The combined degrees program of Bachelor of International Tourism /Bachelor of Business requires the completion of 144 units of study.

Admission requirements

For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of International Tourism combined degrees through SATAC.

Eligible students who decide to take up the combined degrees program in a subsequent year will be required to apply through SATAC, or via internal university transfer, for admission to the Bachelor of Business (or one of the Bachelor of Business Specialisations). 

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to EITHER the Bachelor of Business (or one of the Bachelor of Business Specialisations) OR the Bachelor of International Tourism and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of International Tourism /Bachelor of Business (or one of the Bachelor of Business Specialisations), a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

  • an International Tourism component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Tourism, as detailed below
  • a Business component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Business (or one of the Bachelor of Business Specialisations), as detailed below.

The Business specialisation will be identified on the student’s transcript of academic record and on the parchment presented to the student on completion of the course.

Bachelor of International Tourism component

To qualify for the Bachelor of International Tourism a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising:

COMS1001  Academic and Professional Communication  (4.5 units)
TOUR1101 Introduction to International Tourism Management   (4.5 units)
TOUR1102 Interpretive Tour Guiding   (4.5 units)
TOUR1103 Event Design and Practice A  (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

BUSN1022  Marketing Principles  (4.5 units)
LEGL2114  Regulating Small Business  (4.5 units)
TOUR2101 Place, Culture and Tourism   (4.5 units)
TOUR2102 Introduction to Tourism Research   (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

18 units comprising:

TOUR3101  Contemporary Issues in Tourism  (4.5 units)
TOUR3106
Tourism Business Planning  (4.5 units)
SCME2004 Introduction to Digital Graphic Design  (4.5 units)
TOUR3113  Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development  (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 4 topics

18 units of electives

Bachelor of Business component

Students must complete one of the following Business specialisations:

Bachelor of Business (Without Specialisation)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Plus 31.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Bachelor of Business degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business component.

Bachelor of Business (Business Economics)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business (Business Economics) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Business Economics

27 units comprising:

BUSN1008  Introductory Macroeconomics  (4.5 units)
BUSN2031  Business Forecasting   (4.5 units)
BUSN2040  Macroeconomics  (4.5 units)
BUSN2043  Managerial Economics  (4.5 units)
BUSN3037  International Trade: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units selected from:

BUSN2022  The Australian Economy  (4.5 units)
BUSN2024  Sustainable Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN2027  International Finance  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3045  Industry Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3057  Environmental Economics  (4.5 units)
BUSN3058  Current Issues in Economic Policy  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Bachelor of Business degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business (Business Economics) component.

Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship)

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Entrepreneurship

27 units comprising:

BUSN2026  Entrepreneurship and Small Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN2037  Financial Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3026  Business Planning for New Ventures  (4.5 units)
BUSN3027  E-Business  (4.5 units)
DSGN3701  Innovation Management  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units selected from:

BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3045  Industry Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3052  Leadership in Business and Society  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Business (Entrepreneurship) degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship) component.

Bachelor of Business (Human Resources Management)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) a student must complete 85.5 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Human Resources Management

45 units comprising:

BUSN1021  Organisational Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2030  Training and Development  (4.5 units)
BUSN2032  Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection  (4.5 units)
BUSN2044  Managing Diversity  (4.5 units)
BUSN3032  Reward and Performance Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3033  Occupational Health and Safety  (4.5 units)
BUSN3035  Employee Relations  (4.5 units)
BUSN3050  International HRM  (4.5 units)
BUSN3059  Human Resources Strategy and Change Management  (4.5 units)
LLAW3253  Labour Law  (4.5 units)

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component effectively making the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) component 81 units.

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business (International Business) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - International Business

27 units comprising:

BUSN2039  International Business Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3037  International Trade: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)
BUSN3050  International HRM  (4.5 units)
BUSN3051  International Marketing  (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units selected from:

BUSN1014  Financial Markets  (4.5 units)
BUSN2027  International Finance  (4.5 units)
BUSN2046  Operations and Supply Chain Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3036  International Business Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3038  International Business Negotiations  (4.5 units)
BUSN3039  Corporate Sustainability in Global Markets  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3045  Industry Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3056  International Trade  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Business (Entrepreneurship) degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business (International Business) component.

Bachelor of Business (Management)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business (Management) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Management

27 units comprising:

BUSN1021  Organisational Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2039  International Business Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3059  Human Resources Strategy and Change Management  (4.5 units)

Plus 13.5 units selected from:

BUSN2024  Sustainable Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN2046  Operations and Supply Chain Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3027  E-Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3045  Industry Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3052  Leadership in Business and Society  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Business (Management) degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business (Management) component.

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business (Marketing) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic, as follows:

Core topics

40.5 units composing:

BUSN1011  Accounting for Managers  (4.5 units)
BUSN1009  Quantitative Methods  (4.5 units)
BUSN1012  Management, People and Organisations  (4.5 units)
BUSN1013  Economics for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1019  Law for Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN1022  Marketing Principles *  (4.5 units)
BUSN2019  International Business Context  (4.5 units)
BUSN2038  Human Resource Management  (4.5 units)
BUSN3055  Strategic Management  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Marketing

27 units comprising:

BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour  (4.5 units)
BUSN2028 Market Research  (4.5 units)
BUSN3042 Strategic Marketing  (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing  (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units selected from:

BUSN2033 Marketing Communications  (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business  (4.5 units)
BUSN3030 Marketing Applications  (4.5 units)
BUSN3040 Marketing Project  (4.5 units)
BUSN3041 Services Marketing  (4.5 units)
BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)
BUSN3045  Industry Project  (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of BUSN electives

*BUSN1022 Marketing Principles is a core topic in both the International Tourism and the Business (Marketing) degrees. Students in this combined degree should enrol in BUSN1022 in the Bachelor of International Tourism component and should add an additional BUSN topic to complete the 72 unit Bachelor of Business (Marketing) component.