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: Business units are undertaken at the North Sydney Campus and Global Studies units on the Strathfield campus. ACU will endeavour to minimise travel between NSW campuses on the same day.
No international intakes on the Brisbane campus.
*Not offered Brisbane 2027
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:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: English (2 units of English (any) (Band 3) |
Queensland | Assumed knowledge: 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 2027 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. 50 cp from Business Specified units (Part A.1)
b.80 cp from 1 Business Major (Part A.2)
c. 40 cp from 1 Business Minor or Business Elective units (Part A.3)
d. 10 cp from Community Engagement unit (Part A.4)
2. 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Global Studies (Part B) including:
a. 40 cp from Global Studies Specified units (Part B.1)
b. 40 cp from 1 Global Studies Arts Minor OR Global Studies Elective units (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.
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3 AND Part A.4
Part A.1 : Business Specified units
Complete exactly 50 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
Part A.2 : Business Majors
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ACTGAccounting80 CP
- BUSABusiness Administration80 CP
- DTALData Analytics80 CP
- FINNFinance80 CP
- HRMTHuman Resource Management80 CP
- MGMTManagement80 CP
- MKETMarketing80 CP
Part A.3 : Business Minors or Business Elective units
Part A.3.1 OR Part A.3.2
Part A.3.1 : Business Minors
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ACTGAccounting40 CP
- ARTIArtificial Intelligence40 CP
- CYBRCybersecurity40 CP
- FINCFinance40 CP
- HCMTManaging Healthcare Organisations40 CP
- HRMTHuman Resource Management40 CP
- ISYSInformation Systems40 CP
- MKETMarketing40 CP
- SUSBSustainability for Business40 CP
Part A.3.2 : 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 Adviser.
Part A.4 : 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:
- HIST120Global History: The Making of the Modern World10 CP
- POLS106Global Political Challenges: Introducing International Relations10 CP
- POLS108The History and Politics of Secrecy 10 CP
- SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
- GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
- GLST305Global Studies Research Project10 CP
Part B.2 : Global Studies Arts Minor OR Global Studies Elective units
Part B.2.1 OR Part B.2.2
Part B.2.1 : Global Studies Arts Minor
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
Part B.2.2 : Global Studies Elective units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Units listed in the minors in Part B.2. or units from other undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Adviser.
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 Adviser 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 Adviser 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 Adviser.
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
