CommentsAvailable for Domestic Students at Bundaberg, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton (Not all courses may be available on campus at all locations.)
Bachelor of Business/Diploma of Professional Practice
ObjectivesThe Bachelor of Business program is Central Queensland's premier business management program. The program allows students to undertake studies in a wide range of business and management related fields, which in turn provides students with a wide range of career opportunities. Integrated into this program is the Diploma of Professional Practice program, which provides students with up to 12 months of paid, full-time work experience in industry as an integral component of their program experience. The work placement component of the program is not only designed to provide students with experience in their chosen profession, but comprises an essential part of the program in developing students' professional skills and standards in a real world environment. Students considering enrolling in the program should be aware that the work placement component of the program involves two full-time work placements, each of approximately six months duration. Students will need to consider these work placements in planning their studies and other commitments during their enrolment in the program.
Entry requirementsPrerequisites - nil; Recommended study - English and maths
Academic titleBachelor of Business/Diploma of Professional Practice
Course description Business
It’s all about management. At some time in your working life you will have to manage something. It might be a section or department of a company or corporation or in the government sector. It might be a hospital ward or it might be your own business.
Whether you are just starting to consider your future career or have been working for some time, there is a CQUniversity business degree that can be tailored to suit your particular situation.
Your career or future career may be in accounting, consulting, finance, marketing or with a non-profit organisation; or you may be more interested in actually managing the work force.
If you want to learn how business works, to think, strategise and manage – a business degree may help get you there.
Career Opportunities
The program is designed to develop the skills necessary to operate at a management level in the modern business environment. Depending upon their selection of majors and courses, students can access a wide variety of career opportunities in fields including marketing, human resources management, management, business administration, business development, operations management, procurement and supply, economics and finance and other business-related fields.
Program Structure
To satisfy the requirements for the award, students must complete a program of 25 courses (168 units of credit) which comply with the requirements stated below.
Student must complete:
*6 compulsory core courses;
*14 courses as detailed for one of the majors listed as available for this program; and
*5 professional practice courses.
6 compulsory core courses
Course Code Course Name
Level 1 compulsory courses
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
MRKT11029 Marketing
and a choice of 1 of these 2 courses
ACCT11057 Principles of Accounting
ACCT11059 Using Accounting for Decision Making
Note: MGMT19114 and MGMT19128 are recommended to be undertaken in the last year of study.
Plus 14 courses
14 courses must be successfully completed as detailed for one of the majors listed below:
Majors
Your chosen major should be nominated on your student record in e.rolment. This is the specialisation area that appears on your testamur.
Please note: ONLY 1 specialisation (major) will appear as part of your degree name.
Available majors include:
Majors
* Marketing (graduates may be eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute and the Australian Market and Social Research Society);
* Human Resources Management;
* Information Systems (this major is acccredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) - graduates may apply for membership of the ACS);
* Management (graduates may be eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Management); and
* Procurement and Supply (this major is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) - graduates may apply for membership of CIPS).
Course Code Course Name
Marketing
MRKT11028 Interactive and Internet Marketing
MRKT19030 Promotions Management
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT19034 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and New Ventures
MRKT19036 Marketing of Service Products
MRKT19037 International Marketing
MRKT19038 Marketing Research
MRKT19049 Customer Relationship Marketing
Plus 6 elective courses
Human Resources Management
HRMT11011 Human Resources in Organisations
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resource Development
HRMT19014 Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection
HRMT19016 Contemporary Organisational & H R M Studies
HRMT19020 Managing Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19022 Comparative Employment Relations
HRMT19023 HRM Competencies
Plus 5 elective courses
Information Systems
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
COIS13013 Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
COIS13034 Information Systems Management
COIS13064 Information Systems Project Management
COIT11222 Visual Programming
COIT11226 Systems Development A
COIT12167 Database Use and Design
COIT12200 Systems Development B
MMST11002 Web Design
MMST12009 Web Application Development
Plus 4 elective courses
Management
HRMT11011 Human Resources in Organisations
HRMT19016 Contemporary Organisational & H R M Studies
HRMT19020 Managing Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
LAWS11030 Introductory and Contract Law
MGMT11109 Introduction to Management
MGMT19103 Logistics Management
MGMT19126 Production and Operations Management
Plus 6 elective courses
Procurement and Supply (External Only)
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
MGMT11109 Introduction to Management
MGMT19103 Logistics Management
MGMT19105 Quality Management
MGMT19106 Supply Chain Management
MGMT19118 Procurement and Supply Management
MGMT19119 Supply Chain Storage and Distribution
MGMT19122 Public Sector Procurement Policies and Principles
MGMT19123 Contract Negotiation and Management
MGMT19125 Inventory Management
MGMT19126 Production and Operations Management
MRKT11028 Interactive and Internet Marketing
Plus 2 elective courses
Special notes:
* Not all majors are available at all locations. Check the course availability in this handbook for availability of individual courses.
* Elective courses are required to give a total of 25 courses in the completed award.
5 Professional Practice courses
Course Code Course Name
BUSN19024 Professional Practice Preparation
BUSN19025 Professional Placement 1
BUSN19026 Professional Placement Review
BUSN19027 Professional Placement 2
BUSN19028 Professional Placement Project