CU47 Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Professional Communication

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 1 major
  3. Complete electives

Core Structure

Number of units: 21 Total credit points: 126

Professional Communication Units

Public Relations Units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11108 Communicating for Social Change
COMM11110 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM12018 Advanced Public Relations
COMM12022 Communication and Global Technologies
COMM13119 Organisational Communication
JOUR13001 Public Relations and the Media

Communication Practice Units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11003 Career Communications
COMM11007 Media Writing
COMM12033 Speech and Script
JOUR12010 Feature Writing
DGTL12004 Print Design
DGTL12005 Contemporary Photomedia

Industry Placement Unit:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM13110 Journalism Project

Bachelor of Business course majors can be selected from the following list:

  • Marketing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Property
  • Accounting
  • Social Innovation
  • Financial Planning

Note: When a unit in a major is also offered as a core unit in the degree, the student should choose an additional elective to comply with the overall degree rules requiring the completion of 32 units (192 units of credit).

Business Core Units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
MGMT11167 Foundations of Social Innovation

Accounting Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Accounting:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
ACCT19060 Management Accounting
ACCT19062 Intermediate Financial Accounting
LAWS19032 Company & Association Law
ACCT11081 Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCT13017 Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT19061 Advanced Financial Accounting
LAWS19033 Taxation Law and Practice A
ACCT13018 Advanced Management Accounting

Financial Planning Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students wishing to major in Financial Planning must enrol in FINC19011 Business Finance as an elective unit.

Financial Planning:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
FINC11001 Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning
FINC19012 Investment Analysis and Risk Management
FINC19014 Property Investment and Finance
FINC19016 Retirement and Superannuation
FINC19019 Insurance Planning
FINC19020 Financial Plan Construction
LAWS19033 Taxation Law and Practice A
FINC13001 Estate Planning

Human Resource Management Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Human Resources:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resource Training and Development
HRMT19014 Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals

Marketing Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Marketing:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MRKT11028 Digital Marketing
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037 International Marketing
MRKT19038 Marketing Research and Analytics
MRKT19030 Marketing Communications
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT19040 Strategic Marketing and Planning
MRKT13014 New Product Development and Branding

Property Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students wishing to major in Property must enrol in FINC19011 Business Finance as an elective unit.

Property:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BLAR11050 Residential Construction
PROP11001 Property Valuation
FINC19014 Property Investment and Finance
PROP12002 Property Rights and Law
ECON19036 Property Economics
PROP13001 Property Development
PROP13002 Property Management
BLAR13040 Building Life Cycle Maintenance

Social Innovation Major

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Social Innovation:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11059 Introducing Social Change
EDED12448 Service Learning - Contexts and Communities
PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
BUSN19021 Project
MGMT12162 Managing Non-Profit and Philanthropic Businesses and Organisations
BUSN13003 Pitching and Funding of Innovations
BUSN13002 Advanced Social Innovation

Elective

Number of units: 3 Total credit points: 18

Elective Units:

Electives can be chosen from the Bachelor of Business or other approved advanced business units provided pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements are fulfilled.

Students wishing to major in Financial Planning or Property must enrol in FINC19011 Business Finance as an elective unit.