Bachelor of Business Management | Adelaide University Calendar

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Program Code

BBMGT

Academic Year

2022

Program Faculty

Faculty of the Professions

Special Notes

This program will not be offered in 2021.

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These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Management introduces students to organisations as systems. All students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to administer and coordinate an organisation's resources in ways that enable it to achieve its strategic goals within a systems framework. In the first year of the degree, students gain the background necessary for a career in business. Core courses include accounting, economics and business statistics; and an introduction to organisations and management. In subsequent years, the focus is on developing the technical, human and social skills required for business management. Additionally students develop advanced analytical and decision-making skills needed for leadership roles. Alongside the professional knowledge and skills, students have the opportunity to enhance their critical thinking, communication skills and reflective practice. Graduates will be career ready for the business world of today and have the interpersonal skills to adapt to the demands of a future economy.

The Bachelor of Business Management is an AQF Level 7 program with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.

Conditions

Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Business Management

There shall be a Bachelor of Business Management.

Qualification Requirements

Academic Program:

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Business Management, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:

Core courses to the value of 24 units
A major in Business Management to the value of 24 units
Elective courses to the value of 24 units which may include at least one minor as listed below or any other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student.

Students may choose to undertake a Double Major from the following:

International Business
Marketing

Students may choose to undertake at least one Minor to the value of 12 units from the following:

Accounting
Corporate Finance
Creativity & Critical Thinking
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Financial Services
International Business
Management Consulting
Marketing
Marketing in South Australia
Organisational Cybersecurity
Project Management
Public Administration
Small and Family Business Management

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Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 1002	Introductory Accounting	3
COMMLAW 1004	Commercial Law I	3
CORPFIN 1002	Business Finance	3
ECON 1008	Data Analytics I	3
MARKETNG 1001	Introduction to Marketing	3
PROF 1000	Professional Practices	3
ENTREP 1011	Entrepreneurship Foundations and Mindset	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PROF 3500	Undergraduate Professions Internship	3
PROF 3500OL	Undergraduate Professions Internship	3
PROF 3501	Undergraduate Professions Internship OS	3
PROF 3510	Industry Project	3
ENTREP 3900	eChallenge	3
ENTREP 3901	Tech eChallenge	3

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Business Management

To satisfy the requirements for Business Management students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMGMT 1001	Managing Organisations and People	3
COMMGMT 2500	Organisational Behaviour	3
COMMGMT 2511	Business Operations Management	3
COMMGMT 2512	Business Information Systems and Management	3
COMMGMT 3501	Strategic Management	3
COMMGMT 3502	Human Resource Management	3

and

Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMGMT 3005	Small and Family Business Perspectives	3
COMMGMT 3500	Managing Across Cultures	3
COMMGMT 3506	Managing Conflict and Change	3
COMMGMT 3509	Professionalising Small & Family Business	3

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International Business

To satisfy the requirements for International Business students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
INTBUS 1000	International Business Environment	3
INTBUS 3501	Corporate Responsibility for Global Business	3
INTBUS 2001	International Business Operations	3
COMMLAW 1004	Commercial Law I	3
COMMLAW 2502	Legal Aspects of International Business	3
COMMGMT 3500	Managing Across Cultures	3
COMMGMT 3508	Systems Thinking for a Complex World	3

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
INTBUS 3002	Internationalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises	3
INTBUS 3600	International Study Tour	3
MARKETNG 3501	Marketing to the World	3

Marketing

To satisfy the requirements for Marketing students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MARKETNG 1001	Introduction to Marketing	3
MARKETNG 2010	Marketing Strategy	3
MARKETNG 2501	Consumer Behaviour	3
MARKETNG 3004	Marketing Planning Project	3

and

12 units from the following, including 9 units at level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MARKETNG 2506	Building & Managing Brands	3
MARKETNG 2012	Creativity & Innovation in Marketing	3
MARKETNG 3003	Business to Business Marketing	3
MARKETNG 3005	Marketing Communications in a Digital World	3
MARKETNG 3006	Delivering Customer Insights	3
MARKETNG 3501	Marketing to the World	3
MARKETNG 3504	Service Design and Marketing	3
MARKETNG 3510	Contemporary Issues in Marketing	3

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Accounting

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 2500	Cost and Management Accounting	3
ACCTING 2501	Financial Accounting	3
ACCTING 2502	Accounting Method	3
ACCTING 2503	Accounting Systems and Data Analytics	3

Corporate Finance

To satisfy the requirements for Corporate Finance students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 2502	Business Valuation	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 3500	Corporate Finance Theory	3
CORPFIN 3503	Corporate Investment & Strategy	3

and

Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 2501	Financial Institutions Management	3
CORPFIN 2503	Business Data Analytics	3
CORPFIN 3501	Portfolio Theory & Management	3
CORPFIN 3502	Options, Futures & Risk Management	3

Creativity & Critical Thinking

To satisfy the requirements for Creativity & Critical Thinking students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ARTS 1007	The Enquiring Mind	3
PHIL 1101	Argument and Critical Thinking	3

and

9 units from the following with a minimum of 3 units at level III

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ARTS 2002	Complex Problem Solving	3
ARTS 2301	Social Enterprise Internship II	3
ARTS 3301	Social Enterprise Internship III	3
CRARTS 2002	Creativity and the Adelaide Festival	3
CRWR 2013	The Writer's Voice: Intersections in Writing	3
CRWR 3001	Boundary Riders: Creative Critical Writing	3
PHIL 2030	Cognitive Science: Minds, Brains & Computers	3
PHIL 2051	Art, Perception and Creativity	3
PHIL 3014	Epistemology: Knowledge, Truth and Justification	3
MUSGEN 2003	Music, Media & Contemporary Society II	3
MUSGEN 3002	Music and Ideas	3

Economics

To satisfy the requirements for Economics students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ECON 1005	Introduction to Mathematical Economics I	3
ECON 1010	Mathematical Economics I	3

and

Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ECON 2507	Intermediate Macroeconomics II	3
ECON 2514	Managerial Economics II	3
ECON 2515	Intermediate Applied Econometrics II	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ECON 3500	Resource and Environmental Economics III	3
ECON 3501	Development Economics III	3
ECON 3503	Game Theory III	3
ECON 3506	International Trade III	3
ECON 3508	Public Economics III	3
ECON 3510	International Finance III	3
ECON 3511	Money, Banking and Financial Markets III	3
ECON 3516	Industrial Organisation III	3
ECON 3519	Mathematical Economics III	3
ECON 3530	Applied Econometrics III	3

Entrepreneurship

To satisfy the requirements for Entrepreneurship students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ENTREP 1006	Opportunity Assessment	3
ENTREP 1020	Design Thinking: Problems to Practice	3
ENTREP 2010	Digital Technology Entrepreneurship	3
ENTREP 2014	Exploring Innovation	3
ENTREP 3015	Entrepreneurial Leadership	3
ENTREP 3020	Corporate Entrepreneurship in Organisations	3
ENTREP 3901	Tech eChallenge	3
ENTREP 3900	eChallenge	3

Financial Services

To satisfy the requirements for Financial Services students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
CORPFIN 3003	Tax Superannuation and Estate Planning	3
CORPFIN 3004	Global Wealth Management	3
CORPFIN 3006	Blockchain Crypto and Big Data	3
CORPFIN 3005	Fintech and Disruption in Financial Services	3

International Business

To satisfy the requirements for International Business students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
INTBUS 1000	International Business Environment	3
INTBUS 2001	International Business Operations	3
COMMLAW 2502	Legal Aspects of International Business	3
COMMGMT 3508	Systems Thinking for a Complex World	3

Management Consulting

To satisfy the requirements for Management Consulting students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMGMT 2500	Organisational Behaviour	3
COMMGMT 3005	Small and Family Business Perspectives	3
COMMGMT 3501	Strategic Management	3
MARKETNG 3006	Delivering Customer Insights	3

Marketing

To satisfy the requirements for Marketing students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MARKETNG 1001	Introduction to Marketing	3
MARKETNG 2010	Marketing Strategy	3
MARKETNG 2501	Consumer Behaviour	3
MARKETNG 3004	Marketing Planning Project	3

Marketing in South Australia

To satisfy the requirements for Marketing in South Australia students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
MARKETNG 1001	Introduction to Marketing	3
MARKETNG 3003	Business to Business Marketing	3
MARKETNG 3501	Marketing to the World	3
COMMGMT 3005	Small and Family Business Perspectives	3

Organisational Cybersecurity

To satisfy the requirements for Organisational Cybersecurity students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
COMMGMT 2507	Information Risks, Threats & Controls	3
COMMGMT 2508	Business Data & Cyber Security	3
COMMGMT 2509	Policies & Procedures in Organisational Cyber Security	3
COMMGMT 2512	Business Information Systems and Management	3

Project Management

To satisfy the requirements for Project Management students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PROJMGNT 1001	Foundations of Project Management	3

and

Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
PROJMGNT 1002	Project Risk Management	3
PROJMGNT 2002	Systems Thinking and Projects	3
PROJMGNT 2003	Leadership in Stakeholder Management	3
PROJMGNT 3003	Project Procurement & Resourcing	3
PROJMGNT 3004	Project Management Strategy & Competency	3

Public Administration

To satisfy the requirements for Public Administration students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 1002	Introductory Accounting	3
ACCTING 3013	Public Sector Accountability	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ECON 1002	Australia in the Global Economy I	3
ECON 1012	Principles of Economics I	3

and

Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ABORIG 1001	Indigenous People, Country & Protocols	3
PROJMGNT 1001	Foundations of Project Management	3
PROJMGNT 2003	Leadership in Stakeholder Management	3
COMMGMT 2500	Organisational Behaviour	3
COMMGMT 3508	Systems Thinking for a Complex World	3

Small & Family Business Management

To satisfy the requirements for Small & Family Business Management students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
INTBUS 3002	Internationalisation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises	3
MARKETNG 3003	Business to Business Marketing	3
COMMGMT 3005	Small and Family Business Perspectives	3
COMMGMT 3509	Professionalising Small & Family Business	3

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Electives

To satisfy the requirements for Electives, students must complete courses to the value of 24 units. Electives may comprise any of the courses available as a Minor, or any other undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student. You may also wish to consider one of the following study tours as an elective option.

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTFIN 3501	International Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 3502	Domestic Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 3503	European Study Tour	3
ACCTFIN 3504	New York Study Tour	3
PROJMGNT 3050	Project Management Study Tour UG	3
ENTREP 3019	Social Enterprise	3
ENTREP 3900	eChallenge	3
ENTREP 3901	Tech eChallenge	3

Published on: 30 November, 2021 | 16:56:42