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Bachelor of Business Administration (Specialisation)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Business | School of Commerce

Program Code: DBBA

Program Level: Undergraduate

SATAC code: 424361

Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) for 2009 Entry: 69.05 (Internal)

Home Campus: City West

Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

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Student Handbook 2009

First six weeks in the Division of Business

Business Brochure

About the Program

Aim

To provide students with a broad based internationally credible undergraduate business education that takes into account the skills necessary to perform as a professional in the dynamic global business environment.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:

 Alternatively, the minimum educational requirements may be met by those who have:

Minimum English language entry requirements: coursework programs

The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are detailed below. It should be noted that some programs may specify higher English language entry requirements. These will be indicated in relevant program documentation.

Applicants are required to meet at least one of the English language entry requirements listed. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive.

Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

Undergraduate

English Language Test (see Note 1)

Score

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

 

·Reading and Writing

6.0

·Overall Band Score

6.0

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

 

·TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test)

80 with no band less than 20

·TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test)

550 with TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5

 

 

English Language Programs

Score

Successful completion of the CELUSA Academic English Program

Level 4

 

 

Other Qualifications

·Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University (see Note 2).

Note 1: Results from IELTS and TOEFL are valid for two years.

Note 2: The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criteria. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.

Content/structure

The program comprises 24 courses totalling 108 units. The first year and two courses in 2nd year (Finance & Investment and Intro to E-Bus) build the foundation of general business skills and knowledge. Strategic Management in 3rd year includes a strategic component to the program. The remaining 13 courses comprise one free elective and 3 minors, one in commerce (accounting), one in marketing and one in management. With Program Director approval or in the case of offshore programs based upon market demand, students may also substitute any of the other optional specialisations/minors for any of these minors.

The courses in the 3 minors are:

Commerce (1)
ACCT 2006 Management Accounting
ACCT 1006 Financial Accounting 1
BUSS 3017 Global Issues for Accounting
ACCT 3008 Management Control Systems

Marketing (2)
MARK 1008 Buyer and Consumer Behaviour
MARK 2020 Market Research
MARK 2010 Market Analysis
MARK 3005 International Marketing

Management (3)
BUSS 2046 Organisational Behaviour
BUSS 3053  International Management Ethics and Values
BUSS 2055 Managing Organisational Information
BUSS 3025 International and Comparative Human Resource Management

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 18,880 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
FIRST YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
ECON 10074.50.125
Introduction to Management
New title from 2010: Management Principles
BUSS 10544.50.125
ACCT 10054.50.125
INFS 10114.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
MARK 10104.50.125
COMM 10544.50.125
LAWS 10024.50.125
MATH 10534.50.125
SECOND YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
BUSS 20464.50.125
ACCT 20064.50.125
INFS 20194.50.125
MARK 10084.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
BUSS 20554.50.125
ACCT 10064.50.125
ACCT 30084.50.125
BUSS 30254.50.125
THIRD YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
BANK 20054.50.125
MARK 20204.50.125
Elective
 4.5 
MARK 20104.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
BUSS 30174.50.125
BUSS 30534.50.125
BUSS 30234.50.125
MARK 30054.50.125

Rules

  1. Credit up to a maximum of 72 units may be granted for prior study at a recognised institution.

  2. With program director approval or in the case of offshore programs based upon market demand, students may also substitute any of the other optional specialisations/minors for any of the minors in the program.

  3. Students may choose to retain the bracketed specialisation in the title and insert the specialisation of their choice from the list of approved specialisations. In order for students to include a specialisation of their choice in the title, they must have studied all of the courses in the specialisation/minor. Students who receive credit using electives or non-equivalent substitutes (see note 3) in the minors are not able to include these specialisations in the title.

  4. Students may choose to delete the bracketed specialisation from the title and be awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration.

  5. Students may substitute a semester of study overseas for one minor (18 units). Students must consult the program director to gain approval for this change and to negotiate a new study plan. If approved the overseas study option will consist of 18 units of approved study in business courses.

Notes

  1. Optional areas of specialisation include the following minors and courses. These courses and minors may replace the management, accounting and marketing minors after consultation with the program director:

    Administrative Management
    INFS 2031 Managing Decision Making and Decision Support 
    INFS 2022 Project Management: Principles and Strategies
    BUSS 2055 Managing Organisational Information
    plus any one (1) of the following
    BUSS 3056 Administrative Systems Management
    BUSS 2053 Resource Management and the Supply Chain
    BUSS 3047 Management Issues: A Critical Approach
    Students cannot substitute the Management minor in the core degree with the optional administrative management minor. The Administrative Management minor can only replace the Accounting minor or the Marketing minor.

    Applied Finance
    BANK 1002 Financial Management
    BANK 2006 International Currency and Banking Markets
    BANK 3002 Investment Banking and Project Finance
    plus any one (1) of the following
    BANK 2008 Financial Planning
    BANK 3004 Portfolio and Fund Management

    Commerce
    ACCT 2005 Financial Accounting 2
    ACCT 3003 Issues in Accounting Theory
    ACCT 3007 Financial Accounting 3
    ACCT 3004 Accounting: Organisational and Social Context

    Commercial Law
    LAWS 1004 Business and Marketing Law
    LAWS 2005 Corporations and Partnership Law
    plus any two (2) of the following:
    LAWS 1003 Environmental Law and Policy
    LAWS 1005 International Business Law
    LAWS 3002 Intellectual Property Law
    LAWS 2003 Law of Property

    Electronic Commerce
    INFS 1013 Knowledge Management in Organisations
    INFS 2019 Introduction to e-Business
    INFS 2028 Electronic Commerce
    INFS 2018 World Wide Web Development

    Human Resource Management
    BUSS 3038 Strategic Human Resource Management
    BUSS 2043 Foundations of Human Resource Management
    LAWS 1006 Legal Aspects of Employment
    PLUS
    For offshore students:
    BUSS 2048 Performance and Compensation Management
    For onshore students:
    Plus any one (1) of the following:
    BUSS 1053 Occupational Health and Safety Management
    BUSS 3037 Management of Industrial Relations

    International Business
    ECON 1006 Microeconomics
    ECON 2009 International Economics
    ECON 3005 Government and Regulation in the Global Market
    BUSS 3046 Competitive Strategy

    Marketing
    Any four (4) of the following**
    MARK 2007 Advertising
    MARK 2026 Marketing for Services
    MARK 3005 International Marketing
    MARK 2008 Brand Management
    MARK 2013 Personal Selling
    MARK 2028 Media Planning
    ** subject to availability

    Management of Information Technology*
    COMP 1008 Business Applications Programming 1
    INFS 2004 Data Modelling and Database Design
    INFS 2015 Systems Analysis
    INFS 3063 Systems Design
    *Note: the following prerequisites apply to the Management of Information Technology specialisation: 
         - extensive staff training and local computer and software support is required
         - students will require a current entry level computer system to undertake the courses

    Logistics and Supply Chain Management
    BUSS 2054 Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management 
    BUSS 2053 Resource Management and the Supply Chain
    BUSS 2055 Management for Quality
    BUSS 3027 Integrated Logistics Management

    Tourism and Event Management
    TOUR 1001 Understanding Travel and Tourism 
    TOUR 2005 Managing the Hospitality Experience
    SPRC 1004 Leisure Concepts
    TOUR 2009 Foundations of Event Management
  2. International Students who have an IELTS score less than 7 will be required to enrol in a 2 hour tutorial for COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business.

  3. It is possible that with Program Director approval and as long as prerequisites are met, students could substitute up to four individual alternative non-Division core courses at the same or higher level (subject to having the prerequisites and course availability). This would allow students to have:
    1. up to four minors
    2. two minors plus courses which complement their chosen career or
    3. a major by choosing extra courses to compliment an existing minor (eg eight marketing courses).

  4. For offshore delivery (OBBA) minors will be predetermined by location after a market analysis. Alternatively, students could travel to Australia to take other minors/courses in the face-to-face mode or take them as external courses.

  5. Students who have studied either course in the following list, will be deemed to have completed the core course requirement only for the purposes of: transition, program transfer, double degrees and transnational programs where a limited range of courses may be available; and granting of credit for related diploma programs such as SAIBT and Eynesbury.
    • Macroeconomics/ Microeconomics/ Economic Principles
    • Knowledge Management in Organisations / Business Information Systems
    • Statistical Analysis in Business/ Quantitative Methods for Business/ Statistics for Business


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