Core Major in Business

Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
	Canberra Business School	24

Introduction

The Business Core Major is a cohesive and scaffolded stream of professional education units that will enable students to integrate theoretical learning with practice throughout their degrees using authentic, work-integrated learning experiences.

The future world of work requires agile, multiskilled professionals with the transferable employability skills and critical and creative abilities to work across current industries and to craft new and evolving employment paths. This Professional Core stream will equip students to succeed in this fluid environment.

Academics and industry will work together to facilitate a range of diverse opportunities for students - including work simulations, placements and industry projects involving competitions, exhibitions, study tours, and other learning experiences ensuring a reflexive and integrated professional and academic education.

This will prepare professional, career-ready graduates who are collaborative and self-aware critical thinkers combining contemporary theoretical knowledge with practical skills.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Additional information

Core majors are only available to students in the course for which the major is required.

Referenced courses

Requirements

Business Decision Making (11009) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Professional Orientation (Business) (11011) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Business Research Methods (11172) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Introduction to Management (11174) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Introduction to Economics (11175) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Note: - Must note the following

International Exchange: Students may also choose to undertake units at an international institution, subject to approval by the Program Director.

Business, Government & Law Extended Internship (10158) | 6 credit points — Level 3

Business, Government & Law Professional Internship (10236) | 12 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship (Commerce) (11166) | 3 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship (Business and Management) (11167) | 3 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship (Government and Policy) (11168) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Organisational Communications, Culture and Change (11169) | 3 credit points — Level 3

Negotiation (11319) | 3 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship A (12046) | 3 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship B (12047) | 3 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship C (12048) | 6 credit points — Level 3

BGL Internship D (12049) | 12 credit points — Level 3

Small Business Management (9531) | 3 credit points — Level 2

International Business Study Tour (9628) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Business Communication (11170) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Marketing Fundamentals (11176) | 3 credit points — Level 1

Social Enterprise (11379) | 3 credit points — Level 2

Note: - Must note the following

From 2024, units 10158, 10236, 11166, 11167 and 11168 have been replaced with new BGL Internship units.

Note: - Must note the following

1. The internships and the International Business Study Tour options will require either in person placement hours in a business or on an overseas study tour and are not offered wholly online.
3. Students who undertook two units listed in the current Part B section prior to 2024 can still count the units towards their course. Students from 2024 need to select at least 1 unit from Part A.
2. Students must pass a minimum of 1 unit from Part A. Two units may be chosen from Part A or one from Part A and one from Part B.

Core Major in Business (CM0014.1)

Introduction

Assumed knowledge

Additional information

Referenced courses

Requirements

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Core Major in Business (CM0014.1)

Introduction

Assumed knowledge

Additional information

Referenced courses

Requirements

Apply to study

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