The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of International Relations requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
All students enrolling for the first time in either degree will be given the option at enrolment of undertaking the combined degrees program, subject to their meeting also the cut-off score and entry requirements for the other degree.
Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the other degree. In some cases these students may have to undertake more than 144 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant course coordinator before applying.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of International Relations or Bachelor of Business programs 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 Business/Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
- a Business component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Business as detailed below;
- an International Relations component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations as detailed below;
- sufficient other units to make at least 144 units in total.
Bachelor of Business component
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. This must include:
- 40.5 units of core topics; and
- a 27-unit specialisation in Marketing, Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Business Economics or a 45-unit specialisation for Human Resource Management, or if no specialisation is selected, 31.5 units of BUSN electives.
- 4.5 units of BUSN electives, with the exception of the Bachelor of Business without specialisation and the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management).
*Except for the Human Resources Management specialisation, which requires a total of 85.5 units.
Core topics
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)
Business specialisations
Students must select no specialisation or one of the specialisations as indicated below:
No specialisation
31.5 units of BUSN electives
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)
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)
Human Resource 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)
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)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN3045 Industry Project (4.5 units)
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)
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)
Bachelor of International Relations component
To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
Year 1 topics
9 units of core topics:
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
9 units chosen from the following:
HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (4.5 units)
HIST1802 Europe, 1945 to the Present (4.5 units)
HIST1803 'The Lucky Country'? Australia and the World since 1939 (4.5 units)
INTR1100 Exploring the International (4.5 units)
INTR1102 Modern Asia since 1945 (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
13.5 units of core topics:
INTR2003 The Asia-Pacific in the 20th Century (4.5 units)
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
4.5 units chosen from the following:
HIST2014 War and Society in the Modern World (4.5 units)
HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units)
9 units chosen from the following:
AMST2002 American Politics (4.5 units)*
HIST2030 The Great Powers and the Origins of the Modern Middle East (4.5 units)
HIST2042 The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe(4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
INTR2008 Africa on a Global Stage (4.5 units)
INTR2012 Food Security (4.5 units)
INTR2100 Reimaging the Global South(4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
* Note that students who wish to qualify and apply for the Washington Internship must select AMST2002
Year 3 topics
9 units of core topics:
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
18 units chosen from the following:
AMST3013 The Alliance and the Rise of China (4.5 units)
AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC (9 units)*
HIST3004 The Fall of Britannia's Empire and the Postcolonial Experience (4.5 units)
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3003 Africa: International Interventions (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific (4.5 units)
INTR3100 Environment and Development in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Politics, Identity and International Relations (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)*
* Note that students cannot take both INTR3103 International Practicum and AMST3016 in this combined degree program.