Find your focus with the Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Business at Flinders has been refreshed to give you even more flexibility to shape your studies around your interests, strengths and career goals.

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You can now choose from a refreshed range of majors and minors, while still benefiting from the broad business foundations, industry connections and practical learning that sit at the heart of the degree.

And if you’re not ready to choose your major straight away, that’s okay too.

Choose your major from the start, or decide after first year

Some students arrive at university knowing exactly what they want to study. Others want time to explore their options first. The Bachelor of Business is designed to support both.

If you already know the area you want to specialise in, you can select your preferred major when planning your studies. If you’re still deciding, you can begin with the Bachelor of Business, complete the common first-year topics and choose your major later.

Your first year introduces you to key areas of business and helps you build a broad understanding of how organisations work. It also gives you the opportunity to discover which subjects interest you most before you specialise from second year.

"Starting with a broad foundation in business helped me understand where my strengths and interests were before committing to Marketing. It gave me confidence that I was choosing an area that aligned with both my interests and my long-term career goals."

Jamalu Kasirivu, Bachelor of Business majoring in Marketing

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Explore our refreshed majors

Tailor your Bachelor of Business through majors and minors that connect with different industries and career paths. Whether you want to build brands, work with people, manage organisations, enter the sports or events industries, work internationally or develop your own business, you can create a study pathway that reflects where you want to go.

Major options include:

Marketing

Learn how organisations connect with customers, build brands and respond to changing markets. Explore areas including consumer behaviour, branding and advertising, social media, digital marketing and market insights.

Career opportunities can span marketing, brand management, digital marketing, content and social media, advertising, communications, market research and customer experience.

To major

Digital Media and Communication

Combine business knowledge with digital communication, content creation and creative industries. Develop skills across digital marketing, cross-platform communication, professional branding, digital production and business communication.

Potential career areas include digital content, social media, communications, digital marketing, content strategy, creative industries, media production and corporate communications.

To major

Human Resource Management

Understand how organisations attract, develop and support their people. Learn about workforce planning, employee relations, organisational culture, training and development, performance and workplace wellbeing.

Career areas can include human resources, recruitment and talent acquisition, learning and development, employee relations, people and culture, workforce planning and organisational development.

To major

International Business

Develop the skills to understand business across countries, cultures and global markets. Explore international trade, global strategy, market entry, cross-cultural management and international operations.

Career opportunities may include international business development, global marketing, trade and export, market research, international operations, consulting, supply chains and multinational organisation.

To major

Management

Build broad skills in leading people, managing resources, solving business problems and helping organisations perform and grow. Develop capabilities in strategy, sustainability, entrepreneurship and organisational transformation.

This major can support careers across business and operations management, project management, consulting, business development, strategy, administration and team leadership.

To major

Sports Management

Learn about the business behind sport, from managing organisations and events to marketing, partnerships, governance and commercial growth.

Potential career areas include sports administration, club and team management, sports marketing, sponsorship and partnerships, events, community sport, business development and commercial operations across community, professional and elite sport.

To major

Event Management & Toursim

Explore how memorable events, visitor experiences and tourism destinations are planned, marketed and managed. Develop skills across event design and delivery, tourism development, destination marketing, sustainability and business planning.

Career pathways can include event management, event coordination, tourism development, destination marketing, visitor experiences, festivals and conferences, tourism operations and experience design.

To major

Leading Change

Prepare to help organisations navigate transformation, new technologies and changing ways of working. Explore leadership, business transformation, resilience, sustainability and the impact of areas such as AI and cybersecurity on the future of work.

Career areas can include change management, organisational development, project management, management consulting, business transformation, HR, policy and business improvement.

To major

Small Business Leadership

Develop the practical business and entrepreneurial skills to start, manage or grow a small business. Learn about customers, marketing, people management, ethical governance, business planning and leadership.

It can support careers in entrepreneurship, small business ownership and management, business development, business consulting, operations and family or growing enterprises.

To major

Explore your study journey

Year 1

In your first year, all students study five core topics and can select three option topics to explore areas of interest.

Common first year

Years 2–3

After your first year, you can focus on an area that interests you by choosing a major, a major and two minors or a major and option topics. This will help you work towards the career of your dreams.

Major (36 units)

Option topics (36 units)

Major (36 units)

Minor 1 (18 units)

Option topics (18 units)

Major (36 units)

Minor 1 (18 units)

Minor 2 (18 units)

Major 1 (36 units)

Major 2 (36 units)

Combine Business with another area of interest

Want to broaden your career options even further? A combined degree lets you study Business alongside another discipline, giving you two complementary areas of expertise and a wider range of career possibilities.

At Flinders, the Bachelor of Business can be combined with Laws, International Relations and Political Science, Sport and Active Recreation, or Psychological Science. This can be a strong option if you already have interests across more than one field, or want to build a distinctive skill set that helps you stand out to employers.

The Bachelor of Business can be combined with:

International Relations & Political Science

Combining studies in Business with a Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science opens the door to a multitude of careers in international organisations, aid and human rights, government, transnational crime, terrorism, and non-government organisations.

Duration: 4.5 years

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International Relations & Political Science

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Laws - Legal Practice Entry

With this combined degree, you will gain a strong foundation in core business principles while developing the legal knowledge and skills to navigate complex regulatory environments—preparing you for a career at the intersection of law and commerce.

Duration: 5 years

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Laws

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Psychological Science

With this combined degree, you will build a solid understanding of business operations while exploring the psychological drivers behind human behaviour—equipping you with the skills to make informed, people-focused decisions in the workplace.

Duration: 4.5 years

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Psychological Science

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Sport and Active Recreation

Blend business knowledge with a deep understanding of the sport and active recreation industry. This combined degree prepares you to navigate the commercial, and operational aspects of sport, giving you the skills to contribute to thriving, active organisations.

Duration: 4.5 years

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Sport and Active Recreation

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One Bachelor of Business, plenty of directions

The refreshed structure means you don’t have to lock yourself into a narrow pathway before you’ve had the chance to explore business properly. You can start with broad foundations, discover what you enjoy and then shape your degree around the areas that suit you best.

At Flinders Business School, you’ll also have opportunities to connect your studies with industry through practical projects, placements and real-world learning, helping you build experience alongside your qualification.