Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Business suite provides you with the general skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a successful career in business. A range of specialisations are available.

Degree Options

Bachelor of Business (Business Economics)
Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship)
Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management)
Bachelor of Business (International Business)
Bachelor of Business (Management)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Advanced Leadership Program Options

These are new programs for high achieving students that provide leadership skills and work-relevant experience in addition to studies in one of the business specialisations available.

Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and Business Economics)
Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and Entrepreneurship)
Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and Human Resources Management)
Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and International Business)
Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and Management)
Bachelor of Business (Advanced Leadership and Marketing)

Where can our graduates go?

Graduates from our Business courses have found jobs such as Graduate Officer, Graduate Trainee, Human Resource Associate, Business Development Manager, Economic Research Manager, Industry Equity Analyst, Research Analyst, Business and Consumer Banking Graduate and Marketing Executives.

They have gained positions with the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Austrade (Australian Trade Commission), Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac, Viterra, Rydges Hotels and Resorts, KPMG, CSR Limited, GM Holden Ltd, South Australian Government, Australian Government, and Nokia to name a few.

Potential Occupations

Potential Employers
  • Advertising Account Executive
  • Bank Officer
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Development Officer
  • Category Insights Analyst (Graduate)
  • Client Service Officer
  • Company Secretary
  • Economist
  • Exporter and Importer
  • Financial Dealer and Broker
  • Financial/Risk Analyst
  • Forecasting Analyst
  • Graduate Administrative Assistant
  • Graduate Insurance Broker
  • Graduate Investment Analyst
  • Graduate Management Trainee
  • Graduate Marketing Analyst
  • Human Resource Associate
  • Importer and Exporter
  • Industry Equity Analyst
  • International Marketing Officer
  • International Trade Graduate
  • Investment Consultant
  • Logistics Analyst
  • Management Consultant
  • Market Research Consultant
  • Market Researcher
  • Marketing Officer
  • Policy & Compliance Officer
  • Purchasing Officer
  • Regulatory Analyst
  • Research Assistant/Officer
  • Sales Support Analyst
  • Statistical Research Analyst
  • Superannuation Adviser
  • Tourism Manager
  • Trade Union Official
  • Trainee Recruitment Consultant
  • Training Officer
  • Treasury Officer
  • Accenture
  • Auditor-General's Department
  • AMP Limited
  • Austrade
  • Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
  • BHP Billiton
  • Business SA
  • Capital Partners
  • Coles Group Limited
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Deloitte
  • Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Department of Treasury and Finance
  • Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy
  • GM Holden
  • Goldman Sachs JBWere
  • Insurance Australia Group
  • KPMG
  • Macquarie Bank
  • Mainfreight
  • National Australia Bank
  • Onkaparinga Exporters' Club
  • Orlando Wyndham Group
  • Oxfam Australia
  • Procter & Gamble Australia
  • Productivity Commission
  • Reserve Bank of Australia
  • Terrapinn Australia
  • UBS
  • Unilever Australasia
  • Viterra
  • Westpac Banking Corporation

Some Specialist Pathways

Below are some examples of career pathways for the business specializations. This list is not exhaustive. Note that some positions may require further study and/or experience. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills across a range of professional business-orientated fields:

Business Economics: Organisations of all sizes - from small businesses to large-scale corporations - either employ or consult business economists, as do service providing institutions such as banks and charitable bodies. Business economics studies will help you develop as an effective manager in a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive world.

Entrepreneurship: Focuses on developing the skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs identify and develop new business opportunities. Studies in Entrepreneurship are also relevant to students who aspire to build a career in senior management in major corporations.

Human Resource Management: Teaches you all aspects of attracting and retaining people within an organisation, and managing and motivating them to contribute effectively to that organisation’s aims and objectives.

International Business: Builds upon the business disciplines of marketing, finance, economics, human resource management and global sustainability to provide you with advanced skills and knowledge specific to conducting international trade in both small,  medium and large, multinational organisations.

Management: Designed to prepare you for a career as a business professional and enable you to combine studies across all sectors of business practice, including leadership, planning and decision-making, e-business, and human resource management.

Marketing: Provides the skills and knowledge necessary to build a successful career in marketing across specialised areas such as marketing research, promotion and advertising, and strategic marketing management.
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