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INTRODUCTION The Bachelor of Business degree has been designed to give students a foundation in the disciplines which constitute business studies, together with the opportunity for indepth study of a functional specialism, and experience of a cognate group of units in a second area of study chosen to suit individual needs and interests.
All students study a foundation program within the degree at an introductory level to gain a perspective of business and to acquire fundamental skills which are essential for their course and career.
After the first semester of full-time study, students choose the major or double major program they wish to follow. Currently, the following Majors are available:
1. Accounting: This course has been designed for students seeking careers as professional accountants.
2. Business Law: This Major is designed to facilitate the study of law primarily within the context of business to complement other major areas of study within the Bachelor of Business or within other degree courses offered by the University. It is only available in conjunction with another major.
3. Economics: This Major provides students with a sound theoretical and practical foundation in economics.
4. Electronic Commerce: This Major is designed for those students wishing to specialise in the issues concerned with modern electronic commerce such as business on the Internet, electronic data inter-change, and multimedia.
5. Electronic Marketing: The major of e-Marketing is the coming together of two fields of study, Electronic Commerce and Marketing. Graduates with this joint major will have gained skills and knowledge in technological, organisational, operational and marketing aspects of the new field of online sales.
6. Finance: This Major program has been designed for students who propose to follow a career in the field of finance.
7. Hospitality Management: This Major provides a foundation for students seeking management careers in the hospitality industry. The program includes a blend of theoretical and practical units and may be complemented by a period of industry experience.
8. Human Resource Management: This Major is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in personnel or human resource functions.
9. Industrial Relations: This Major is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the public or private sector or in trade unions. It is only available in conjunction with a Major in Human Resource Management.
10. Information Management: The major of Information Management looks at those aspects of information systems that support managers, consultants, customers, suppliers and employees to make sound business decisions based on accurate, current and relevant information. Graduates with this major will have gained skills and knowledge in technical, operational and organisational aspects of information management for decision support.
11. Information Systems: This Major has been designed for students intending to pursue a career in business, specialising in the analysis design and development of business information systems and databases, at operational, managerial or corporate levels.
12. International Business: To prepare for business careers involving an international focus. Graduates gain expertise in a foreign language as well as in business disciplines.
13. Leisure Management: This Major will prepare students for employment in the leisure industry, with particular emphasis on the commercial sectors of industry.
14. Management: This Major is relevant for students who wish to pursue a career in management.
15. Marketing: This Major has been designed to provide appropriate education for students seeking a wide range of positions in the advertising, public relations, and marketing sectors.
16. Sport Management: This Major provides professional competency-based sport management education in the efficient and effective management of Western Australian sport and fitness service organisations thereby facilitating lifespan health, fitness and performance.
17. Tourism Management: This Major is designed to develop competencies essential to the efficient management of private and public sectors of the tourism industry. The program includes a blend of theoretical and practical units, and may be complemented by a period of industry experience.
A supplementary program offers students a choice of units to complete their degree. Options available include a second Major program or a selection of Elective units from those offered within the Bachelor of Business award or (with approval) from other awards of the Faculty of Business and Public Management or (with approval) from outside the Faculty.
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS DEGREE REGULATIONS
1. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission to the Bachelor of Business degree at Churchlands or Joondalup is competitive. Meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee enrolment.
Applicants are expected to have studied mathematics at year 12 or equivalent. Students without sufficient background in mathematics may be invited to complete Business Mathematics. This unit does not contribute to course credit.
1.2 Advanced Standing Students who have completed equivalent units at another institution may apply for exemption from those units. The Policy on Exemptions is contained in the Edith Cowan University (Admission, Enrolment and Academic Progress) Rules. The procedure for applying for exemptions in the Faculty is available on request.
2. CURRENCY 2.1 These regulations apply to students enrolled for the first time after 1 January 2004.
2.2 Students enrolled prior to 1 January, 2004, who are returning to study in year 2004 after a period of deferral must seek advice from the Undergraduate Centre.
3. COURSE STRUCTURE The Bachelor of Business degree comprises a minimum of 360 credit points and normally requires three years of full-time study or the part-time equivalent.
The degree has the following main components:
(i) a foundation program of 120 credit points,
(ii) a Major program of 120 credit points,
(iii) a Double Major program (240 credit points),
(iv) a supplementary program of 120 credit points comprising: · a second major from outside the Faculty, or · a minor study from outside the Faculty plus electives, or · an elective program of 120 credit points.
NOTE: (a) All Bachelor of Business students must complete a minimum of 90 credit points at third year level and no more than 180 credit points at first year level.
(b) Students studying elective units outside the Faculty must obtain written permission from their Head of School prior to enrolment in those units.
3.1 Foundation All courses have the same set foundation units. Students are required to complete 120 credit points from the nine following units:
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006