INTRODUCTION

The Bachelor of Business degree has been designed to enable students to succeed in their chosen business profession. A feature of the course is the Business Edge units: a set of integrated general and professional skills units designed to link academic and professional pathways for educational development. The Faculty offers a supportive environment with expert staff who are committed to quality teaching and research.

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 Major has been designed for students seeking careers as professional accountants or in any financial area of business. The course combines sound accounting principles with practical business applications.

2.   Public Practice:  This Major is designed for students intending a career in professional accounting or business advice. It extends the students' expertise in business law, taxation, and business planning. This can only be taken as a second Major.

3.   Management:  This Major has been designed to prepare students for a future in management and focuses on understanding people at work and how organisations operate.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

DEGREE REGULATIONS

1.   ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

      Admission to the Bachelor of Business degree at South West Campus (Bunbury) is competitive.  Meeting ECU minimum admission requirements does not guarantee enrolment.

1.1  ADVANCED STANDING

       Students who have completed equivalent units at another institution may apply for advanced standing from those units.

2.    CURRENCY

2.1  These regulations apply to students enrolled for the first time after 1 January 2007.

2.2  Students enrolled prior to 1 January 2007, who are returning to study in year 2007 after a period of deferral must seek advice from the Faculty Undergraduate Student 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:

1. Business Core units of 75 credit points,
2. Business Edge units of 60 credit points,
3. Major Program in a specialised area listed above of 120 credit points (including a core unit of 15 credit points),
4. Supplementary Program of 120 credit points consisting of :

• a Second Major from the Bachelor of Business, or
• a Supporting Major from within the Faculty or from another Faculty; or
• a Minor program plus electives; or
• an Elective program.

NOTE:    All Bachelor of Business students must complete a minimum of 60 credit points at third year level and no more than 180 credit points at first year level.

3.1 YEAR ONE: Business Core

Students must complete 75 credit points (5 units) selected from: