Bachelor of Arts in Business
Online
DURATION
4 up to 10 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
AUD 30,200 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* international students fees. contact the university for domestic students tuition fees
Introduction
Workplaces value employees who have a broad range of real-world skills, and this combined degree will equip you to excel in today’s dynamic working environment. In our Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business, you’ll gain business knowledge and learn to think like an entrepreneur. You’ll develop creative and/or socio-cultural knowledge, plus skills in critical thinking and communication. Our degree fosters the accumulation of knowledge and the acquisition of a diverse set of skills, essential to helping you be an independent thinker, and empowering you to create a new future, new career prospects and the ability to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing modern workplace.
Why study the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business with UNE?
You will choose from a broad range of business and arts majors to build a skillset of specialist knowledge in areas that interest you.
The arts component enables you to develop skills in critical thinking, ethical practice, creativity, cultural awareness and effective communication in all its forms, and you get to choose a major from a broad range of arts and humanities subject areas.
The business component allows you to specialise in areas such as management, marketing, human resources, accounting or business analytics, to name just a few.
Combine the two majors to suit your career ambitions and areas of interest.
As a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business graduate you will demonstrate a broad global perspective, with specialist knowledge in an area of the arts, as well as business. Such a diverse skillset and flexibility are highly sought after by employers in a fast-evolving professional landscape.
What makes our course different?
Our graduates are perfectly placed to succeed in a broad spectrum of careers through their understanding of business, the contemporary world, as well as human culture and society.
- Study flexibility with your choice of 48 different majors and minors in arts and 9 majors in business, with the ability to study online, on-campus or a combination of both.
- Our Work Integrated Learning Program gives you the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge in a relevant professional setting, and have it count towards your degree, developing your professional skills and improving your employability.
- Travel overseas (subject to travel restrictions) and get credit towards your degree by studying at one of our partner universities.
- Accelerate your degree or combine it with periods of full-time employment with online learning support and optional Trimester 3 units.
- Start up your own business as part of our Business In Action unit where you will be mentored through the start-up phase with our Smart Region Incubator*.
- Major in Psychology and graduate with a three-year sequence in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
- Choose options to study on campus or online, allowing you to balance your studies with your work and personal commitments. You can even choose to study on campus but take some units online, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study program to meet your objectives.
We’re highly rated – year after year, students award UNE 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support, so when you study with us, you know you are in good hands.
Majors
Arts
- Ancient History
- Archaeology
- Australian History
- Australian Studies
- Chinese
- Classical Languages
- Community Development
- Community Planning
- Crime and Society
- Criminal Justice
- Cultural Heritage
- Environmental Futures
- French
- Gender Studies
- Genre, Adaptation and Practice
- German
- Global Politics
- Human Geography
- Indonesian
- International Law
- Italian
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- Literary Traditions
- Medieval and Modern Europe
- Music
- Peace Studies
- Philosophy
- Physical Geography
- Planning and Design
- Politics
- Post-Colonial Studies
- Psychology
- Screen and Media Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Studies in Religion
- Theatre and Performance
- Writing
Business
- Accounting
- Agribusiness
- Business Analytics
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
UNE offers bursaries and scholarships that can help you with the costs of studying and living in Australia.
The UNE International Bursary reduces the published annual tuition fees for international students by up to 30%. These bursaries are available for international students commencing coursework studies at UNE in 2023.
We currently are offering a 20% Bursary for the 2024 intake.
UNE also offers a number of substantial research scholarships to postgraduate students studying for research-based degrees.
View detailed Bursary information.
Curriculum
Course structure
To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 192 credit points comprising:
Bachelor of Arts component – 96 credit points including 12 credit points of Core Units, one Minor and one Major. The Bachelor of Arts component shall include not more than 36 credit points at 100-level, at least 36 credit points at 300-level and not more than 12 credit points at 400-level;
To continue in the course a candidate must successfully complete 12 credit points of Core Units in the Arts component within the first 48 credit points of attempted units, excluding advanced standing. Candidates who fail to meet this course progression requirement will be asked to show cause as to why they should not have conditions placed on their continued enrolment or be discontinued from the course; and
Bachelor of Business component – 96 credit points including one Major with not more than 42 credit points at 100-level and at least 30 credit points at 300/400-level and not more than 12 credit points at 400-level.
Bachelor of Arts component
96 credit points
Core Units
12 credit points
Complete 12 credit points from the following units: Candidates who complete WRIT101 as a Core Unit cannot undertake it as a Prescribed Unit in this Course.
- Foundations of Academic Research (HASS100) – 6 credit points
- Controversies: Foundations of Critical Social Analysis (HASS101) – 6 credit points
- The Craft of Academic Writing (WRIT101) – 6 credit points
Majors
48 credit points
One Minor totalling 24 credit points and ONE Major totalling 48 or 60 credit points
- Ancient History
- Archaeological Studies
- Australian History
- Australian Studies
- Chinese
- Classical Languages
- Community Development
- Community Planning
- Crime and Society
- Criminal Justice
- Cultural Heritage
- Environmental Futures
- French
- Gender Studies
- English - Genre, Adaptation and Practice
- German
- Global Politics
- Human Geography
- Indonesian
- International Law
- Italian
- Japanese
- Linguistics
- English - Literary Traditions
- Medieval and Modern Europe
- Music
- Peace Studies
- Philosophy
- Physical Geography
- Planning and Design
- Politics
- Studies in Settler Colonialism
- Psychology
- Screen and Media Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Studies in Religion
- Theatre and Performance
- Writing
Minors
24 credit points
Breadth or Specialist Minors:
- Ancient Ethics and Beliefs (Breadth Minor)
- Ancient Near East (Specialist Minor)
- Ancient World (Breadth Minor)
- Applied History (Specialist Minor)
- Applied Linguistics (Specialist Minor)
- Archaeological Practice (Specialist Minor)
- Classical Languages (Breadth Minor)
- Creative Entrepreneurship (Minor)
- Greek History (Breadth Minor)
- Linguistics (Minor)
- Psychology (Minor)
- Researching History (Specialist Minor)
- Roman History (Breadth Minor)
- Writing (Minor)
Elective Units
12 credit points
Complete 0 or 12 credit points depending on what Minor and Major a candidate includes as part of their course. Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.
Bachelor of Business component
96 credit points
Core Units
48 credit points
Complete the following units:
- Introduction to Financial Accounting (AFM101)
- Introductory Microeconomics (ECON101)
- Communication for Business (MM105)
- Fundamentals of Marketing (MM110)
- Management Practices in Responsible Organisations (MM203)
- Business Ethics (MM322)
- Strategic Planning and Sustainability (MM403)
- •Business Statistics (QM161)
Approved Majors
48 credit points
Complete ONE Major from the following:
- Agribusiness
- Business Analytics
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Program Outcome
- BA component: demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of selected fields of study in core disciplines and areas of study in the arts, humanities social sciences and apply that knowledge in diverse contexts;
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of theories, factual content and research procedures and ethical practice in their major or extended major and other fields of study;
- Analyse, critically evaluate and communicate ideas and solve problems with intellectual independence in their major or extended major and other fields of study including the ability to exhibit key employment and lifelong learning skills;
- Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars; and
- Display highly developed communication skills and, in the case of those students undertaking a language major or extended major, read, write and speak another language with fluency and understand its cultural context.
- Bus component: demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of business and management theory and processes and their application to real-world business contexts, including an opportunity to complete a capstone experience, and to promote sustainable business in a globalised economy;
- Utilise cognitive and communication skills, tools and digital technologies to communicate appropriately and persuasively with a range of stakeholders;
- Apply critical and creative thinking to analyse complex real-world business problems and synthesise materials from a variety of sources in identifying solutions;
- Identify relevant information drawn from a range of sources in order to analyse data and complex business-related issues;
- Evaluate and demonstrate judgement in formulating responses to complex, social, cultural and ethical issues; and
- Demonstrate a preparedness to engage in continuous learning and reflection to help inform professional practice and the ability to work independently and collaboratively with others to generate solutions to business problems.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business fosters the accumulation of knowledge and the development of a diverse set of skills, empowering you to create a new future, new career prospects and the ability to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing modern workplace.
Career paths include:
- management
- public relations
- public service
- education
- finance sector
- business
- human resources
- research and analysis
- social and public policy
- tourism and creative industries
- international affairs
- aid and development.