UOW Course Handbook : Course 3090

Overview

This degree is designed for students who would like to undertake a degree in the principal areas of business. It is suitable for students who would like to become professionals in a particular discipline or want to pursue a general career in business. Students will undertake a foundation year that covers the core disciplines of business, providing a solid understanding of issues facing organisations today. Students may study subjects comprising a major and/or minor, or subjects chosen from across a range of business disciplines without declaring a major. In the final-year capstone subject, students are able to apply what they have learned in collaboration with students from other disciplines.

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Course structure

The Bachelor of Business requires the successful completion of 24 subjects (at 6 credit points each) for a total of 144 credit points ensuring that a minimum of 16 subjects (96 credit points) are from the Faculty of Business and Law subject offerings.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Business degree, students must:
1. Complete a First Year Foundation Stream: Choose one of the streams and complete 8 subjects (48 credit points).

2. Major selection:
a. With a Major: Complete 8 subjects listed within chosen major (48 credit points)
b. Without a Major: Complete a minimum of 8 Business and Law subjects (48 credit points).

3. Capstone requirement: Complete the BUS 331 Business Integrative Capstone subject (6 credit points) in your final year.

4. Additional credit points: To fulfill the required 144 credit points for the course, students must complete additional subjects. These can be chosen from the Faculty of Business and Law or other Faculties:
a. A second Major or,
b. one or more Minors or,
c. General elective subjects

5. Students must ensure any Minor study is not in the same discipline as any Major.

6. Students must not complete more than 72 credit points of 100-level subjects.

7. Students must complete a minimum of four 300-level Business subjects including the Capstone.

8. Students can cross-count only one subject across core, major, or minor within the degree.

NOTE: All majors and minors are offered at Wollongong campus, however a limited selection of majors and minors are available at other campuses and for online study. Refer to the Major Study and Minor Study lists below for availability of majors at other campuses and online study mode.

144 Credit points

Bachelor of Business at Wollongong, UOW Online Wollongong, Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Shoalhaven, Sutherland, Liverpool and, Southern Highlands campuses.144 Credit points

First Year Foundation48 Credit points

To determine the specific subjects to study in your first year, select one of the following First Year Foundation streams based on your intended Major (A through G) and complete 8 subjects (48 credit points). If you have not declared a Major or are undecided, it is recommended to follow the Exploration Stream (A). Note: All Bachelor of Business students must complete BUS 101 Principles of Responsible Business as part of their First Year Foundation subjects.

A) Exploration stream48 Credit points

Students who are yet to decide what Major they want to pursue upon starting their degree and want to explore the full breadth of disciplines in Business in their first year are advised to follow this stream. Most pre-requisites for Majors of the Bachelor of Business will be met by following this stream and allows students to decide their Major at the end of their first year.

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144 Credit points

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