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Overview

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business dual degree will provide you with a multidisciplinary education that will allow you to gain knowledge in a range of humanities, business and social science disciplines. You will explore disciplines that study the way humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values. You will acquire an understanding of a wide range of business areas and operations. You will gain a broader perspective on the contemporary world and develop your critical, analytical and problem-solving skills. You will learn to apply these skills to a range of employment opportunities and life situations.

Career Information

Graduates with a dual degree have access to other career possibilities outside their primary discipline and are highly attractive to potential employers. Career opportunities exist in small and large enterprises in the areas of advertising and marketing, e-commerce and consumer marketing, human resources management, management and information systems. There are also many employment opportunities in the public and private sector in federal, state and local government departments, statutory authorities and utilities.

Course Details
Duration 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time
Credit Points that Must be Earned 192
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Undergraduate Dual Degree
Qualification (post nominal) BArts/BBus
AQF Level Level 7: Bachelor Degree

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
International Students
CRICOS Codes
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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The following tables list the courses availabilities by location and term. Directing your pointer over your preferred location will provide further information if this course is not available for the full duration. Please be sure to also check individual unit availability by location and term prior to enrolling.

Domestic Availability

Term 2 - 2019

Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2019

Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2018

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2018

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2017

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2017

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2016

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2016

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2015

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2015

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2014

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2014

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Bundaberg
Distance
Mackay
Rockhampton
There are no future or current domestic availabilities for this course.
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International Availability

Term 2 - 2019

Online
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2019

Online
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2018

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2018

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2017

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2017

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2016

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2016

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2015

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2015

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 2 - 2014

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2014

Not all arts plans and business majors are available at all campuses. Please refer to More Details for more detailed information on individual plan and major availability at each campus.
Distance
Rockhampton
There are no future or current international availabilities for this course.
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For any problems regarding admissions availability for the selected course please contact 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or send us an email at http://contactus.cqu.edu.au/
What do I need to start?
Entry Scores
Entry scores are not available, please contact the Student Advice Team for more information.
Entry Requirements

Domestic students

Prerequisites: English (4, SA), Recommended study - Maths;

International students

Refer to the international student section.

Security Requirements
No information available at this time
Health Requirements
No information available at this time
Assumed Knowledge
No information available at this time
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards CG01 - Diploma of Business Studies CF36 - Diploma of Arts
Exit Awards CG01 - Diploma of Business Studies CF36 - Diploma of Arts
Professional Accreditation

Depending on major and unit selection, graduates from this course may meet the educational requirements for membership of a number of business professional organisations. Please see the More Details section for further information.

Learned Society Accreditation Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

- Working on a project with an employer.

Previous and Current Enrolments

Year Number of Students
2021 4
2020 12
2019 22
2018 27
2017 47
Inherent Requirements
There are Inherent Requirements (IRs) that you need to be aware of, and fulfil, to achieve the core learning outcomes of the units and course. IRs are the essential capabilities, knowledge, behaviours and skills that are needed to complete a unit or course.

Please note that in some instances there may be similarities between course, entry and inherent requirements.

If you experience difficulties meeting these requirements, reasonable adjustments may be made upon contacting accessibility@cqu.edu.au. Adjustment must not compromise the academic integrity of the degree or course chosen at CQUniversity or the legal requirements of field education.

Ethical Behaviour

Examples are:

  • Complying with academic and non-academic misconduct policies and procedures such as CQUniversity’s Student Charter, Student Misconduct Policy and Student Behavioural Misconduct Procedures and Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
  • Demonstrating honesty and integrity in academic and professional contexts.
Behavioural Stability

Examples are:

  • Reflecting on personal behaviours in relation to various humanities and social science experiences and responding positively and professionally.
  • Processing, coping and dealing with your own emotions and behaviour when dealing with difficult circumstances, individuals or peers in educational and professional environments.
Legal Compliance

Examples are:

  • Complying with the policies and practices of professional organisations which regulate such issues as copyright, plagiarism, liable and fair use laws in relation to humanities and social science disciplines.
  • Complying with the policies and practices of the humanities and social science organisation and/or the business you work in.
  • Knowing, understanding and complying with the laws of the Sovereign State in which you reside, work and/or study.
  • Complying with the requirements for student registration with organisations such as the Australian Institute of Management, the Australian Marketing Institute, the Australian Human Resources Institute and the like.
Communication Skills (Verbal, Non-verbal, Written and Technology)

Examples are:

  • Verbally communicating in the English language with accuracy, appropriateness and effectiveness.
  • Actively participating in discussion activities related to the course.
  • Using language that is appropriate to the context of the individual, group or workplace.
  • Establishing rapport with others in the study and practice of business and responding appropriately to peers, teaching staff, clients, supervisors and other professionals.
  • Using appropriate facial expressions: eye contact, being mindful of space, time boundaries, a range of body movements and gestures.
  • Recognising and interpreting non-verbal cues of others and responding appropriately during activities related to the course, as well as during professional placement.
  • Being aware of culturally-based differences in non-verbal communications, to ensure effective, culturally appropriate interpersonal communications.
  • Using your nominated humanities and social science disciplines to communicate with an audience both inside and outside of the university.
  • Competently and appropriately producing written assessment work in a logical, coherent manner, and with correct grammar and punctuation to the required academic standards.
  • Expressing complex and detailed information and knowledge in logical and legible essays and reports that clearly communicate the intended message, and do so in a timely manner, meeting appropriate professional standards.
  • Accurately conveying and documenting information in a written form that meets legal and professional practice requirements.
Cognitive Abilities (Knowledge and Cognitive Skills, Literacy and Numeracy)

Examples are:

  • Conceptualising and using appropriate knowledge in response to academic assessment items.
  • Applying theoretical knowledge, research evidence, policies and procedures in academic, humanities and social science practice and/or professional context.
  • Constructing written text proficiently, in English, using appropriate vocabulary and conventions of speech, including being able to paraphrase, summarise and reference in accordance with appropriate academic conventions.
  • Competently reading, writing and accurately interpreting information to convey language effectively in educational and professional settings.
  • Producing accurate, concise and clear documentation which also complies with legal requirements.
  • Demonstrating effective use of numeracy skills to perform a range of business tasks or functions.
  • Applying numeracy skills to interpret and solve a range of mathematical and data-related problems associated with a range of business practices.
Reflective Skills

Examples are:

  • Reflecting on topics taught during the course.
  • Reflecting on personal situations that may be difficult and sensitive.
  • Identifying when an issue or circumstance arises that could affect your objectivity or professional judgement, and be able to take an appropriate course of action.
  • Identifying when your own experiences may potentially negatively influence your objectivity or professional judgement.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Abilities

Examples are:

  • Competently using a desktop operating system such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X.
  • Competently using productivity software such as Microsoft Office.
  • Competently using the Internet for a range of study and business related activities.
  • Operating associated electronic technologies such as (but not limited to) digital scanners, copiers, cameras and video cameras, a tablet computer or a mobile phone in the professional business environment.
Core Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Core Structure Learning Outcomes
Accounting Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of Accounting and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Creative and Professional Writing Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
English and Cultural Studies Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Financial Planning Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of Financial Planning and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Geography and Environmental Studies Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
History Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values.
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues.
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively.
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Human Resource Management Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of managing human resources and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Liberal Arts Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Marketing Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of Marketing and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Property Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of Property and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Social Enquiry Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Analyse and explain a coherent body of disciplinary knowledge (depending on the plans selected in the BA), in cogent arguments and from selected disciplinary perspectives, the way that humans recognise, record and debate human practices, meanings and values
  • 2. Identify discipline relevant problems, analyse and critically and assess the critical debates surrounding them, evaluate possible solutions, adapt the knowledge gained, and apply this to relevant and/or contemporary issues
  • 3. Research, find, retrieve, sort, test and deploy evidence, data and information effectively
  • 4. Learn and work independently and collaboratively and reflect upon feedback to identify and enact self improvements
  • 5. Identify and respond to ethical issues in a range of contexts
  • 6. Communicate cogent arguments and/ or research result in appropriate oral and written formats and media.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Social Innovation Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Critically analyse and apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical, technical and applied knowledge of Social Innovation and its applications in organisational contexts
  • 2. Apply effective verbal and written communication skills to present in a clear, coherent manner within the organisational and social contexts and for audiences from government, employees and employers, community and business markets
  • 3. Select and use a range of computer-generated and digital technologies, numeracy in applicable ways to generate, manage and disseminate information
  • 4. Productively participate, contribute and engage in teams to produce collaborative outcomes
  • 5. Build leadership skills and able to take on individual roles and exercise professional and analytic judgement and reflection in relation to managing organisations
  • 6. Investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories and formulate socially responsible, professional, ethical and effective business solutions related to commercial and social improvements in business practices.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. KNOWLEDGE Have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines as a basis for independent lifelong learning
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge
3. SKILLS Have cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge with depth in some areas
4. SKILLS Have cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Core Structure

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

You must complete:

  • 8 compulsory business units;
  • 1 Business major (8 units);
  • 2 Arts majors (16 units).

Business Majors can be selected from:

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

Arts Majors can be selected from:

  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • History
  • Liberal Arts
  • English and Cultural Studies
  • Social Enquiry
  • Creative and Professional Writing

Please refer to the More Details section of this entry for information on campus availability of majors.

Core Business Units - Students need to choose 8 from the available 10 compulsory Business Units. You should review prerequisite unit requirements for your chosen Major before deciding on your 8 core Units.

Available units
Students must complete 8 from the following units:
ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication
ECON11026 Principles of Economics
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
LAWS11030 Foundations of Business Law
MGMT11109 Introduction to Business
MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals
COMM11003 Career Communications
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
FINC19011 Business Finance
MGMT11167 Foundations of Social Innovation
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Creative and Professional Writing Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Writing across a range of genres requires an understanding and appreciation of established and emerging writing techniques. You will be exposed to diverse genres and writing styles. You will be able to write effective media releases, news stories, feature articles, blogs, and pieces for social media. You will exercise creativity through literary forms such as poetry, literary prose, creative non-fiction, and experimental writing.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
WRIT11023 Beginning Creative Writing
COMM11007 Media Writing
WRIT11025 Creative Nonfiction

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
WRIT12010 Creative Writing: Adventures in Craft
JOUR12010 Feature Writing
WRIT13013 Writing Project
DGTL12004 Print Design
Available units
Students must complete 1 from the following units:
LITR19049 Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19052 The Modern Novel

NOTE

Students wishing to complete WRIT13013 Writing Project are required to have completed at least WRIT11023, COMM11007, WRIT11025, WRIT12010 and JOUR12010

Students will be able to undertake a creative writing project (WRIT13013) in terms 1 and 2, but those undertaking a media/professional writing project will only be able to do so in term 1.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

English and Cultural Studies Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

The English & Cultural Studies major brings together two distinct but complementary disciplinary approaches: literary studies, where literature is read for its own sake and for the values it reveals in stories, poems and plays about our lived and imaginary experiences; and cultural studies, where ideas and concepts derived from a broad study of culture are explored through a variety of texts including film, media, television, advertising and the like. You will be able to demonstrate advanced reading and writing skills while applying critical thinking and advanced modes of textual analysis to a broad range of texts, genres and media. You will communicate using cogent, discipline-based and context-relevant research and participate, both self-reflexively and ethically, in discipline critical debates.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR11055 Popular Genres
LITR11043 The Short Story

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CULT19015 Explorations in the Gothic
LITR19049 Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19051 Literary Theory
LITR19052 The Modern Novel
LITR19056 Shakespeare Today
LITR19057 Contemporary Australian Literature
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Geography and Environmental Studies Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

This major offers a diverse set of units in geography, the environment and related discipline areas such as Geographic Information Systems. You will be exposed to an integrated humanities and social sciences approach that provides excellent foundational discipline knowledge as well as industry-specific knowledge and skills. You will explore contemporary environmental issues that will improve approaches to managing the environment. You will develop a unique set of knowledge and skills that are useful in a wide range of careers.

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete 2 from the following units:
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia
GEOG11024 Conservation in Australia
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete 6 from the following units:
EVST19007 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EVST19008 Development and Environmental Policy
EVST19020 Environmental Management Systems
EVST19022 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG19021 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG19029 Applied Demography
GEOG12020 Australian Weather and Climate
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities
GEOG12021 Remote Sensing of Environment
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

History Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

History is both a body of knowledge and a method of inquiry, a way of understanding ourselves and the world around us. It strives to comprehend complex processes of continuity and change and provides insights into how the past influences the present and the future. Historians draw on the largest storehouse of information that exists about how human beings actually behave: the past. Studying History, you will learn to identify, evaluate and interpret evidence, make informed judgements about its significance, debate your findings and clearly and cogently communicate your informed opinions, all while studying a subject you enjoy!

Level 1

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST11037 Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038 The Modern World Emerges: An Overview

Advanced

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST19029 Modern Japan
HIST19032 War and Australian Society
HIST19031 Australia on the World Stage: History and Politics
HIST19038 20th Century: Crucible of the Modern World
HIST19035 Modern South East Asia
EVST19015 Australian Environmental History
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Liberal Arts Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Liberal Arts provides you with an opportunity to design your own major by selecting 8 units (48 units of credit), including no less than four Advanced Level units, from the Arts majors. This will allow you the flexibility to pursue a study stream that suits your interests. You must meet the usual pre- and co-requisites for these units. Please note that the units selected must be chosen from the Arts majors in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Units selected for the Liberal Arts major may not be selected for any other major in the BA.

Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Property Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48


Please note that Property Major Units are only offered through the Distance mode.

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

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
  2. Complete 3 majors

Social Enquiry Major

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Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

In Social Enquiry, you will examine everyday social life through the systemic study of social structures and interactions. You will adopt both sociological and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander perspectives. Sociology is the study of society with a focus on industrialised societies of the type that emerged out of the French and Industrial revolutions using variables such as race, class and gender. You will develop skills in applying investigative and interpretive tools for the analysis and evaluation of identity, crime and deviance, rural sociology and health. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander studies explains and critiques the contemporary life of Indigenous Australians through an understanding of pre-colonisation, colonisation, resistance and adaption, government policy, identity and the struggle for recognition and autonomy. You will examine a range of contemporary issues including land rights and country, racism, constitutional preambles, and community.

Level 1

Students must complete the following compulsory units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL11055 Sociology of Australian Society
SOCL11060 Being Bad
INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface
INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface

Advanced

Students must complete the following compulsory units:

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
SOCL19069 Social Research Methods
INDG19015 Aboriginal Cultures and Country
INDG19016 Contemporary Indigenous Issues
SOCL19065 Rural Communities and Health
More Details

Business Majors: Accreditation & Membership

The Financial Planning major is accredited by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA).

Marketing graduates may be eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute and the Australian Market and Social Research Society.

The Property major is accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API). Graduates are eligible for associate membership and the course is endorsed as supplying the education requirements for certification as a Certified Property Practitioner. For more information, please refer to the Australian Property Institute website http://www.api.org.au/. Graduates may also seek registration with the Valuers Registration Board.

Please note: completion of this major will not provide students with the relevant qualification to be certified with the API as a Certified Practising Valuer (CPV) nor will it make students eligible for registration with the Valuers Registration Board in Queensland (other states may vary, please refer to individual state bodies if residing outside of Queensland). Students wishing to become registered valuers should enrol in CF56 Bachelor of Property.

Diploma of Arts

Students may, upon the completion of 8 units (48 credit points), exit the course with a Diploma of Arts. 4 of the 8 units (or 24 credit points) must come from the plans of the BA. The other 4 units can be electives chosen from any other course at CQUniversity. Students must satisfy the normal prerequisites that apply to their units.

Application for Credit Transfer

Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies equivalent in content and depth to a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Specialisation) course have been completed. Students should examine the unit synopses in this handbook to determine the units from which they may be eligible to claim exemption. Refer to the Credit Transfer website at http://www.cqu.edu.au/credittransfer for further details.

Study Schedule

Students may determine their own schedule based upon credit transfers and personal study requirements. It is important to note that full-time students usually enrol in 4 units per term and part-time students usually enrol in 2 units per term.

Please note: students must check to see when and where a unit is offered before enrolling. See the unit availability section in this handbook for details.