/Advanced Diploma listed below, students receive credit for up to 12 subjects

    Advanced Diploma of Business (Human Resources)
    Advanced Diploma of Management
    Advanced Diploma of Hospitality (Management)
    Diploma of Accounting
    Diploma of Advertising
    Diploma of Banking
    Diploma of International Business
    Diploma of Marketing
    Diploma of Tourism

    Students will undertake 12 (where they have completed an Advanced Diploma) or 16 (where they have completed a Diploma) subjects selected from the following list. Subjects undertaken will be determined by the diploma that the student has completed:

    ACC110 Accounting 2: Management Decisions
    ACC240 Small Business Management
    BUS384 Global Business Project Management
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ECO320 International Economics
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    HRM310 Developing Human Resources
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    MGT100 Organisations and Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
    MGT250 Asia Pacific Business
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT310 Service Operations Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT340 International Business Management
    MGT382 Strategy & Corporate Governance
    MKT110 Marketing and Society
    MKT220 Buyer Behaviour
    MKT260 International Marketing
    MKT310 Marketing Communications
    MKT335 Marketing of Services
    MKT336 B2B Marketing
    QBM120 Business Data Analysis
    TRM210 Introduction to Tourism
    TRM330 Issues in Tourism Policy and Planning
    TRM360 Tourism Event Management

    STUDY CENTRE – SYDNEY, MELBOURNE

    In order to be awarded the Bachelor of Business Studies from CSU students are required to complete:

    CHINA

    The Bachelor of Business Studies is offered at four institutes:

    CSU Subject Credits for Program or Units within the Approved Programs completed at the above institutes.

    Students at these institutions receive the equivalent of 16 x 8 point subjects (128 credit points) credit upon successful completion of the approved course.

    Students enrolled in the pathway program at the Chinese universities should contact their administration for advice on subject selection.

    Students complete the 8 subjects listed below. Jilin students have the option of two ITC subjects.
    BUS383 Managing Global Business
    BUS384 Global Business project Management
    FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
    HRM386 International Dimensions of HRM
    MGT382 Strategic & Corporate Governance
    MGT387 International Management Practice
    MGT388 Organisational Change
    MKT389 Global Marketing Management

    Enrolment pattern

    Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites. It is recommended, however, that students complete level one subjects before completing level two subjects and level two subjects before completing level three subjects.

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subject may have a residential school component.

    ITC233 Computer Networks

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
    BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3

    Articulation agreements

    The course is also delivered by the following institutions:

    CSU Study Centres in Sydney and Melbourne
    Canberra Institute of Technology, ACT
    Riverina TAFE NSW - Wagga Wagga
    Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Victoria
    North Sydney Institute of TAFE, NSW
    Jilin University of Finance & Economics, China (formerly Changchun Taxation College)
    Tianjin University of Commerce, China
    Yangzhou University, China
    Yunnan University of Finance & Economics, China (formerly Yunnan Finance & Trade Institute)

    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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