BBus/BGlobSt

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

Note:

Students in Sydney are required to complete units at North Sydney and Strathfield campuses. Enrolment is via North Sydney campus. Students will not be required to travel between campuses on the same day.

No international intakes on the Brisbane campus.


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International students must also meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Assumed knowledge: English (2 units of English (any) (Band 3) 

Queensland

English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award a student must complete 320 cp comprising:

1. 180 cp from the Bachelor of Business (Part A) including:

a. 130 cp from Business Specified units (Part A.1)

b. 40 cp from Elective units (Part A.2)

c. 10 cp from Community Engagement unit (Part A.3

2. 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Global Studies (Part B) including:

a. 40 cp of Global Studies Specified units (Part B.1)

b. 40 cp of Global Studies Elective units OR 1 Minor (Part B.2)

c. 40 cp from Global Studies International Experience units (Part B.3)

3. 20 cp from the Core Curriculum units (Part C)

Exit points

Students who have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Business or Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with that award.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete 100-level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3

    Part A.1 : Business Specified units

    Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:

  • BUSN105Financial Literacy10 CP
  • BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP
  • BUSN114Marketing Essentials10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
  • LEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 CP
  • BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
  • ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
  • ENTR301Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation10 CP
  • HRMG204Organisational Behaviour10 CP
  • ITEC206Business Requirement Analysis10 CP
  • ITEC307Design Thinking for Business Strategy10 CP
  • MKTG210Product Marketing and Innovation10 CP
  • MGMT304Strategic Management10 CP
  • Part A.2 : Elective units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units listed in the schedule of unit offerings of business undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.

    Part A.3 : Community Engagement unit

    Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP

Part B.1 AND Part B.2 AND Part B.3

    Part B.1 : Global Studies Specified units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
  • POLS104Introduction to International Relations10 CP
  • SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
  • GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
  • GLST305Global Studies Research Project10 CP
  • Part B.2 : Global Studies Elective units OR One Minor

    Part B.2.1 OR Part B.2.2

    Part B.2.1 : Global Studies Elective units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units listed in the minors in Part B.2.2 or units from other undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.

    Part B.2.2 : One Minor

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • ECONEconomics40 CP
  • GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
  • HISTHistory40 CP
  • INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
  • PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
  • SOCISociology40 CP
  • Part B.3 : Global Studies International Experience units

    Part B.3.1 OR Part B.3.2 OR Part B.3.3

    Part B.3.1 : Global Study Abroad units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • GLST301Global Study Abroad A10 CP
  • GLST302Global Study Abroad B10 CP
  • GLST303Global Study Abroad C10 CP
  • GLST304Global Study Abroad D10 CP
  • Subject to Course Coordinator approval.

    Part B.3.2 : Global Studies International Internship unit

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • GLST300Global Study International Internship40 CP
  • Subject to Course Coordinator approval.

    Part B.3.3 : Rome Semester Program units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units offered as the Rome Semester Program, selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
  • THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
  • THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
  • TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
  • PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
  • THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
  • THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
  • TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
  • TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Bachelor of Business units - Business Specified unitsBUSN105Financial Literacy10 cp
  • Bachelor of Business units - Business Specified unitsITEC100Information Technology in Action10 cp
  • Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
  • Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
  • Bachelor of Business units - Business Specified unitsBUSN114Marketing Essentials10 cp
  • Bachelor of Business units - Business Specified unitsBUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 cp
  • Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
  • Core Curriculum unitsCore Curriculum unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details10 cp

Commencing Semester 2

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