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usiness
bachelor of business
Duration: 3 years
campus: Joondalup / Mount Lawley / Bunbury
This course equips students with the theory, practical experience
and transferable employability skills, including leadership,
teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem solving,
needed to succeed in a wide range of business careers.
Students can elect to complete the course with either: one major
in a Business discipline; or two majors in a Business discipline.
Majors:
y Accounting
y Economics
y Event Management
y Finance
y Hospitality Management
y Human Resource Management
y International Business
y Management
y Management of Information Technology
y Marketing
y Planning
y Public Practice (only available at our Bunbury campus and in
conjunction with an Accounting Major)
y Sport Management
y Tourism Management
All majors are created in consultation with industry and many are
professionally recognised and accredited. Students benefit from
relevant and internationally credible course content that provides
practical industry experience, networking opportunities and a
broad range of career options after graduating.
Additional course Information: A key feature of this course
is a unique set of units called ECU Business Edge. This set of
integrated units focuses on the employability skills businesses
are looking for, including working effectively with others,
communicating effectively, self-awareness, thinking critically,
analysing data and using technology, problem-solving, developing
initiative and enterprise, self-management, social responsibility
and accountability, and developing professionalism. With
interactive student-centred learning environments in specially
designed classrooms, all Bachelor of Business graduates will
benefit from our employability-oriented approach.
CourSe StruCture
Requires the completion of 24 units / 360 credit points.
option 1
y Business Edge and Business Core Units – 8 units
y Business Major – 8 units
y Supplementary Program* – 8 units
* Supplementary program comprises of; a minor program from inside and/or
outside the Faculty plus electives; two minors from the Faculty of Business
and Law; a major program from outside the Faculty or an elective program.
option 2
y Business Edge and Business Core Units – 8 units
y Business Major – 8 units
y Second Busines Major – 8 units
No more than 12 units completed at the 1000 Level and a
minimum of 4 units completed at the 3000 Level.
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In general, all level one Business Core Units must be completed
before level two units are studied and level two units before level
three units.
The Business Edge units must be completed sequentially with
BES3100 taken in the final semester or year of study.
business Edge Credit Points
BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 15
BES1200 Business Knowledge Development 15
BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership 15
BES3100
or
Business Career Development 15
FBL3501 Business Practicum* 15
* This unit is by application only. Students are required to submit a current
resumé, a statement addressing their suitability and attend an interview.
business core units
Select four units from the following list:*
ACC1100 Accounting I 15
ECF1110 Economics I 15
ECF1120 Finance I 15
ECF1151 Quantitative and Statistical Techniques
for Business 15
LAW1100 Legal Framework I 15
MAN1100 Management I 15
MAN1600 Information Systems for Business 15
MKT1600 Marketing Principles and Practices 15
* As each Bachelor of Business major contains one additional business core
unit within its structure, students intending to pursue a single or double
major program must ensure their choice of Business Core Units includes
the unit required by that major. Failure to do so may mean that students are
required to take additional units to satisfy the requirements of the major.
Note: Some majors have required Business Core Units to meet
prerequisite or accreditation requirements. Please refer to the
major structures listed below for details.
Recommended Electives
This unit is designed specifically for students who require
assistance in gaining competency in academic literacy.
FBL1100 Effective Communication in Business 15
Academic literacy includes a range of skills such as reading and
responding to academic texts, writing appropriately for different
contexts and reflecting critically on knowledge. The unit will provide
opportunities for students to acquire the discourse relevant to
their discipline through the use of contemporary material relevant
to national and international business. The unit also assists students
to communicate effectively in a second language and culture.
MAJoRS
accounting
campus: Joondalup / Mount Lawley / Bunbury
Provides students with sound accounting principles and practical
business applications, as well as the necessary transferable
employability skills of analytical/strategic thinking, teamwork,
communication and leadership, to open doors to a wide range
of careers in financial management, financial services and
business leadership.
Potential careers exist in public practice, industry and
government, as well as consulting in areas such as auditing,
financial accounting, management accounting, cost accounting,
taxation and corporation law. In recent years, opportunities
for accountants in allied business functions, such as treasury,
superannuation, financial planning, corporate planning, mergers
and acquisitions, corporate reconstructions, and insolvency have
also been increasing.