Programs of the Faculty of Law and Management
Bachelor of Business (ECBBW)
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed VCE Units 1 and 2 General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods; Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or a study score of at least 20 in any other English; NSW HSC – year-11 Maths and year-12 English. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.
Degree requirements
Students must complete a course of subjects accumulating a minimum total of 360 credit points, of which at least 255 must be subjects offered in the Faculty of Law and Management. The course is designed to be completed within three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is seven years.
Students should undertake 120 credit points at each year level, and must undertake at least 120 credit points at third-year level including 90 credit points at third year level from the School of Business. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Regional School of Business course adviser.
The structure of the 24-subject degree program enables students to complete a core of ten core foundation subjects, followed by one seven-subject major or two four-subject minors.
Course structure
The course is structured as follows. All units are worth 15 credit points.
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| First year TE-SEM-1 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Marketing | MKT1FMK |
| TE-SEM-1 | Elective (Major Study) Management Communications | MGT2MCB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Climate, Sustainability and Society | ENV1CSS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| Second year | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Business Law | LST2BSL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Finance | FIN2FIN |
Second year
In second year, students will focus their studies on subjects within their choice of major. Students must study three core subject plus five subjects from their major study or electives.
Third year
In third year, students will again focus on subjects in their major. Students must study four electives from their major study plus a further four electives.
Majors
The following subjects are available as highlight major studies within the degree program or may be studied as electives.
Sustainable Resource Management
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics | ECO2ERE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Environmental Law | LST2EL |
| TE-SEM-1 | Nature, Conservation and Society: The Human Impact | SOC2/3SOE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Environmental Pollution Control for Business | BUS3ENP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Managing for Climate Change | MGT3MCC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Marketing for Sustainability | MKT3SUS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sustainability and Governance | MGT3SCG |
Note: Human Resource Management MGT2HRM is highly recommended
Marketing
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-2 | Consumer Behaviour | MKT2CBE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Strategic Marketing | MKT3SMK |
| TE-SEM-2 | Marketing Research | MKT3MRE |
| TE-SEM-1 | Electronic Marketing | MKT2ELM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Marketing for Sustainability | MKT3SUS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sales Management | MKT2SMB |
| TE-SEM-2 | International Marketing | MKT3IMK |
Minor
Logictics
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | WIL Work Integrated Logistics Project A | BUS3WIA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Strategic Logistics Management | MGT3SLM |
| TE-SEM-2 | WIL Work Integrated Logistics Project B Or Supply Chain Management | BUS3WIB MGT2SCM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Logistics Information Systems in Practice | MGT3LIS |
Management
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Human Resource Management | MGT2HRM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Organisational Behaviour | MGT2OBE |
| Plus two of | ||
| Organisational Change & Development | MGT3OCD | |
| Entrepreneurship | MGT3ENC | |
| Organisational Structure and Design | MGT3OSD | |
| An approved unit relevant to the major * |
*The following subjects have been approved for inclusion in the minor at Albury Wodonga
Managing for Climate Change (MGT3MCC) (TE-SEM-1), Sustainability and Governance (MGT3SCG) (TE-SEM-2), and Technology and Organisational Change (BUS3TOC) (Not available in 2010).
Electives
Electives are available through the Regional School of Business. Students must apply to the course adviser for electives offered outside of the Regional School of Business.