- Course Overview
- Course Details
- Admission Requirements
- English Requirements
- Get the best of both worldsWe’re changing the game when it comes to learning that works for you. Year one, you can choose to study online or combine on-campus and online study. You’ll make connections with your peers and academics, and build your network. Plus, we’ll keep the timetable compact so you can fit everything in. As you move into your second and third years, you’ll study more online as you start to specialise. The course changes as you learn more.
- Gain a solid foundation – then specialiseWill you get a solid grounding in the fundamental theory and practice in your field? Of course. That’s what your first year is all about. You then build on those foundations by specialising in an area that aligns with your career goals.
- Build your employabilityAlongside your foundational and technical skills, you’ll also study employability skills subjects that will give you the aptitudes relevant to any job. So you’ll graduate with the ultimate portfolio of skills that employers need. How do we know employers need them? We got them to help us develop the course. What’s more, industry bodies have accredited the course, including the Australian HR Institute, CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- A qualification at every stepAs you complete each year of study, you gain a qualification. After the first year, you can receive a Diploma of Business; after the second, an Associate Diploma of Business. So, if you achieve a diploma and then want to work for a year, when you return, you’ll go straight into the associate diploma year, with credit for your completed first year.
- The below information is for new students. Current students should select their subjects by checking the Handbook for the year of their enrolment
The course consist of 24 standard subjects (192 points). Each of the employability and work placement subjects consists of a 6-point subject and is complemented with a 2-point transferable subject which forms a standard subject.
Core Subjects
ACC127 Accounting and Financial Literacy
BUS114 Contemporary Employability and Learning (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set A)
BUS223 Work Placement 1* (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set B)
BUS385 Work Placement 2* (and one (1) Restricted Elective from Set C)
ECO130 Business Economics
HRM210 Human Resource Management
IKC101 Indigenous Australian Cultures, Histories and Contemporary Realities
LAW110 Business Law
MGT100 Organisations and Management
MKT110 Marketing Fundamentals
QBM100 Data Analytics for BusinessRestricted Electives
One (1) Restricted Elective Set A (first year) from:
EMP103 Workplace Communication
OR
EMP105 Technology for the Connected WorkplaceOne (1) Restricted Elective Set B (second year) from:
EMP100 Building Resilience for the Workplace
OR
EMP109 Solving Problems with Critical ThinkingOne (1) Restricted Elective Set C (third year) from:
EMP101 Building Emotional Intelligence
OR
EMP104 Design Thinking and Creativity* Study Centre students complete the following subjects in place of BUS223 Work Placement 1 and BUS385 Work Placement 2:
BUS224 Employability and Professional Practice 1
BUS386 Employability and Professional Practice 2* In very limited situations, Charles Sturt University's students who are unable to undertake a work placement may seek the Course Director's and the Sub Dean Workplace Learning's approval to substitute one or more of these subjects with an equivalent Employability and Professional Practice subject.
(Note: Students who wish to extend their work experience have the option to complete BUS387 Work Placement 3 as an Unrestricted Elective Subject.)
SpecialisationsFinance
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN331 Financial Planning
FIN350 Strategic Financial Management (Capstone**)
FIN370 Funds Management
LAW220 Business Organisations LawStudents wishing to attain accreditation from FASEA in order to practise as a Financial Planner will need to take the additional subjects as part of their unrestricted electives selections:
FIN380 Superannuation
LAW301 Taxation Law (Principles)
LAW302 Taxation Law (Issues)Human Resource Management
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone**)
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
MGT367 Leadership IssuesManagement and Leadership
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone**)
MGT340 International ManagementMarketing
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT230 Market Research
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management (Capstone**)
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product InnovationStrategic Planning
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone**)
MGT360 Risk Management**Capstone subject: recommended for completion in the final year of study or towards the end of the degree.
Unrestricted Elective Subjects
Students must choose five (5) unrestricted electives by:
Completing a joint study in another discipline area which will be included on the testamur or by selecting five (5) unrestricted electives. An unrestricted elective is any undergraduate subject offered by Charles Sturt University provided prerequisites and enrolment restrictions have been met.
Joint StudyA Joint Study is a prescribed set of subjects taken from a discipline other than the chosen specialisation. Students are then able to use the title of the joint study in conjunction with the specialisation (eg Bachelor of Business (Management/Marketing)).
For a Joint Study comprised of subjects either from within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, or from another Faculty, students must take an established sequence of a set of five subjects. Established sequences are determined by Faculty Board. Students must ensure that they take the necessary prerequisites.
If a Joint Study is chosen from those offered within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences, it must be in an area other than that of the specialisation studied. No more than two subjects can be counted towards a joint study if they have already been undertaken as part of the core and/or the specialisation. A student cannot claim more than one joint study.
Students enrolled through the Charles Sturt University Study Centres may only have a limited selection of joint studies to choose from.
Joint Studies from within the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences:
Accounting and Financial Management
ACC128 Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACC293 Management Accounting for Sustainable Decision Making
FIN211 Financial Management
ACC393 Strategic Accounting for Enterprise ManagementPLUS one subject from the list below
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business
FIN230 Financial Institutions and MarketsEntrepreneurship
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial ProjectsPLUS three subjects from the list below
ITC105 Communication and Information Management
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT290 Project Management
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product InnovationFinance
ECO220 Macroeconomic Analysis
FIN211 Financial Management
FIN221 Investments
FIN230 Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN350 Strategic Financial ManagementHuman Resource Management
HRM330 Strategic Human Resource ManagementPLUS four subjects from the list below
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
HRM310 Developing Human Resources
HRM320 Issues in Human Resource Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International Management
MGT367 Leadership IssuesLegal and Industrial Relations
LAW240 Industrial LawPLUS four subjects from the list below
HRM201 Workplace Relations in Australia
LAW220 Business Organisations Law
LAW260 Administrative Law
LAW316 Dispute Resolution
LAW317 Mediation
LAW370 Law of EmploymentIT Management
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC212 Internet Technologies
ITC314 Virtualisation TechnologiesPLUS one subject from the list below
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC161 Computer Systems
ITC204 Human Computer Interaction
ITC218 IT Project ManagementManagement and Leadership
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
MGT330 Business StrategyPLUS three subjects from the list below
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
MGT290 Project Management
MGT307 Applied Entrepreneurial Projects
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT340 International ManagementMarketing
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT340 Strategic Marketing ManagementPLUS three subjects from the list below
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital Marketing
MKT230 Market Research
MKT241 Marketing in Action
MKT303 Social and Sustainability Marketing
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT390 Managing Brands and Product InnovationMarketing, Communication and Digital Media
COM112 Digital Media
MKT310 Integrated Marketing CommunicationsPLUS three subjects from the list below
COM125 Principles of Audio Programming
COM127 Introduction to Media Production
COM223 Organisational Communication
COM237 Social and Mobile Media
JRN216 Video Storytelling
MGT220 eCommerce
MKT211 Applied Social Media and Digital MarketingProject Management
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT290 Project Management
OR
ITC218 ICT Project ManagementPLUS three subjects from the list below
MGT245 Leading Yourself and Teams
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
LAW316 Dispute Resolution
MGT320 Managing and Leading Change
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT360 Risk ManagementPsychology
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY201 Research Methods in PsychologyPLUS two subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 3:
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
PSY307 CognitionNote: Students who have completed QBM100 Data Analytics for Business and MKT230 Marketing Research should not complete PSY201 Research Methods in Psychology but should select an alternative subject from the list above.
Strategic Planning
MGT206 Fundamentals of Strategic Planning
MGT245 Leading Yourself and TeamsPLUS three subjects from the list below
ACC201 Budgeting and Financing for Project Managers
MGT290 Project Management
BUS306 Business Scenario Solutions
MGT310 Operations Management
MGT330 Business Strategy
MGT360 Risk ManagementJoint Studies from outside the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences:
Advertising
ADV104 Understanding Advertising
ADV205 Advertising Creative
ADV206 Channel Planning
ADV318 Advertising Strategy and Planning
COM223 Organisational CommunicationAgribusiness
AGB165 Agribusiness Systems
AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business ManagementPLUS three subjects from the list below
AGB110 Agricultural Economics
AGB310 Agricultural Marketing
AGB351 Commodity Trade and Pricing (AGB110 is assumed knowledge)
AGR220 ExtensionEthics and Social Responsibility
PHL202 Ethics
PHL302 Morals, Minds and Decision-MakingPLUS three subjects from the list below
PHL103 Human Nature and the Good Life
SOC102 Social Inequality
PHL209 Justice and Punishment
SOC308 Community AnalysisStrategic Communication
COM116 Introduction to Public Relations
COM223 Organisational Communication
COM236 Event Management
COM237 Social and Mobile Media
COM313 Issues and Crisis CommunicationSustainability
ENM163 Natural Resource Management
ENM308 Global Sustainable DevelopmentPLUS three subjects from the list below, at least one of which should be at level 1:
ENM101 People in the Environment
GEO164 Earth System Processes
GEO204 Ecological Soils
GEO303 Climatology
MKT303 Social and Sustainability MarketingAssociate Degree in Business (exit point only)
Students are required to complete 16 standard subjects (128 points).
Diploma of Business (exit point only)Students are required to complete 8 standard subjects (64 points).
International students must meet minimum academic and English language requirements to be eligible to study with us.
Minimum academic requirements
Entry requirements for Charles Sturt University courses vary from country to country.
Basic entry requirement information is listed below as a guide only. Some courses have specific academic requirements for international students.
All applications are assessed on a case by case basis.
