Associate Degree in Business AssocDegBus
Bachelor of Business (Finance) BBus(Fin)
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) BBus(HRM)
Bachelor of Business (Management and Leadership) BBus(Mgt&Lship)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) BBus(Mkt)
Bachelor of Business (Strategic Planning) BBus(StrategicPlan)
Diploma of Business DipBus
On Campus - Albury-Wodonga
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Wagga Wagga
Online - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 3.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 2.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
A completed High School Certificate (or equivalent) with an ATAR of at least 60 (including adjustment factors).
OR
Successful completion of at least two Bachelor degree level subjects (or Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent) or higher in any discipline.
OR
A completed Vocational Education and Training (VET) Certificate III or higher, studied at a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO), or equivalent.
OR
A completed Tertiary Preparation Certificate (TPC) or bridging program studied at a TAFE, Registered Training Organisation (RTO) or University, or equivalent.
OR
Partial completion of a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Diploma, of at least 50% from a TAFE or Registered Training Organisation (RTO), or equivalent.
OR
Work experience of at least two years full time equivalence duration with some elements of management or supervision demonstrated by a detailed resume.
OR
Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR.
English Language Proficiency:
Minimum CSU English Language Proficiency Requirements apply.
Standard Charles Sturt credit policy applies.
Exit point only.
Exit point only.
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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
The course consist of 24 standard subjects (192 points). Each of the employability and work placement subjects consists of a 6-point subject and is complemented with a 2-point transferable subject which forms a standard 8-point subject.
Students must ensure that there are no more than 12 level one eight-point subjects in their degree (note: the combination of a BUS 6-point subject with an EMP 2-point subject equals one 8-point subject). The level of a subject is designated by the first digit in the subject code, eg ACC100 is a level one subject.
Students enrolled through the Charles Sturt University Study Centres may only have a limited selection of specialisations and minors to choose from.
Core Subjects
ACC127 Accounting and Financial Literacy
BUS114 Contemporary Employability and Learning (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set A)
BUS223 Work Placement 1* (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set B)
BUS385 Work Placement 2* (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set C)
ECO130 Business Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Fundamentals
QBM100 Data Analytics for Business
Restricted Electives
One (1) Restricted Elective Set A (first year) from:
EMP103 Workplace Communication
OR
EMP105 Technology for the Connected Workplace
One (1) Restricted Elective Set B (second year) from:
EMP100 Building Resilience for the Workplace
OR
EMP109 Solving Problems with Critical Thinking
One (1) Restricted Elective Set C (third year) from:
EMP101 Building Emotional Intelligence
OR
EMP104 Design Thinking and Creativity
* Study Centre students complete the following subjects in place of BUS223 Work Placement 1 and BUS385 Work Placement 2:
BUS224 Employability and Professional Practice 1
BUS386 Employability and Professional Practice 2
* In very limited situations, Charles Sturt University's students who are unable to undertake a work placement may seek the Course Director's and the Sub Dean Workplace Learning's approval to substitute one or more of these subjects with an equivalent Employability and Professional Practice subject.
(Note: Students who wish to extend their work experience have the option to complete BUS387 Work Placement 3 as an Unrestricted Elective Subject.)
Specialisations
Finance
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management (Capstone**)
FIN370 Funds Management
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
Human Resource Management
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone**)
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
Management and Leadership
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone**)
MGT340 International Management
Marketing
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT230 Market Research
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management (Capstone**)
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
Strategic Planning
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone**)
MGT360 Risk Management
**Capstone subject: recommended for completion in the final year of study or towards the end of the degree.
Unrestricted Elective Subjects
Students must choose five (5) unrestricted electives by completing:
" a minor (four [4] subjects) in another discipline area and one (1) unrestricted elective
" five (5) unrestricted electives.
An unrestricted elective is any undergraduate (8-point) subject offered by Charles Sturt University provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.
Minor
A minor is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than the chosen specialisation.
For a minor comprised of subjects either from within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, or from another Faculty students must take an established sequence of a set of four (4) subjects. A minor must include no more than two level 1 subjects and must include at least one level 3 subject. Students must ensure that they take the necessary prerequisites.
If a minor is chosen from those offered within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, it must be in an area other than that of the specialisation studied. No more than one (1) subject can be counted towards a minor if it has already been undertaken as part of the core and/or the specialisation. A student cannot claim more than one (1) minor.
Minor Sequences from within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences:
Accounting and Financial Management
ACC128 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC293 Management Accounting for Sustainable Decision Making
ACC393 Strategic Accounting for Enterprise Management
PLUS one (1) subject from the list below
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business
FIN211 Financial Management
Entrepreneurship
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
Finance
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management
Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management
PLUS three (3) subjects from the list below
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
MGT367 Leadership Issues
Legal and Industrial Relations
LAW240 Industrial Law
PLUS three (3) subjects from the list below (at least one at level 3)
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW316 Dispute Resolution
LAW317 Mediation
LAW370 Law of Employment
IT Management
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis and Design
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC314 Virtualisation Technologies
Management and Leadership
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT330 Business Strategy
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT220 eCommerce
MGT290 Project Management
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
Marketing
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below
MGT220 eCommerce
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
MKT230 Market Research
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
Project Management
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT290 Project Management
OR
ITC218 ICT Project Management
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
LAW316 Dispute Resolution
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT360 Risk Management
Psychology
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology
PLUS one (1) subject from the list below:
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 Cognition
Note: Students who have completed QBM100 Data Analytics for Business and MKT230 Marketing Research should not complete PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology but should select an alternative subject from PSY203 Social Psychology OR
PSY204 Psychological Testing OR the other level 3 subject.
Strategic Planning
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
PLUS three (3) subjects from the list below (at least one at level 3)
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT360 Risk Management
Minor Sequences from outside the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences:
Agribusiness
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below (at least one at level 3)
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGR220 Extension
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGB351 Commodity Trade and Pricing (AGB110 is assumed knowledge)
Design and Content Creation
COM135 Spotlight on Design and Design Content
DCC200 Design and Content Creation Perspectives 1
DCC201 Design and Content Creation Perspectives 2
COM330 Managing Business Relationships
Ethics and Social Responsibility
PHL202 Ethics
PHL302 Morals, Minds and Decision-Making
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below:
PHL103 Human Nature and the Good Life
SOC102 Social Inequality
PHL209 Justice and Punishment
SOC308 Community Analysis
News and Media
COM134 Spotlight on News and Media
NAM200 News and Media Perspectives 1
NAM201 News and Media Perspectives 2
COM330 Managing Business Relationships
Strategic Communication
COM133 Spotlight on Strategic Communication
STC200 Strategic Communication Perspectives 1
STC201 Strategic Communication Perspectives 2
COM330 Managing Business Relationships
Sustainability
ENM163 Natural Resource Management
ENM308 Global Sustainable Development
PLUS two (2) subjects from the list below (no more than one at level 1):
ENM101 People in the Environment
GEO164 Earth System Processes
GEO204 Ecological Soils
GEO303 Climatology
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
Students enrolled at the Study Centres may have a restricted choice of specialisations and elective subjects
Associate Degree in Business (exit point only)
Students are required to complete 16 standard subjects (128 points).
Diploma of Business (exit point only)
Students are required to complete 8 standard subjects (64 points).
FULL TIME
Note: students may be able to decrease the length of time taken to complete their degree by enrolling in subjects available in Session 3 (90).
Year 1 Session 1 (30)
ACC127 Accounting and Financial Literacy
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Fundamentals
Year 1 Session 2 (60)
BUS114 Contemporary Employability and Learning PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set A
ECO130 Business Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
QBM100 Data Analytics for Business
Year 2 Session 1 (30)
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, understanding and relating to Country
Finance specialisation:
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Note: students studying the Finance specialisation who are interested in completing the Psychology Minor should contact their Course Administration Officer for advice on an enrolment pattern.
Human Resource Management specialisation:
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT230 Market Research
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Year 2 Session 2 (60)
BUS223 Work Placement 1 PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set B
Finance specialisation:
FIN221 Investments
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT290 Project Management
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Marketing specialisation:
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT290 Project Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Year 3 Session 1 (30)
Finance specialisation:
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN370 Funds Management
1 x unrestricted elective
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT367 Leadership Issues
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
MGT340 International Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT340 International Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Strategic Planning specialisation:
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT310 Operations Management
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Year 3 Session 2 (60)
BUS385 Work Placement 2 PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set C
Finance specialisation:
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management (Capstone)
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone)
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone)
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management (Capstone)
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT360 Risk Management
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone)
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
PART TIME
Note: students may be able to decrease the length of time it takes to complete their degree by enrolling in subjects that are available in Session 3 (90).
Year 1 Session 1 (30)
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Fundamentals
Year 1 Session 2 (60)
ECO130 Business Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
Year 2 Session 1 (30)
ACC127 Accounting and Financial Literacy
LAW110 Business Law
Year 2 Session 2 (60)
BUS114 Contemporary Employability and Learning PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set A
QBM100 Data Analytics for Business
Year 3 Session 1 (30)
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, understanding and relating to Country
Finance specialisation:
FIN211 Financial Management
Human Resource Management specialisation:
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
Marketing specialisation:
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
Year 3 Session 2 (60)
Finance specialisation:
FIN221 Investments
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT290 Project Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
Strategic Planning specialisation:
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT290 Project Management
Year 4 Session 1 (30)
Finance specialisation:
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT230 Market Research
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Year 4 Session 2 (60)
BUS223 Work Placement 1 PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set B
Finance specialisation:
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
Human Resource Management specialisation:
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Year 5 Session 1 (30)
Finance specialisation:
FIN370 Funds Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT367 Leadership Issues
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
Marketing specialisation:
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
Strategic Planning specialisation:
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT310 Operations Management
Year 5 Session 2 (60)
Finance specialisation:
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management (Capstone)
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product Innovation
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT360 Risk Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Year 6 Session 1 (30)
Finance specialisation:
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN331 Financial Planning
Human Resource Management specialisation:
MGT340 International Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT340 International Management
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Marketing specialisation:
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Strategic Planning specialisation:
2 x unrestricted electives OR minor subjects
Year 6 Session 2 (60)
BUS385 Work Placement 2 PLUS
one (1) Restricted Elective from Set C
Finance specialisation:
1 x unrestricted elective OR minor subject
Human Resource Management specialisation:
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone)
Management and Leadership specialisation:
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone)
Marketing specialisation:
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management (Capstone)
Strategic Planning specialisation:
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone)
Note: Study Centre students will study BUS224 Employability and Professional Practice 1 and BUS386 Employability and Professional Practice 2 instead of BUS223 Work Placement 1 and BUS385 Work Placement 2.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
BUS223 Work Placement 1
BUS385 Work Placement 2
BUS387 Work Placement 3
The HRM specialisation is accredited by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI)
Accrediting Body: Australian Human Resources Institute
Requirements for graduates to practice: No special requirements (and accreditation is NOT required for graduates to practice their profession)
Start and End Date of Accreditation: 2020 - 31 December 2023
Accreditation Status: Full
Potential Impact on Students if Conditional etc: N/A
Post conferral of award practice registration or additional study requirements of graduates: None
The Marketing specialisation has been designed to meet the accreditation requirements of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.