A Bachelor of Business gives you an understanding of core business strategies for any industry. Explore your passions with our wide range of electives. At Torrens University, you’ll learn to build strategic plans for real business settings. Put your skills into practice with work experience.

During this course, you will choose from a broad range of electives in Marketing, Public Relations, Event Management, Tourism and Hospitality so you can focus on the area you’re passionate about. Additionally, you will complete the compulsory Industry Consulting Project subject, which provides first-hand experience in a business environment and develops practical skills to complement your theoretical knowledge. We will support you in your responsibility to find an industry placement(s), so you graduate with invaluable work experience, a built-in professional network and a serious competitive advantage.

This course comprises 24 subjects, 15 core subjects and 9 elective subjects. As part of the core subjects, you will gain 300 hours of real-world industry experience.

Each subject involves 10 hours of study per week, comprising 3 hours of facilitated study and 7 hours self-directed study.

Year 1:

These five core subjects must be completed. Additionally, you’re required to select three electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects:

• Academic and Business Communication Skills | BIZ106 

• Understanding Self and Others | BIZ107 

• Marketing in the Digital Era | MKT105

• The Business Environment | BIZ202

• Industry Skills Project | IND101A | 50 hours of industry experience 

Year 2:

These five core subjects must be completed. Additionally, you’re required to select three electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects:

• Accounting for Decision Making | BIZ201

• Customer Experience Management | BIZ204

• Developing People and Culture | MGT202

• Project Management | MGT201A

• Industry Engagement Project | IND201A | 100 hours of industry experience

Year 3:

These five core subjects must be completed. Additionally, you’re required to select three electives from the electives tab.

Core subjects:

• Agile Business Analysis (Advanced) | MIS312

• Organisational Creativity & Innovation | BIZ301

• Ethics and Sustainability | MGT301A

• Strategic Management | MGT302A

• Industry Consulting Project | IND301A | 150 hours of industry experience

Electives:

Electives available to students may be chosen from the elective bank below. Choose nine electives.

Elective subjects:

• Consumer Behaviour | MKG102

• Integrated Marketing Communications | MKT103A

• Introduction to Sport Management | SPO101

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship | ENT101

• Venture Ideation | ENT102

• The Business of Events | EVT102

• Foundations of Information Systems | MIS100

• Marketing and Audience Research | MKT202A

• Sales and Negotiation Strategies | ENT201

• Economics | ECO201

• International Marketing | MKT303A

• Brand and Product Management | MKT304A

• Marketing Strategy | MKT301A

• Health & Advocacy Strategies | SPO301

This course is designed to give you a firm foundation of all the skills required to launch and maintain a successful business in today’s marketplace. Graduate with a Bachelor of Business and you’ll be ready to move into a management role in a leading organisation or launch your own as an entrepreneur.

Potential career paths:

• Entrepreneur
  Average salary: $100,772 - $139,070
• Operations Manager
  Average salary: $100,000 - $155,269
• Marketing Manager
  Average salary: $95,000 - $150,000
• Business Development Manager
  Average salary: $94,783 - $151,824

Australian Year 12 or equivalent.

Academic IELTS 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent.