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Course and Subject Handbook 2024

Course and Subject Handbook 2024 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Business

Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024

Course code

20310

Course type

Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)

Owner

Academy

Colleges

Arts, Society and Education
Business, Law and Governance

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

English (Units 3/4,C)

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

96 credit points as per course structure

Additional completion requirements The Psychology Studies major is not an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited sequence. 

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts, graduates will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a broad and coherent body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of at least one discipline of the Arts, Languages or Social Sciences
  2. Integrate knowledge of the diversity of cultures and peoples, their differences and commonalities, especially with respect to Indigenous cultures and peoples
  3. Appraise the place and role of Australia and Singapore in the Asia-Pacific region and the tropics worldwide
  4. Review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise information, claims, and evidence
  5. Apply critical thinking, independent judgement, intercultural sensitivity, and national, regional and global perspectives, to identify and solve problems in at least one discipline of the Arts, Languages or Social Sciences
  6. Present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas, through proficiency in written and spoken English language and numeracy, appropriate to their audience and in a range of modes and media
  7. Demonstrate capacity for reflection, planning, ethical decision-making and interdisciplinary team work in diverse contexts of community engagement, professional work and/or scholarship
  8. Identify and have potential to act and reflect upon opportunities for lifelong learning and career development.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Business, graduates will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate essential knowledge necessary for a career in business-related professions
  2. Synthesise underlying principles and concepts for making business decisions
  3. Critically analyse the core professional obligations, values and operations of organisations including sustainability
  4. Critically evaluate data and resources in the context of relevant academic literature
  5. Apply critical thinking to address issues in business
  6. Convey information clearly and fluently, in a high quality written form appropriate for their audience
  7. Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills for academic and professional audiences
  8. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively
  9. Apply technical skills, including numeracy, necessary for professional practice in business
  10. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical and social responsibility in professional practice
  11. Identify and act upon learning opportunities and self-improvements.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Business.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1

BA1001:03 Time, Truth, and the Human Condition

BA1002:03 Our Space: Networks, Narrative and the Making of Place

BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making

BU1003:03 Principles of Economics

BU1007:03 Principles of Data Analysis for Business

BU1104:03 Introduction to Management Concepts and Application

BU1105:03 Professional and Academic Skills for Business

SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigeneity and Multiculturalism

Level 2

BU2108:03 Marketing Matters

BU2111:03 Business Law

Level 3

BA3000:03 Arts Edge

BU3101:03 Professional Internship or BU3102:03 Multi-Disciplinary Project or BU3103:03 Independent Project

OPTIONS

Select an Arts major from Table A below

PLUS

Select a Business major from Table B below

PLUS

Select 9 credit points of level 2 and 3 Humanities, Arts and Social Science subjects

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of any undergraduate subjects

TABLE A (ARTS MAJORS)

Credit points in major

24 credit points

ARTS MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Anthropology

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

 

Archaeology

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

 

Criminology

JCU Townsville

External

Not all subjects available internally.
Students will need to take some subjects offered only in external mode

English

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 

History

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 Not all subjects available internally. Students will need to take some subjects offered only in external mode.

Human Geography

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

 

Human Services

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

 

Indigenous Studies

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

 

Politics and International Relations

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 Not all subjects are available at all locations

Psychology Studies

JCU Townsville

If you plan to practise as a registered psychologist, you will need additional studies beyond a BA-BBus in Psychology Studies

Sociology

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 Not all subjects available internally

TABLE B (BUSINESS MAJORS)

Credit points in major

24 credit points

BUSINESS MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Human Resources Management

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 

Management

JCU Cairns

JCU Townsville

External

 

Marketing for the Digital Age

JCU Townsville

External

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Cairns

Not all majors are available

JCU Townsville

Not all majors are available

External

Not all majors are available

Candidature

Expected time to complete

4 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

9 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation requirements

The Psychology Studies major is not an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited sequence.

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Credit

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.

Maximum allowed

48 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 6 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 15 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

Nil

Award Details

Award title

BACHELOR OF ARTS – BACHELOR OF BUSINESS

Approved abbreviation

BA-BBus

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Majors will appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the relevant number of credit points of study and appropriate subjects, may be eligible for the award of Advanced Diploma of Arts.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure

Honours

Honours availability

Honours is available in either or both disciplines as an additional 24 credit points of study each

Eligibility

By invitation of the College Dean

Achievement of an overall grade point average of 5.0 (i.e. credit average) across their undergraduate degree and/or a grade point average of 5.0 in the final year of their undergraduate degree, with credits or better in specific discipline areas.