Overview
The Bachelor of Business Administration will equip you with a thorough understanding of specialised business functions, including business management, economics, finance, technology, marketing, business communications, statistics, law and people management. No longer accepting new students into this course.
Career opportunities, include:
- Business analyst or consultant
- Assistant business manager
- Human resources officer
Pathways to further study:
- Post graduate study pathways:
- The Bachelor of Business Administration degree can be used to apply for entry to relevant Masters or other relevant post-graduate qualifications.
Studying the Bachelor of Business Administration at Holmesglen
At Holmesglen, we are committed to supporting our students to achieve their learning goals, so we provide small classes with hands-on experiences. With small classes, you won't be lost in the crowd. You'll soon get to know your fellow students and feel part of Holmesglen - and your teachers will know you as an individual.
The course prepares you to explore more specialised areas such as accounting, marketing, international business or human resources.
The range of electives includes public relations, professional sales, international business protocols, buyer behaviour, leadership, compliance and risk management, and customer relationship management.
Course structure
Mode of study: Full-time, on-campus, face-to-face delivery.
All new students commencing in a higher education course must attend their Faculty Course Orientation and Holmesglen's Higher Education Orientation.
Major studies
Students will be equipped with a range of overall business and economic knowledge to enable them to be work-ready.
Key study areas include:
• Accounting
• Economics
• Marketing
• Management
• Human resources
• Risk management.
The course is structured to provide a Bachelor-level degree qualification, upon the completion of 24 subjects. This qualification comprises 18 core subjects and a selection of six electives from a range of elective subjects.
Units
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| Unit code |
Name |
| BAC211 |
Organisational and Environmental Analysis |
| BAC212 |
Driving Change and Developing Organisations |
| BEX101 |
Business Technology Management |
| BEX103 |
The Modern Economy |
| BMM107 |
Marketing principles |
| BAC105 |
Business Maths And Statistics |
| BBA101 |
Business Management |
| BBA124 |
Business information systems |
| BEX107 |
Business Law |
| BAC101 |
Accounting Principles |
| BAC205 |
Organisational Behaviour and Design |
| BBA201 |
Organisational and environmental analysis |
| BEX102 |
Business Relationship Management |
| BEX104 |
Business Technology Management 2 |
| BEX201 |
Editing And Publishing |
| BEX202 |
Organisational and environmental analysis |
| BEX303 |
Contemporary Legal Issues |
| BMM102 |
Professional selling |
| BMM202 |
Buyer Behaviour |
| BMM206 |
Advertising and integrated brand promotion |
| BBA202 |
Human resource management |
| BBA301 |
International Business And The International Economy |
| BBA103 |
Business Communication |
| BEX203 |
Business technology management 3 |
| BEX205 |
Advanced Editing And Publishing |
| BEX206 |
Driving Change And Developing Organisations |
| BEX207 |
Financial Decision Making |
| BEX304 |
Contemporary Employment Issues |
| BMM203 |
Customer Relationship Management |
| BMM204 |
Business To Business Marketing |
| BMM205 |
Sales Management |
| BAC309 |
Ethics, Governance and Sustainability |
| BBA308 |
Business research methods |
| BBA303 |
International human resource management |
| BEX301 |
E-Business Essentials |
| BEX302 |
Compliance and risk management |
| BEX306 |
Australian and International business protocols |
| BEX307 |
Organisational Leadership |
| BMM304 |
Marketing Of Services And Social Issues |
| BMM306 |
Digital marketing |
| BBA302 |
Strategic management |
| BBA304 |
Entrepreneurship And New Venture Creation |
| BBA310 |
Professional practice |
| BEX305 |
Project Management |
| Code | Name |
|---|
| BAC211 | Organisational and Environmental Analysis |
| BAC212 | Driving Change and Developing Organisations |
| BEX101 | Business Technology Management |
| BEX103 | The Modern Economy |
| BMM107 | Marketing principles |
| BAC105 | Business Maths And Statistics |
| BBA101 | Business Management |
| BBA124 | Business information systems |
| BEX107 | Business Law |
| BAC101 | Accounting Principles |
| BAC205 | Organisational Behaviour and Design |
| BBA201 | Organisational and environmental analysis |
| BEX102 | Business Relationship Management |
| BEX104 | Business Technology Management 2 |
| BEX201 | Editing And Publishing |
| BEX202 | Organisational and environmental analysis |
| BEX303 | Contemporary Legal Issues |
| BMM102 | Professional selling |
| BMM202 | Buyer Behaviour |
| BMM206 | Advertising and integrated brand promotion |
| BBA202 | Human resource management |
| BBA301 | International Business And The International Economy |
| BBA103 | Business Communication |
| BEX203 | Business technology management 3 |
| BEX205 | Advanced Editing And Publishing |
| BEX206 | Driving Change And Developing Organisations |
| BEX207 | Financial Decision Making |
| BEX304 | Contemporary Employment Issues |
| BMM203 | Customer Relationship Management |
| BMM204 | Business To Business Marketing |
| BMM205 | Sales Management |
| BAC309 | Ethics, Governance and Sustainability |
| BBA308 | Business research methods |
| BBA303 | International human resource management |
| BEX301 | E-Business Essentials |
| BEX302 | Compliance and risk management |
| BEX306 | Australian and International business protocols |
| BEX307 | Organisational Leadership |
| BMM304 | Marketing Of Services And Social Issues |
| BMM306 | Digital marketing |
| BBA302 | Strategic management |
| BBA304 | Entrepreneurship And New Venture Creation |
| BBA310 | Professional practice |
| BEX305 | Project Management |
Assessment
A range of assessment methods for each subject has been developed. These methods include: essays, folios, literature reviews, research reports, group presentations, online quizzes and examinations.
For details of credit points, subject objectives, learning outcomes, contact hours, pre-requisites and co-requisites, download the Bachelor of Business Administration subject summary (Word-116kb).
For details on the profile of students undertaking this course, download the Bachelor of Business Administration student profile. (Word-59kb).
For details on ATAR-based offers, download the 2021 ATAR-based offers for the Bachelor of Business Administration (Word-57kb).
Entry requirements
To be eligible, students must be at least 16 years of age.
Prior to enrolment or commencement of this higher education program, you will be required to complete a literacy and numeracy assessment. This will assist with determining your suitability to the course, and identify any learning support needs.
Applicants with Recent Secondary Education (within the past two years)
This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.
Prerequisites:
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL.
For Applicants with:
- Higher Education Study
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) Study
- Work and Life Experience.
The following selection requirements apply:
- Your entire academic record will be considered.
- You will be required to attend an interview and bring a current resume, detailing work history, as well as certified copies of relevant qualifications. Selection will be based on previous study and work experience.
- Applicants without a formal qualification with relevant work experience and appropriate English language skills will be considered if they can demonstrate that they have a reasonable prospect of completing the course.
Advanced Standing
An applicant may be admitted to the course with advanced standing of up to eight subjects (48 credit points) for successful completion of approved diplomas and a maximum of 12 subjects (72 credit points) for the successful completion of approved advanced diplomas.
Advanced standing will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
Advanced Standing
An applicant may be admitted to the course with advanced standing of up to eight subjects (48 credit points) for successful completion of approved diplomas and a maximum of 12 subjects (72 credit points) for the successful completion of approved advanced diplomas.
Advanced standing will be judged on a case-by-case basis.
Advanced standing
You may be able to reduce the number of units to be studied in your chosen course by measuring skills acquired through work, life experiences or qualifications obtained from formal studies or training. Read more about gaining advanced standing and credits.
Outcomes
Qualification and recognition
After completion of 24 subjects, graduates of this course are eligible to receive the Bachelor of Business Administration.
Connections with industry
All Bachelor of Business Administration academic staff have extensive industry experience and higher education teaching experience.
The final year includes an applied New Venture Creation project that integrates multiple disciplines and will prepare you to be work-ready.
How to apply
Recruitment
Holmesglen may engage third parties to recruit students on behalf of the institute. Third party recruiters receive a commission and this will not impact on your fees.
Find out more about your rights and obligations as a student and the services we provide at Holmesglen.
Fees
| Tuition fees (GST exempt) |
Cost |
|
| Full Fee | $10,194 | per annum |
| Non-tuition fees |
|
|
| *Student Services and Amenities Fees (GST exempt) | $326 | per annum |
| Mandatory materials fee (GST inc) | $0 | per course |
| Mandatory activities fee (GST inc) | $0 | per course |
| **Additional course costs | $0 | per course |
For details of fees per unit, download the Bachelor of Business Administration 2023 Tuition Fees (Word-135kb).
*Students are required to pay a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). This fee contributes to the cost of providing student support services including counselling, welfare services, learning support and other activities provided by the student support and wellbeing teams. For 2023, the SSAF fee is $326 for 12 months. This fee is charged per semester at $163 per semester. All local higher education students are required to pay this fee at the time of enrolment, regardless of study mode. Part time students are charged 75% of this amount. For more information, please visit the SSAF webpage.
**Additional costs may also apply for course consumable and other costs. These may include consumables such as learning resources, personal protective equipment/clothing and other costs such as immunisation costs, National Police Check and Working with Children Check for relevant courses. To view the additional costs that apply for each course, download a full list of estimated additional costs by course (PDF - 102kb).
Higher Education Loans Program (HELP) are available to eligible students to pay for tuition and studnet amenities fees for this course. Read more about HELP.
Find out more about paying for your course. Mandatory materials and activities fees, and additional course costs are not covered by HELP Loans.
All fees are indicative only. Holmesglen reviews its tuition fees and charges annually. You will be required to pay the current fee that applies from the beginning of the next study period.
Tuition assurance requirements
Under the Higher Education Support Act 2003, Holmesglen Institute must meet tuition assurance requirements for persons, other than overseas students, who are enrolled in the higher education courses we offer in the event we cease to provide a course of study in which a student is enrolled.