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Course snapshot

Domestic snapshot

  • Start Date

  • Duration

    3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
    May be completed in a shorter duration subject to unit availabilities

  • Location

  • Placement

    Yes  Learn more

  • Course abbreviation

    BBus

  • Course code

    3002100

  • Credit points

    288

  • Equivalent units

    24

  • Scholarships

  • Indicative fee

Please note, some locations may not have all intake periods available. See the full availability details for further information.

International snapshot

  • Start Date

    February, June, October

  • Duration

    3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby

  • Placement

    Yes  Learn more

Please note, some locations may not have all intake periods available. See the full availability details for further information.

Overview

To forge a business career you need creative and agile thinking. Our Bachelor of Business is taught in a dynamic environment driven by fresh ideas and a global outlook.

Work placements are a feature – you can complete internships either in Australia or abroad in your field of interest, building your professional networks as you earn credit towards your degree.

You'll learn foundational business principles in law, accounting, economics, management and statistics. The degree includes a major in accounting, international business or marketing plus a choice of elective units or a second major. Please refer to ‘Major Areas of Study’ below for professional accreditation requirements.

Our graduates gain the professional, critical thinking and communication skills to run their own businesses or pursue careers in marketing, product management, investment, finance and more.

Please note this course is available for international students at our Sydney, Melbourne and Perth campuses in collaboration with EduCo and also in Papua New Guinea through IBSU Port Moresby.

Bachelor of Business Alumus Deborah Guion

“I really wanted to make an impact on the world and my degree gave me the start I needed. When I was approached to manage a CSR program for a corporation, it just made sense to me. ”

The Southern Cross Model is a game-changer in higher education study.

Our students now engage in shorter, six-week unit structures designed around immersive and interactive learning experiences. The shorter unit structure gives students a greater sense of momentum as they achieve milestones quickly, resulting in increased student success rates, and course and teacher satisfaction. Lectures are a thing of the past - students will be engaged in active, interactive and discussion-based learning.

On-campus students experience a variety of teaching approaches including lectures, tutorials, online activities and video-linked or podcast virtual classes.

Our online study option is highly interactive and may include a combination of podcast or video-linked lectures, electronic study materials, workshops, online discussion forums and virtual classes.

The method of teaching and assessment may vary from unit to unit.

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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 (GA).

Course Learning Outcome

GA1: Intellectual rigour

Critically evaluate and apply practical solutions from a range of related disciplines to both inform and justify key decision-making outcomes.

GA2: Creativity

Develop and apply knowledge and skills creatively in devising practical solutions to challenges related to business.

GA3: Ethical practice

Develop and apply recognised ethical frameworks to influence business behaviours within an organisational context.

GA4: Knowledge of a discipline

Demonstrate and apply in-depth discipline-specific knowledge and skills within a local, national, and international perspective.

GA5: Lifelong learning

Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability for ongoing learning in business settings.

GA6: Communication and social skills

Prepare and deliver, individually and/or in a team, well developed and justified discipline-specific advice through both written and oral communication.

Investigate and identify a broad range of leadership practices in the management of people and self.

GA7: Cultural competence

Demonstrate cultural competence in local, national and international settings as applied in business and social situations.

Students may choose, as electives, one or two double-weighted internship units. Internships provide invaluable experience and professional networking opportunities.

Students have the option of selecting a single or double major from the following: 

  • Accounting  (available at all campuses)
    Equips students with the technical, conceptual and managerial skills to be effective business managers in modern commercial, government, social and not-for-profit organisations.
     
  • International Business (available at Sydney and Melbourne campuses)
    Prepares students to respond to the complexity of global markets, addressing issues such as cross-cultural communication and negotiation, alternative market structures, variations in consumer demand patterns and differing government regulations and policies.
     
  • Management (available at PNG campus)
    Equips students with the skills to monitor the changing business and social environment and make sound judgments on the most appropriate directions and actions.
     
  • Marketing (available at Sydney and Melbourne campuses)
    Students develop analytical business skills, excellent communication skills and an understanding of human behaviour and motivation. They learn how to creative effective marketing strategies and campaigns.

Please note:

To meet the educational requirements for CPA and CAANZ, students need to complete the core course requirements, the Accounting major and complete the following three units as elective options: ACCT3001 Advanced Taxation, ISYS2005 Information Systems for Accounting AND FINC3001 Investments and Portfolio Management.

To meet the Tax Practitioner Board’s (TPB) educational requirements for Tax Agent Licensing, students must complete either: LEGL2001 - Introduction to Land Law OR LAWS2022 - Competition and Consumer Law.

Location Teaching period
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyTerm  1, Term  3, Term  5

Career Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business gain the professional, critical thinking and communication skills to run their own business or to pursue career opportunities in a broad range of sectors, including marketing, product management, investment, finance and more.

Accounting major

The Accounting major is accredited by Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia. Students may apply for membership of the Institute of Public Accountants. Students are eligible to join the Australian Institute of Management.

Please note:

To meet the educational requirements for CPA and CAANZ, students need to complete the core course requirements, the Accounting major and complete the following three units as elective options: ACCT3001 Advanced Taxation, ISYS2005 Information Systems for Accounting AND FINC3001 Investments and Portfolio Management.

To meet the Tax Practitioner Board’s (TPB) educational requirements for Tax Agent Licensing, students must complete either: LEGL2001 - Introduction to Land Law OR LAWS2022 - Competition and Consumer Law.

Finance major

The Finance major is accredited by the Treasury's Financial Adviser Standards (FAS). For information on how to become a registered financial adviser in Australia, please visit the FAS website

Requirements

We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.

Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.

Entry requirements

Language requirements

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

CategoryScore
Overall6.0
Listeningminimum 5.5
Readingminimum 5.5
Speakingminimum 5.5
Writingminimum 5.5

Credit for prior learning

  1. Candidates who have successfully completed the Diploma of Business through SCU College may be granted Advanced Standing for up to eight (8) units in the Bachelor of Business.
  2. Candidates for the Bachelor of Business Aviation Management Major who have successfully completed an AQF level 5 Diploma qualification in an Aviation related field, may be granted Advanced Standing for up to eight (8) units in the Bachelor of Business.
  3. Candidates who have successfully completed the Associate Degree of Business through SCU College may be granted Advanced Standing for up to sixteen (16) units in the Bachelor of Business

Advanced Standing for Dalian Students

On successful completion of the Dalian local degree program, Dalian students will be will be granted advanced standing for 16 units (192 credit points) into the Southern Cross University Bachelor of Business degree.

For further information on Advanced Standing for Articulation agreements, refer to:

https://www.scu.edu.au/study-at-scu/how-to-apply/credit-for-recognition-of-prior-learning/articulation-information-for-organisations/articulation-linkages-and-pathways/ 

CountryScore
Austria AMC3.5
Bangladesh HSC3.4
Brazil SSLC7.9
Canada High School OSSD49
Chile PSU6.1, overall 600-649
China Gao Kao441
Colombia CB (NAT)75, overall 300-349
Denmark USSLE6
France FB11
German Abitur3.2
Hong Kong HKDSE13
India CBSE (best 4)7.5 in external exam
India CISCE67
India Higher Secondary School Certificate (best 4)74 in academic
Indonesia SMA8
International Baccalaureate24
Japan USSLC3.8
Korea, Republic of, CSAT294
Malaysia ICSSUEC68
Malaysia STPM4 (best 3 A levels)
Nepal Higher Secondary Education Certificate68
Nepal Proficiency Certificate80
Norway GPA1.3
Pakistan HSSC Humanities and Science streams73
Pakistan HSSC Pre-Eng and Pre-Med streams30
Papua New Guinea HSC (best 5)2.5 pass Eng & Math
Peru OCSE16.3
Phillipines NSAT87
Russia FCCSE4.2
Saudi Arabia MESSLC80
Singapore SCGCE15
Spain SSSD7.9
Spain STBPU7.3
Sri Lanka GCE4
Sweden SSLC12.6
Taiwan GSAT51
Taiwan Senior High School Certificate84
Thailand CSE(Matayom 6) 1.8
Turkey HSD3.8
UK Board GCE A Levels12.5 (4 subjects)
USA SAT & ACTSAT 1370, ACT 19
Vietnam (in 4 subjects)7.5 academic

Course requirements

To be eligible to receive the Bachelor of Business students must complete the equivalent of 24 units (288 credit points, comprising:

  • 8 core units (96 credit points),
  • 1 major (96 credit points), and
  • a second major (96 credit points) or
  • 8 equivalent elective units (96 credit points).

Exit awards

Students may be eligible to exit with an Associate Degree of Business after completing the equivalent of 16 units (192 credit points), comprising 8 core units, 4 major units, and 4 elective or major units.

Students may be eligible to exit with a Diploma of Business after completing the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit points) comprising 4 core units and 4 elective or major units.

Other things to consider

Credit for Prior Learning, also referred to as ‘Advanced Standing’ or Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL), is the process of looking at your prior study and/or experience to assess if you can be awarded academic credit or gain entry to a course on the basis of your existing knowledge and skills.

Learn more

The Early Offer program allows Year 12 students to secure a place in a Southern Cross University undergraduate degree before Year 12 results are released. It’s designed to remove some of the pressure from Year 12 and provide a pathway directly into university study that is not based solely on Year 12 results.

Learn more

Going straight from school to a degree is one way to start uni, but it’s not the only way.

Whether you are returning to study after some time or you just left school, Southern Cross University offer two excellent, fee-free academic preparation programs that develop the skills you need to be successful at university.

Learn more


Course structure

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. For further assistance see How to Enrol in Units using My Enrolment.

Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment.

Current Students should select their units by checking the Handbook for the year of their enrolment as these may be different.

View Student Handbook

Unit CodeUnit TitleAvailableCredit pointsNotes

Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award

First Year

SOCI1004Applied Ethics and Sustainability
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
LEGL1003Introduction to Business Law
Dual Term2
Term1,3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
MelbourneN/A
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3
PerthN/A
Term1,3
SydneyN/A
Term1,3
MGMT1001Managing Organisations
Term2
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2
SydneyN/A
Term2
Anti-requisitesMNG00111 Fundamentals of Management
STAT1001Statistical Analysis
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesMAT00115 Statistics I AND MAT00116 Statistics II
ACCT1001Accounting and Finance for Business
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term5
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Term5
SydneyN/A
Term3,5
Anti-requisitesACC00150 Using Financial Information AND ACC10249 Financial Information for Decision Making
COMM1001Communication in Organisations
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1,5
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1,5
SydneyN/A
Term1,3,5
MRKT1001Marketing Principles
Dual Term2
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
ECON1001Economics for Decision Making
Dual Term2
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesECO00101 Macroeconomics AND ECO00102 Applied Microeconomics

Second Year

ACCT1002Financial Accounting
Dual Term2
Term1,3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
MelbourneN/A
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1,3
ACCT2007Finance for Business
Dual Term4
Term1,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Gold Coast
Term1,4
Term1,4
MelbourneN/A
Term1,4
Online
Term1,4
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term4
PerthN/A
Term1,4
SydneyN/A
Term1,4
ACCT2002Financial Reporting
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term4
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Pre-requisitesACCT1002 - Financial Accounting
Option Unit
ACCT2003Management Accounting
Term3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3
MelbourneN/A
Term3
Online
Term3,5
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
Pre-requisitesACCT1002 - Financial Accounting
ACCT3004Auditing
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1,3,5
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
Pre-requisitesACCT2002 - Financial Reporting
ACCT3002Advanced Management Accounting
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term4
Term4
MelbourneN/A
Term4
Online
Term4
Term4
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2,4
PerthN/A
Term4
SydneyN/A
Term4
Pre-requisitesACCT2003 - Management Accounting
Option Unit

Third Year

ACCT2001Taxation
Term1,3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
Enrolment informationIt is strongly recommended that you have an ability to read and navigate pieces of legislation applicable to Australian Law.
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
LAWS2001Company Law
Term5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term5
Term5
MelbourneN/A
Term5
Online
Term5
Term5
PerthN/A
Term5
SydneyN/A
Term5
Pre-requisitesMust have completed or be currently enrolled in LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law OR LEGL2007 - Principles of Contract Law
Anti-requisitesNot available for students admitted to an LLB course.
Option Unit

Unit CodeUnit TitleAvailableCredit pointsNotes

Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award

First Year

SOCI1004Applied Ethics and Sustainability
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
LEGL1003Introduction to Business Law
Dual Term2
Term1,3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
MelbourneN/A
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3
PerthN/A
Term1,3
SydneyN/A
Term1,3
MGMT1001Managing Organisations
Term2
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2
SydneyN/A
Term2
Anti-requisitesMNG00111 Fundamentals of Management
STAT1001Statistical Analysis
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesMAT00115 Statistics I AND MAT00116 Statistics II
ACCT1001Accounting and Finance for Business
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term5
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Term5
SydneyN/A
Term3,5
Anti-requisitesACC00150 Using Financial Information AND ACC10249 Financial Information for Decision Making
COMM1001Communication in Organisations
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1,5
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1,5
SydneyN/A
Term1,3,5
MRKT1001Marketing Principles
Dual Term2
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
ECON1001Economics for Decision Making
Dual Term2
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesECO00101 Macroeconomics AND ECO00102 Applied Microeconomics

Second Year

LAWS2021International Business Law
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
Enrolment informationIt is preferable to have completed the following units: LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System OR LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law. It is an advantage to have prior knowledge of contract law.
ACCT2007Finance for Business
Dual Term4
Term1,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Gold Coast
Term1,4
Term1,4
MelbourneN/A
Term1,4
Online
Term1,4
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term4
PerthN/A
Term1,4
SydneyN/A
Term1,4
Option Unit
Option Unit
MRKT2003Global Marketing
Term3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term3
Online
Term3
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
SydneyN/A
Term3
BUSN3002Sustainable Business Management
Dual Term4
Term3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3
MelbourneN/A
Term3
Online
Term3
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
BUSN3004International Business
Dual Term4
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Online
Term2
N/A
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2,4
BUSN3003Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dual Term4
Summer Term
Term3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - Guangxi USTN/A
Term5
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Coomera
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
MelbourneN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Online
Term3,5
Term3,5
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
SydneyN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Enrolment informationStudents will be expected to have completed and passed introductory units in business and/or tourism including accounting, marketing and management from the Faculty of Business Law and Arts or similar units from other discipline areas or institutions.

Third Year

BUSN3001Competitive Strategy
Dual Term4
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
BUSN3010Innovation Ecosystems
Term1,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term1
Term1
MelbourneN/A
Term1,5
Online
Term1
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1,5
SydneyN/A
Term1,5
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit
Option Unit

Unit CodeUnit TitleAvailableCredit pointsNotes

Complete the following units to satisfy the Requirements of the Award

First Year

SOCI1004Applied Ethics and Sustainability
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
LEGL1003Introduction to Business Law
Dual Term2
Term1,3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3
MelbourneN/A
Term1,3
Online
Term1,3
Term1,3
PerthN/A
Term1,3
SydneyN/A
Term1,3
MGMT1001Managing Organisations
Term2
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2
SydneyN/A
Term2
Anti-requisitesMNG00111 Fundamentals of Management
STAT1001Statistical Analysis
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesMAT00115 Statistics I AND MAT00116 Statistics II
ACCT1001Accounting and Finance for Business
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term5
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Term5
SydneyN/A
Term3,5
Anti-requisitesACC00150 Using Financial Information AND ACC10249 Financial Information for Decision Making
COMM1001Communication in Organisations
Dual Term2
Term1,3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1,5
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1,5
SydneyN/A
Term1,3,5
MRKT1001Marketing Principles
Dual Term2
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
Term1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
ECON1001Economics for Decision Making
Dual Term2
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term2
Gold Coast
Term2,4
Term2,4
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2,4
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesECO00101 Macroeconomics AND ECO00102 Applied Microeconomics

Second Year

MRKT2001Consumer Behaviour
Term1
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term1
Online
Term1
N/A
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term1
PerthN/A
Term1
SydneyN/A
Term1
LAWS2022Competition and Consumer Law
Term2
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Gold Coast
Term2
Term2
MelbourneN/A
Term2
Online
Term2
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2
SydneyN/A
Term2
Enrolment informationIt is preferable to have completed the following units: LEGL1001 - Legal Research and Writing AND LEGL1005 - Legal Process OR LEGL1004 - Australian Legal System OR LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law.
MRKT2004Marketing Communications
Term2
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term2
Online
Term2
Term2
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2
SydneyN/A
Term2
Option Unit
MRKT2005Services Marketing
Term3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
Online
Term3
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
SydneyN/A
Term3
MRKT2003Global Marketing
Term3
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term3
Online
Term3
Term3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
SydneyN/A
Term3
Option Unit
Option Unit

Third Year

Option Unit
Option Unit
MRKT3002Marketing Research
Term2,4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term2,4
Online
Term2
Term2
PerthN/A
Term2,4
SydneyN/A
Term2,4
Anti-requisitesMAT00400 Research Methods
Option Unit
BUSN3003Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Dual Term4
Summer Term
Term3,5
12
LocationDomesticInternational
China - Guangxi USTN/A
Term5
China - TUSTN/A
Dual Term4
Coomera
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3,5
Term3,5
MelbourneN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Online
Term3,5
Term3,5
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port MoresbyN/A
Term3
PerthN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
SydneyN/A
Summer Term
Term3,5
Enrolment informationStudents will be expected to have completed and passed introductory units in business and/or tourism including accounting, marketing and management from the Faculty of Business Law and Arts or similar units from other discipline areas or institutions.
Option Unit
MRKT3001Strategic Marketing
Term4
12
LocationDomesticInternational
MelbourneN/A
Term4
Online
Term4
N/A
PerthN/A
Term4
SydneyN/A
Term4
Pre-requisitesMRKT1001 - Marketing Principles
Option Unit


Note 1:

BUSN3005 - Internship A and BUSN3006 - Internship B are both double-weighted units requiring a 16 unit pre-requisite including the Professional Development for the Workplace unit (BUSN2001 - Professional Development for the Workplace). Please be aware of this double-weighting if you are restricted in the number of electives you can select in your major. All internship placements must be approved by the relevant Course Coordinator, prior to commencement. Please forward any queries to the Professional Experience Coordinator on wil@scu.edu.au

Note 2:

Dalian students may be eligible to receive advanced standing for this unit after completion of the Dalian local degree program.

Note 3:

Students wishing to meet the educational requirements for CPA and CAANZ will need to complete the Core course requirements, the Accounting major and complete the following three units as elective options: ACCT3001 Advanced Taxation, ISYS2005 Information Systems for Accounting AND FINC3001 Investments and Portfolio Management.

Note 4:

Students wishing to meet the Tax Practitioner Board’s (TPB) educational requirements for Tax Agent Licencing are required to complete either: LEGL2001 - Introduction to Land Law OR LAWS2022 - Competition and Consumer Law.

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes

Core units

ACCT1001Accounting and Finance for Business
COMM1001Communication in Organisations
ECON1001Economics for Decision Making
MGMT1001Managing Organisations
MRKT1001Marketing Principles
SOCI1004Applied Ethics and Sustainability
STAT1001Statistical Analysis
AND EITHER
LEGL1003Introduction to Business Law
OR for students studying in PNG
LEGL1007Introduction to the Business Law of Papua New Guinea

Majors

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
ACCT1002Financial Accounting
ACCT2002Financial Reporting
ACCT2003Management Accounting
ACCT2007Finance for Business
ACCT3002Advanced Management Accounting
ACCT3004Auditing
Students studying in Australia take the following 2 units:
ACCT2001Taxation
LAWS2001Company Law
Students studying in PNG take the following 2 units:
ACCT2006Papua New Guinea Taxation
LAWS2053The Company Law of Papua New Guinea
Note: Students wishing to meet the educational requirements for CPA and CAANZ will need to complete the Core course requirements, the Accounting major and complete the following three units as elective options: ACCT3001 Advanced Taxation, ISYS2005 Information Systems for Accounting AND FINC3001 Investments and Portfolio Management.
Note 3, Note 4

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
ACCT2002Financial Reporting
ACCT2007Finance for Business
ACCT3002Advanced Management Accounting
ACCT3003Business Analytics and Big Data
FINC3001Investments and Portfolio Management
BUSN3009Entrepreneurial Finance
BUSN3002Sustainable Business Management
ACCT1002Financial Accounting
Note 2

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
ACCT2007Finance for Business
BUSN3001Competitive Strategy
BUSN3002Sustainable Business Management
BUSN3003Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BUSN3004International Business
LAWS2021International Business Law
MRKT2003Global Marketing
BUSN3010Innovation Ecosystems

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
BUSN3003Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BUSN3002Sustainable Business Management
HRMT2001Understanding the Business Environment
HRMT2002Organisational Stakeholder Management
Plus four (4) of the following units:
ACCT2007Finance for Business
BUSN3001Competitive Strategy
BUSN3004International Business
HRMT2003Culture and Change Implementation
HRMT2004Strategic Architecture of Organisations
ISYS1004Contemporary Issues in Information Technology
MRKT2005Services Marketing

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
BUSN3003Entrepreneurship and Innovation
LAWS2022Competition and Consumer Law
MRKT2001Consumer Behaviour
MRKT2003Global Marketing
MRKT2004Marketing Communications
MRKT2005Services Marketing
MRKT3001Strategic Marketing
MRKT3002Marketing Research

Option Units

Unit CodeUnit TitleNotes
Any undergraduate unit offered by the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts. Students can select any undergraduate unit offered by the University with Course Coordinator approval, ensuring that pre-requisites are met
Some suggested Option units are:
BUSN2001Professional Development for the Workplace
BUSN3005Internship A Note 1
BUSN3006Internship B Note 1
EDUC1001Language and Learning in your Discipline
JUST2005EEO and OH&S Law and Practice
LAWS2019Employment and Industrial Relations Law
MATH1003Quantitative Methods with Economics

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Also known as SSAF, the Student Services and Amenities Fee is a compulsory fee for most students used to provide important services and amenities to students both on and off campus. It’s charged per unit, based on the unit’s credit point value. Eligible domestic students have the option of deferring this fee through the SA-HELP loan scheme. More about SSAF

Depending on your course, your costs could also include computer equipment and software, books, stationery, field trips, uniforms or other course-specific expenses such as art materials, musical equipment or travel for practicums, internships, vaccinations or industry experience.

Southern Cross University offers a range of scholarships for undergraduate (your first degree), postgraduate, Indigenous Australian students as well as international students. There are also scholarships available to help you study overseas for a short period as an international exchange student. Scholarships range from a few hundred dollars a year to several thousand dollars a year.

More about scholarships

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