UTS course codes: C10026 (City campus), C10027 (Kuring-gai campus)
UAC codes: 600010 (City – FT),
600011 (City – PT),
600020 (Kuring-gai – FT)
Testamur title: Bachelor of Business
Abbreviation: BBus
Course fee: HECS (local); $7,500 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 144

Admission requirements
Advanced standing
Transition guidelines
Subject equivalents
Attendance
Course duration
Course structure
Course diagram
Course program
Majors
Sub-majors
Electives
Other information

The Faculty of Business offers an undergraduate degree program that leads to the award of Bachelor of Business. The Bachelor of Business program prepares graduates for careers such as accounting, advertising and promotions management, banking, economics, electronic business, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, sport management, tourism and the related professions.

The degree seeks to provide students with the knowledge, competencies and values necessary for a fulfilling and effective career in these areas.

See here for information on the Bachelor of Business (Honours) program.

Admission requirements

Assumed knowledge/HSC subject selection

To enrol in the Bachelor of Business, an assumed knowledge of Mathematics is required. An adequate background in English is also assumed. If your secondary or tertiary education was conducted in a language other than English, you should provide evidence of your proficiency in the English language to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). The UTS Student Info & Admin Centre can provide advice in this regard.

Applicants should obtain a copy of the 2004 UAC Guide.

Advanced standing

Students who are enrolled in the Faculty of Business courses and have previously studied at another university or other recognised tertiary educational institution may be eligible for advanced standing if the subjects previously studied are deemed by the Faculty to be equivalent to those specified for their course. Students should note that eligibility for credit does not guarantee a place in the course for which that credit is available. Students should also note that advanced standing given in one course at UTS will not necessarily be transferred to another course at UTS after a successful internal course transfer has occurred.

A maximum of one-third of the degree may be exempted. Requests for exemptions for more than one-third and up to two-thirds of the degree may be considered by the Faculty Board. Students are required to apply for exemptions at enrolment in their first semester of study. If a student wishes to request exemptions after their first semester of study in the Bachelor of Business, they are advised to make an appointment with a Student Adviser in the relevant Student Office.

TAFE NSW

UTS has an articulated credit transfer policy with TAFE NSW. Block credit may be granted for a number of completed TAFE courses. To be eligible for credit, students must have completed their course at a minimum CertificateIV (AQF) or higher. These courses must have been completed no earlier than three years prior to their commencement in the relevant course at UTS, i.e. students commencing in 2004 must have completed their TAFE courses in 2000 or later.

Insearch

Students who have completed appropriate courses through Insearch, if admitted, will be given up to one year's advanced standing in the Bachelor of Business.

Other universities

Students who have completed subjects at a recognised university may be granted advanced standing for particular subjects at UTS or 'unspecified electives' which are credit points granted without nominating a particular subject equivalent.

To be considered for advanced standing, subjects must have been completed no more than 10 years prior to the commencement of the relevant Faculty of Business course. For example, students must have studied the subject or graduated no earlier than 1994 for the 2004 student intake.

Undergraduate students who have been identified as having studied at another university prior to the commencement of their studies at UTS will normally receive information on applying for advanced standing at approximately the same time as they receive their offer of a place at UTS.

Private colleges

Students who have completed a course at a private college are not eligible for any exemptions unless an articulation agreement between the Faculty and the college is in place.

Further details can be obtained from the Student Advisers, telephone (02) 9514 3500 (City campus) or (02) 9514 5355 (Kuring-gai campus).

Transition guidelines

Students who commenced the Bachelor of Business prior to 1996 should consult a Faculty of Business handbook published between 1996 and 2000.

Students who commenced the Bachelor of Business in 1996 or later should consult the Transition Guidelines Booklet.

Faculty of Business handbooks (1996–2000) and the Transition Guidelines Booklet are available from the Faculty of Business Student Offices.

Students who have any queries should contact the Student Advisers in the Faculty of Business Student Office on their campus.

Subject equivalents

Certain subjects within the Faculty's courses, both past and present, have been allocated new subject names and/or numbers. For the purpose of administering the rules relating to double and triple failures, these subjects are considered materially the same. Refer to the Undergraduate Subject Equivalents table at the back of this handbook.

Attendance

The Bachelor of Business course may be completed through either a full-time or part-time attendance pattern, or a combination of these. Typical attendance patterns are detailed below.

Students may change their attendance pattern with approval from the Faculty.

Course duration

Full-time study is three years (six semesters), usually undertaken at the rate of 24 credit points per semester. Students who wish to undertake more than the normal full-time load in one semester, must have their Study Plan endorsed by a Student Adviser from the Faculty Student Offices.

Part-time study is six years (12 semesters), usually undertaken at the rate of 12 credit points per semester. Part-time students must be prepared to attend one afternoon or morning class during each teaching week.

Some subjects may be offered in an optional Summer session so that students can fast-track their studies.

Electives

Electives or structured elective sequences (24credit points in total) can be taken from any faculty in the University, or from another university or its equivalent, with Faculty of Business approval.

Other information

Further information is available from the Faculty Student Offices, telephone (02) 9514 3500 (City campus) or (02) 9514 5355 (Kuring-gai campus).