The course includes the following awards:

Associate Degree in Business Studies AssocDegBusStud

Bachelor of Business Studies BBusStud

Diploma of Business Studies DipBusStud

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Business Studies (2401BS)

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

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

Normal course duration

Diploma of Business Studies [Exit Point Only]

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Bachelor of Business Studies

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 sessions)

Associate Degree in Business Studies [Exit Point Only]

Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Part-time 4.0 years (8.0 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

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 rules apply

Articulation

The Bachelor, Associate Degree [Exit Point Only] and 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 requirements

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.

Diploma of Business Studies [Exit Point Only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

Bachelor of Business Studies

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

• 24 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one quarter of a full-time equivalent load);
• no more than 12 level one subjects. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code eg. ACC100 is a level one subject.
• at least two thirds of the 24 standard subjects in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Director, including at least four subjects at level two (or its equivalent) and four subjects at level three (or its equivalent);
• at least one third of the 24 standard subjects, by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as CSU subjects (i.e. those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations).
• at least one Indigenous subject, eg. IKC101 Indigenous Culture, Histories & Contemporary Realities or MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture.
• at least one strategic subject - ACC311 Strategic & Sustainable Accounting, BUS384 Global Business Project Management, MGT330 Business Strategy, MGT382 Strategy & Corporate Governance or MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management.

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
ITC133 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
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
ITC205 Professional Programming Practice
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC209 Mobile Application Development
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC218 ICT Project Management
ITC232 Technical Service Management
ITC233 Network Engineering 1
ITC240 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC254 Wireless Networks
ITC262 Operating Systems
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

Level 3 subjects:

ACC311 Strategic & Sustainable Accounting
ACC322 Company Accounting
ACC331 Auditing and Assurance Services
ACC341 Accounting Theory
ACC384 International Accounting Issues
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
BUS384 Global Business Project Management
ECO320 International 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
FIN381 International Banking & Finance
FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM386 International Dimensions of Human Resource Management
INR310 Comparative Industrial Relations
ITC313 Programming in Java 2
ITC314 Virtualisation & Cloud Computing
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
ITC354 Routing & Switching
ITC355 Network Design
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)
LAW330 Finance 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
MKT303 Social & Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
MKT389 Strategic Marketing and Planning

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:

• to complete 16 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one eighth of a full-time annual equivalent load);
• to complete at least two thirds of the 16 standard subjects (ie: 11 out of 16 subjects) in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Co-ordinator, including at least four subjects at Level Two;
• to complete at least one half of the 16 standard subjects (ie: at least 8 subjects) by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as 'CSU subjects' (ie those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations).
• to complete 128 points of business or business related subjects or at least 88 points of business or business related subjects and up to 40 points of elective subjects

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:

• to complete 8 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one eighth of a full-time annual equivalent load);
• to complete at least two thirds of the 8 standard subjects (ie: at least 6 out of 8 subjects) in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Co-ordinator;
• to complete the 8 standard subjects by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as 'CSU subjects' (ie: those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations),
• to complete 64 points of business or business related subjects or at least 48 points of business or business related subjects and up to 16 points of elective subjects

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

Bachelor of Business Studies Program at TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney

Students will receive 64 points (8 subjects) unspecified credit at 100 level and 32 points (4 subjects) unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of a TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Approved Advanced Diploma program (incorporating a Certificate IV and Diploma) 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 TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney:

ACC240 Small Business Management
MGT100 Organisations & Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT290 Project Management
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT367 Leadership Issues
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management

Students will receive 64 points (8 subjects) unspecified credit at 100 level for successful completion of an TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney: Approved Diploma program (incorporating a Certificate IV) as listed below:

Diploma of Accounting
Diploma of Business
Diploma of Events
Diploma of Hospitality
Diploma of Human Resource Management
Diploma of International Business
Diploma of Management
Diploma of Marketing
Diploma of Project Management
Diploma of Sport & Recreation Management
Diploma of Tourism

Students will complete the following CSU subjects delivered through TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney:

ACC240 Small Business Management
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
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
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 (8 subjects) unspecified credit at 100 level and 32 points (4 subjects) unspecified credit at 200 level for successful completion of a CIT Approved Advanced Diploma program (incorporating a Certificate IV and Diploma) 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
HRM210 Human Resource Management
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability and Culture
MGT250 Asia-Pacific Business
MGT245 Managing Yourself and Others
MGT320 Managing Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT340 International Business Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
MKT350 Product Innovation and Management
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communications

STUDY CENTRE – SYDNEY, MELBOURNE

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

• 24 standard subjects or their equivalent (where a standard subject is equal to one quarter of a full-time equivalent load);
• no more than 12 level one subjects. The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code eg. ACC100 is a level one subject.
• at least two thirds of the 24 standard subjects in business-based or business related discipline areas approved by the Course Coordinator, including at least four subjects at level two (or its equivalent) and four subjects at level three (or its equivalent);
• at least one third of the 24 standard subjects, by taking subjects taught by CSU or subjects designated as CSU subjects (i.e. those subjects offered under affiliation agreements between CSU and external organisations).
• at least one Indigenous subject - eg. IKC101 Indigenous Culture, Histories & Contemporary Realities or MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture.
• at least one strategic subject - ACC311 Strategic & Sustainable Accounting, BUS384 Global Business Project Management, MGT330 Business Strategy, MGT382 Strategy & Corporate Governance or MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management.

CHINA

The Bachelor of Business Studies is offered at four institutes:

• Jilin University of Finance & Economics (formerly Changchun Taxation College)
• Tianjin University of Commerce
• Yangzhou University
• Yunnan University of Finance & Economics (formerly Yunnan Finance and Trade Institute)

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.
ACC384 International Accounting Issues
BUS384 Global Business Project Management
FIN381 International Banking and Finance
FIN385 Trade and Business Finance
HRM386 International Dimensions of HRM
MGT382 Strategic & Corporate Governance
MGT387 International Management Practice
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.

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

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

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects 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.