Course description
Bachelor of Business Administration
BBA (Curtin)
Course CRICOS Code: 018007A
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 3 Years
Introduction
This course provides students with a general overview in business administration and is well suited to those seeking to attain professional expertise in the general management area. The program focuses on preparing managers for their challenging roles ina global environment, specifically preparing people for management roles in public or private sector organisations. As well as exposing students to various core disciplines in business, it offers them special opportunities such as: industry/organisation based project work, the opportunity to apply these concepts to their own work environment, international study tours (students are able to gain an exposure and understanding of work in a different context), and the choice of specialising in an area such as one of the following: management, small business and entrepreneurship, human resource, and international management. Those wishing to further their academic career may proceed to a specialist postgraduate program, for example, marketing, educational administration, human resource management, international and/or public sector management.
Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites
None. TEE Applicable Mathematics or Discrete Mathematics is desirable.
Specific Requirements
STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q.
Duration and Availability
3 years full-time study or equivalent part-time
Course Organisation
This is a broad based program that includes six common core units with the first semester of first year being identical to that of the Bachelor of Commerce. It includes a range of introductory functional disciplines, a series of specialist units emphasising decision making, human resource issues, international issues, work-related projects and electives. Students are encouraged to enrol in electives from outside their main field of specialisation including units from other faculties - for example, language units.
Professional Recognition
Curtin Business School courses are designed, wherever possible, to conform with the membership standards of relevant postgraduation professional bodies. Most of these have provision for student membership and students are advised to take advantage of such opportunities. For information on eligibility for membership of professional bodies refer to the Bachelor of Commerce.
Additional Course Expenses
Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.
Other CRICOS Codes
List of codes for Sydney - 058600G - 156 weeks.
Further Information
Please contact the Curtin Business School
Combined Degree Information
Business Administration may be combined with Computer Science.
Course Structure Disclaimer
Curtin University reserves the right to alter the internal composition of any course to ensure learning outcomes retain maximum relevance. Any changes to the internal composition of a course will protect the right of students to complete the course within the normal timeframe and will not result in additional cost to students through a requirement to undertake additional units.
Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
10830 v.5 Business Information Systems 100 3.0 25.0
10987 v.5 Accounting 100 3.0 25.0
11011 v.4 Business Law 100 3.0 25.0
1234 v.4 Economics 100 3.0 25.0
100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
10848 v.2 Management 100 3.0 25.0
10850 v.4 Marketing 100 3.0 25.0
11001 v.3 Economics (Macro) 101 3.0 25.0
311353 v.1 Communication in Business 201 3.0 25.0
100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
11010 v.2 Law (Contract) 101 3.0 25.0
11013 v.2 Accounting (Managerial) 101 3.0 25.0
304440 v.2 Environmental Issues in Business 201 3.0 25.0
310410 v.2 Systems Analysis and Design 251 3.0 25.0
100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
10852 v.3 Organisational Behaviour 200 3.0 25.0
11018 v.4 Managing Change 300 3.0 25.0
2806 v.5 Finance (Introductory) 201 3.0 25.0
4436 v.4 Human Resource Management
(Introduction) 200 3.0 25.0
100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
10993 v.4 Business Statistics 201 3.0 25.0
SELECT 1 ELECTIVE 25.0
SELECT 2 OPTIONS 50.0
100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
12034 v.5 Business Capstone 301 3.0 25.0
3522 v.7 Strategic Management 313 4.0 25.0
SELECT 1 ELECTIVE 25.0
SELECT 1 OPTION 25.0
100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Hrs/Wk Credit
10820 v.3 Finance (Derivative Securities) 312 3.0 25.0
10828 v.3 Income Property Analysis 102 3.0 25.0
10835 v.2 International Management 375 3.0 25.0
10843 v.3 Law (Intellectual Property) 370 3.0 25.0
10844 v.2 Law (International) 233 3.0 25.0
10855 v.7 Public Relations (Principles) 201 3.0 25.0
11023 v.3 Real Estate Finance 205 3.0 25.0
11037 v.3 Real Estate Business 305 3.0 25.0
11038 v.4 Finance (Corporate) 307 3.0 25.0
11040 v.3 Bank Lending 306 3.0 25.0
11996 v.2 Law (Management) 252 3.0 25.0
12600 v.3 Tourism Economics 202 3.0 25.0
12953 v.2 Entrepreneurship 300 3.0 25.0
13322 v.3 Property Economics 102 3.0 25.0
2807 v.5 Finance (Managerial) 212 3.0 25.0
301255 v.2 Accounting (Technologies) 224 3.0 25.0
303899 v.3 Business Ethics 300 3.0 25.0
305288 v.2 Competitive Analysis 200 3.0 25.0
305291 v.2 Strategic Games 201 3.0 25.0
305408 v.2 Environmental Economics for Business 201 3.0 25.0
305477 v.1 Analysis (Systems Analysis) 200 4.0 25.0
305529 v.1 Decision Support (EC Logistics) 300 4.0 25.0
307523 v.1 Economics of E-Business 349 3.0 25.0
3743 v.4 Law (Industrial) 302 3.0 25.0
3744 v.5 Law (Criminal) 371 3.0 25.0
3883 v.5 Law (Industrial) 303 3.0 25.0
4435 v.4 Labour Markets 200 3.0 25.0
4561 v.4 Global Money and Capital Markets 200 3.0 25.0
6798 v.4 Taxation 301 3.0 25.0
8553 v.8 Banking Practice and Management 301 3.0 25.0
9753 v.6 Finance (Portfolio Management) 301 3.0 25.0
9754 v.5 Finance (International) 302 3.0 25.0
9986 v.3 Asian Management 301 3.0 25.0
Availability
Year Location Period All* Internal
2009 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y
2009 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y
2009 Sydney Campus Semester 1S Y
2009 Sydney Campus Semester 2S Y
2009 Sydney Campus Sydney Summer Semester Y
2009 AVU Addis Ababa Uni Ethiopia Semester 1 Y
2009 AVU Addis Ababa Uni Ethiopia Semester 2 Y
2009 AVU Kenyatta Uni Kenya Semester 1 Y
2009 AVU Kenyatta Uni Kenya Semester 2 Y
2009 AVU Uni Dar Es Salaam Tanzania Semester 1 Y
2009 AVU Uni Dar Es Salaam Tanzania Semester 2 Y
2009 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 1 Y
2009 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 2 Y
The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.
*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.
^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.
#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.
