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If you are interested in a career in business, the Undergraduate Certificate in Business is an excellent place to start.
This short course is a pathway to further study at Southern Cross University with career opportunities in a wide range of business and tourism professions. It combines core academic units with elective business units.
If you are interested in a career in business, the Undergraduate Certificate in Business is an excellent place to start.
This short course is a pathway to further study at Southern Cross University with career opportunities in a wide range of business and tourism professions. It combines core academic units with elective business units.
Current Southern Cross students – to access your official course details for the year you started your degree, please visit the handbook.
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
Applicants for admission to candidature to the Undergraduate Certificate in Business must have an assessable entry qualification from a country where English is the main language and where the medium of instruction for that qualification was English, or have completed an International English Language Test (or comparable test scores*) with:
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6.0 |
| Listening | minimum 5.5 |
| Reading | minimum 5.5 |
| Speaking | minimum 5.5 |
| Writing | minimum 5.5 |
Core units:
Elective Units (Choose two from the following):
Domestic students
| Location | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term 3 |
| Online | Term 3 |
International students
| Location | Teaching period | Annual Fees | CRICOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Term 3 | $14,000 ($3,500 per unit) | N/A |
Applications for this course are made directly to Southern Cross University via our online application service.
Entry Award
To be eligible to receive the Undergraduate Certificate in Business, students must complete the equivalent of 4 units (48 credit points), comprising:
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| EDUC1001 | Language and Learning in your Discipline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH1003 | Quantitative Methods with Economics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Option Units | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choose two units from the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUSN1004 | Starting a Business | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUSN1007 | The Interconnected World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUSN1006 | Solving Wicked Problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BUSN1008 | Business Practice and Impact | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Your course progression is in the recommended order you should complete your course in. It is important that you follow this to ensure you meet the course requirements. Assistance on how to enrol can be accessed here.
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Browse uni-wide elective units by selecting Uni-wide elective in the advanced filter of the Unit search
Browse shared majors and their units at Shared majors
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Available | Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EDUC1001 | Language and Learning in your Discipline | Session1,2,3 Term1,3,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MATH1003 | Quantitative Methods with Economics | Session1,2 Term1,3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a course. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.
| Course Learning Outcome |
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demonstrate an understanding of foundational concepts that are essential for successful university study in Business |
apply independent learning and self-management strategies to university studies. |
identify and use different forms of communication relevant to Business |
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Assessment may be in the form of essays, reports, audio or video presentations, online quizzes, case analyses or problem resolution. Assessment methods
On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
Our online study option is highly interactive and strives to promote collaboration and a sense of community. Students may receive a combination of podcast or video-linked lectures, electronic study materials, workshops, online discussion forums and virtual classes. The method of teaching may vary from unit to unit.
This course will give you broad skills and knowledge in foundation literacy and numeracy skills and an introduction to the discipline of business. It's also a pathway to further study and careers in a variety of business and tourism operations that might include accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, event management and more.
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