What does it take to start a successful new business, to lead an organisation, to plan and manage a complex project? How do leaders negotiate, resolve conflict, and manage across cultures in the global workplace?
The BBA will answer these questions and, more importantly, help you develop skills to go out and do these things in the real world.
The BBA is flexible so you can build on your strengths. For example, you have a wide choice about how much mathematical content to include in your degree.
Digital + Material
Innovation + Engagement
Combine cutting-edge digital practices with internationally-renowned art and craft studio disciplines in the Bachelor of Design.
Design students will benefit from deep immersion in digital, manual and theoretical studies and a wide overview of creative practices. From coding, to making, to manufacture, students apply hands-on design to digital and physical materials. Students delve into web design, data visualisation, and interaction design, and experiment in studios to develop expertise in the latest digital form and fabrication processes.
This degree prepares students with transferable knowledge and skills required to make their mark on a rapidly changing world.
Career Options
ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.
We have graduated remarkable people from every part of our continent, our region and all walks of life.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Business Administration, graduates will have:
- cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise organisational knowledge;
- cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of management and leadership knowledge with depth in some areas;
- cognitive and create skills to exercise critical thinking and judgment in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence; and,
- communication skills to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of management knowledge and ideas.
- initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship;
- ability to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts; and,
- responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters.
demonstrate skills and knowledge of the practices, languages, forms, materials and technologies in their relevant discipline;
research, develop and evaluate design concepts and processes by thinking creatively, critically and reflectively;
apply skills and knowledge to the creation, visualisation and production of design projects;
work independently and collaboratively on design projects and respond to project demands;
interpret, communicate and present ideas, problems and arguments in modes suited to a range of audiences; and
recognise and reflect on social, cultural technological, environmental and ethical issues of creative practice and design considering local and international perspectives.
Further Information
Electives:
Students have 48 units of electives in a single degree program. Electives can be selected from CBE or other Colleges. No more than 10 courses at 1000 level.
Students wish to undertake an out of college elective may contact the relevant College directly.
Student Responsibility:
It is the student's responsibility to select electives in such a way that:
- they satisfy prerequisites for the corresponding course/s.
- they conform to the rules set out in Programs and Courses or if unsure seek advice from the CBE office.
It is the student's responsibility to select the courses appropriate for his/her program.
Study Plans:
Study Plans for Commencing Semester 1 or 2
Electives:
Students have 48 units of electives in a single degree program. Electives can be selected from CBE or other Colleges. No more than 10 courses at 1000 level.
Students wish to undertake an out of college elective may contact the relevant College directly.
Student Responsibility:
It is the student's responsibility to select electives in such a way that:
- they satisfy prerequisites for the corresponding course/s.
- they conform to the rules set out in Programs and Courses or if unsure seek advice from the CBE office.
It is the student's responsibility to select the courses appropriate for his/her program.
Study Plans:
Study Plans for Commencing Semester 1 or 2
Admission Requirements
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not guarantee entry into the program.
In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors.
The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs and change admission requirements as needed.
- ATAR:
- 80
- International Baccalaureate:
- 29
Domestic applicants
Before applying for a program, you should review the general information about domestic undergraduate admission to ANU programs and how to apply, and the program-specific information below.
- Applicants with recent secondary education are assessed on:
- completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent, and the minimum Selection Rank (from their academic qualifications, plus any adjustment factors) requirement for this program; and
- co-curricular or service requirement (applies to applicants who complete secondary education in the year prior to commencing at ANU); and
- English language proficiency; and
- any program-specific requirements listed below.
- Applicants with higher education study are assessed on:
- previous higher education studies; or secondary education results if completed less than one full-time equivalent year (1.0 FTE) of a degree; or the result from a bridging or preparatory course; and
- English language proficiency; and
- any program-specific requirements listed below.
- Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are assessed on:
- previously completed VET qualifications at AQF level 5 or higher (i.e. a Diploma or above); or secondary education results if the VET qualification is not completed; and
- English language proficiency; and
- any program-specific requirements listed below.
- Applicants with work and life experience are assessed on:
- ATAR or equivalent if secondary education was completed; or the Special Adult Entry Scheme (SAES); or work experience; and
- English language proficiency; and
- any program-specific requirements listed below.
International applicants
Applicants who complete a recognised secondary/senior secondary/post-secondary/tertiary sequence of study will be assessed on the basis of an equivalent selection rank that is calculated upon application. A list of commonly observed international qualifications and corresponding admission requirements can be found here. Applicants must also meet any program specific requirements that are listed below.
Diversity factors & English language proficiency
As Australia's national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. If required, competitive ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Further information is available for English Language Requirements for Admission
Adjustment Factors
Adjustment factors are additional points added to an applicant's Selection Rank (for example an applicant's ATAR). ANU offers adjustment factors based on performance and equity principles, such as for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies.
Selection Rank adjustments are granted in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustment factors and maximum 10 equity-based adjustment factors) can be awarded.
You may be considered for adjustment factors if you have:
- applied for an eligible ANU Bachelor degree program
- undertaken Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate
- achieved an ATAR or equivalent at or above 70
- not previously attempted tertiary study.
Please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.
Indicative fees
Bachelor of Business Administration - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Bachelor of Design - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $39,090.00
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Business Administration flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:
A maximum of 48 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 96 units must include:
60 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
BUSI2025 International Business
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations
MGMT2030 Human Resource Management and Strategy
MGMT2100 Communication for Business
MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy
MGMT3021 Leadership
MGMT3027 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
MKTG2004 Marketing
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
MGMT2003 Business Decision Making
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
6 units from completion of a course from the following list:
ECON1100 Economics 1 (H)
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
24 units from completion of courses from List 1 of the ANU College of Business and Economics
If your flexible double degree is within the College of Business and Economics (for example Commerce and Economics), the below study plan may show the same course twice. If this is the case, you must only do the course once and replace the other course with a University Wide Elective or CBE List 1 elective. Please note that you cannot exceed 8 out of college electives.
For majors and minors offered by the ANU College of Business and Economics, students may count a course towards multiple majors and minors. If a minor is a subset of all stated courses and/or prerequisites for a major, then completion of the major overrides completion of the minor, and only the major is regarded as having been completed. If all courses in a major and/or minor are compulsory courses in the degree, the major and/or minor will not be listed on the transcript.
The Bachelor of Design flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:
A maximum of 42 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 96 units must include:
18 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
DESN1002 Visual Communication: Design and Production
DESN1003 Contemporary Design in Context
DESN1004 The Past as Prototype: History, Ethics and Concepts for Design in the Twenty-First Century
12 units from completion of DESN3010 Design Practice: Engagement, Internship and Entrepreneurship, which must be completed twice with a different topic each time
A minimum of 12 units from completion of foundation courses from the following list:
ARTV1020 Figure & Life
ARTV1021 Image and Object
ARTV1033 Hold Everything: Studio Foundation
DESA1021 Precise Drawing and Model Making
6 units from completion of theory courses from the following list:
ANTH2005 Traditional Australian Indigenous Cultures, Societies and Environment
ARTH1006 Art and Design Histories: Form and Space
ARTH1007 Art and Design Histories: Making and Meaning
ARTH2043 After the Bauhaus: Design from the Interwar Period to the Age of Climate Crisis
ARTH2162 Art in the Digital Age
ARTH2167 Issues in Contemporary Craft and Design
ENVS1001 Environment and Society: Geography of Sustainability
ENVS1008 Sustainable Development
GEND1001 Sex, Gender and Identity: An Introduction to Gender Studies
GEND1002 Reading Popular Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Studies
GEND2023 Gender, Sex and Sexuality: An Introduction to Feminist Theory
HUMN1001 Digital Culture: Being Human in the Information Age
HUMN2001 Digital Humanities: Theories and Projects
INDG1001 Indigenous Peoples, Populations and Communities
PHIL1004 Fundamental Ideas in Philosophy: An Introduction
PHIL1005 Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL1007 What is Humanity?
PHIL1008 Introduction to Ethics
PSYC1003 Psychology 1: Understanding Mind, Brain and Behaviour
PSYC1004 Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context
SOCY1002 Self and Society
SOCY1004 Analysing the Social World: An Introduction to Social Psychology
A minimum of 12 units from completion of design courses from the following list:
DESN2002 Foundations of Creative Code
DESN2003 Creative Data Visualisation: Representing Data in Visual and Material Form
DESN2004 Dynamic Design and Generative Systems
DESN2006 Front-End Web: Crafting Online Experience
DESN2001 Digital Form and Fabrication
DESN2005 Form and Fabrication in Context
DESN2007 Design Fiction: Speculative and Critical Design
DESN2008 Design Thinking: Human-Centred Design Methodologies
DESN2009 Typography in Context: digital typographic design
DESN2010 Making Creative and Critical Technologies: physical computing for art and design
DESN2012 The Ethics of Making: Design for Reuse and Repair
A minimum of 18 units from completion of studio courses from the following list:
ARTV1101 Ceramics: Introduction to Clay Forming and Technology
ARTV1102 Ceramics: Throwing & Surface Decoration
ARTV1201 Furniture: Shape/Structure
ARTV1202 Furniture: Elevate/Surface
ARTV1301 Glass Hot Forming Introduction: Fundamentals for Contemporary Practice
ARTV1302 Glass Kiln Forming Introduction: Fundamentals for Contemporary Practice
ARTV1403 Jewellery & Object: Introduction to Precise Miniature Construction
ARTV1404 Jewellery & Object: Maker, Wearer, Viewer, User
ARTV1501 Painting: Introducing Painting
ARTV1502 Painting: Composition & Space
ARTV1601 Hyperanalogue: the alchemy of darkroom photography
ARTV1610 PhotoVideo: Interrogating the Camera
ARTV1611 Expanded Studio Practice: Constructing Worlds
ARTV1612 Video Art: Editing & Montage
ARTV1613 Foundations of Animation
ARTV1614 Post-Digital Photography: bending the image
ARTV1703 Drawing into Print: Etching and Relief
ARTV1704 Drawing into Print: Screen Printing and Stencils
ARTV1803 Supports: conceptual and material
ARTV1804 Place, time, and wood
ARTV1901 Textiles: Plants & Place
ARTV1902 Textiles: Pattern & Print
ARTV2027 Professional Practice: Economies and Ecologies in the Australian Cultural Sector
ARTV2038 Workshop Atelier
ARTV2057 Hands On: Material Language
ARTV2059 Immersive Media
ARTV2060 Contexts of Making: Globalisation and Change
ARTV2061 Contexts of Making: Materiality and Value
ARTV2117 Ceramics: Glaze & Colour Development
ARTV2119 Ceramics: Experimental Methods and Meanings
ARTV2120 Ceramics: Designing for the Table and Home
ARTV2124 Ceramics: Surface, Form and Connectivity
ARTV2125 Ceramics: Moulding, Casting & Digital Technologies
ARTV2206 Furniture: Bend/Curve
ARTV2207 Furniture: Support/Body
ARTV2208 Furniture: Contain/Display
ARTV2209 Furniture: Collect/Treasure
ARTV2313 Glass Kiln Casting for Contemporary Practice
ARTV2314 Glass Blowing for Contemporary Practice: Materiality and Form
ARTV2315 Glass Kiln Forming for Contemporary Practice
ARTV2316 Glass Blowing for Contemporary Practice: Utility and Narrative
ARTV2401 Jewellery & Object: Making with machines
ARTV2402 Jewellery & Object: Utility as Context
ARTV2410 Jewellery & Object: Experimenting with process
ARTV2421 Jewellery & Object: Hollow Construction
ARTV2506 Painting: Approaches to Abstraction
ARTV2507 Painting: Painting in the Photo Digital Age
ARTV2508 Painting: Taking Your Own Direction
ARTV2509 Painting: Approaches to Composition and Colour
ARTV2605 The Photographic Document: Materiality and Form
ARTV2607 Photomedia: Large Format Photography
ARTV2608 Photomedia: Experimental Processes
ARTV2609 Animation and Video: Visual Storytelling
ARTV2610 Animation and Video: Character development
ARTV2613 Animation and Video: Landscape and Environment
ARTV2614 Animation and Video: Non-linear Forms
ARTV2706 Printmedia and Drawing: Drawing Beyond the Line
ARTV2707 Printmedia and Drawing: Extended Etching and Relief Printing
ARTV2708 Printmedia and Drawing: Construct Meaning with Drawing
ARTV2715 Printmedia and Drawing: Typography
ARTV2717 Printmedia and Drawing: The Book as Art
ARTV2723 Printmedia and Drawing: Extended Screen Printing
ARTV2727 Printmedia and Drawing: Lithography
ARTV2801 Socially Engaged Art Practice: Authorship, Dialogue and Community
ARTV2802 Politics of Memory: Video Installation, Sculpture, Documentary and Monuments
ARTV2810 Politics of Bodies: Sculpture, Figure Modelling, Performance and Choreography
ARTV2820 Politics of Spaces: Installation, Sculpture and Spatial Practice
ARTV2821 Posthuman Sculpture Practice with Active Materials: Bronze Casting, 3D Modelling and Bio Art
ARTV2830 Automation and Autonomy: Process, Accident, Sculpture
ARTV2906 Textiles: Approaches to Drawing for Craft and Design
ARTV2907 Subverting Stitch
ARTV2908 Woven Worlds
ARTV2909 Social Fabric: Crafting Communities
ARTV2911 Spatial/Temporal Methods
ARTV2921 Environment Studio: field based research and studio practice in visual arts
ARTV3507 Painting: Open to Influence Studio Research
ARTV3508 Painting: Materiality and Meaning
ARTV3510 Painting: Critical Analysis and Reflection in the Studio
Minors
Bachelor of Design Minors
Study Options
Year 1 | MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations 6 units | ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 6 units | ||
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis 6 units | ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 6 units | |||
Year 2 | MGMT2100 Communication for Business 6 units | BBA Core Course | ||
MKTG2004 Marketing 6 units | BUSI2025 International Business 6 units | |||
Year 3 | MGMT2030 Human Resource Management and Strategy 6 units | List 1 Elective Course 6 units | ||
MGMT3027 Entrepreneurship and Innovation 6 units | List 1 Elective Course 6 units | |||
Year 4 | MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy 6 units | List 1 Elective Course 6 units | ||
MGMT3021 Leadership 6 units | List 1 Elective Course 6 units |
Honours
Students who excel in the pass degree may be invited to undertake an honours year. The honours year provides advanced research training in the fields of management, marketing, international business, or corporate sustainability. Students who are interested in the honours program should consult the Honours Convenor in the School.
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The Bachelor of Business Administration will develop your
leadership and management skills. The degree places emphasis on
problem-solving and decision-making, leadership, cross-cultural
communications and strategic thinking. It provides you with the
leadership capabilities to springboard your career in either the
private or public sectors.
Single degree
- This degree requires 24 courses (144 units)
- A maximum of 10 courses (60 units) of 1000 level courses
- 12 compulsory courses
- 12 electives (of which 4 electives must be CBE List 1 elective courses)
Semester 1
- BUSN1001 Bus Rep & Analysis - 6 units
- ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 - 6 units
- MGMT1003 Mgmt, People & Org - 6 units
- Elective
Semester 2
- ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 - 6 units
- List 1 Elective Course - 6 units
- List 1 Elective Course - 6 units
- Elective Course - 6 units
Commencing Semester 2:
Semester 2
- BUSN1001 Bus Rep & Analysis - 6 units
- ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 - 6 units
- MGMT1003 Mgmt, People & Org - 6 units
- Elective
Double degree
- This degree requires 16 courses (96 units) of CBE courses
- A maximum of 8 courses (48 units) of 1000 level CBE courses
- 12 compulsory courses
- 4 CBE List 1 elective course
Commencing Semester 1:
Semester 1
Semester 2
Commencing Semester 2:
Semester 2
About this degree
Single degree
In a Bachelor of Business Administration single degree
program you will study a total of 144 units. Typically you will take 4
courses per semester (total
of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 24 courses
across
your whole degree.
You will need to complete a minimum of 16 CBE courses (96 units) but will also get to choose 8 courses (48 units) from other ANU Colleges. You can try a range of courses or take a major or minor in a non-CBE subject, the choice is yours.
Double degree
In a Bachelor of Business Administration double degree
program you will study a total of 16 courses (96 units). Typically you will take 4
courses per semester (total
of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 16 courses (96 units)
across
your whole degree. However, for each semester you are likely to take 2
courses from your Business Administration degree and then 2 courses from the other half
of you degree - still a total of 4 courses a semester.
Enrolment Status
It is possible to enrol in fewer courses per semester but it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be enrolled full-time in 24 units each semester.
Important things to keep in mind when choosing your 1000-level courses
When you enrol for the first time you will study ‘1000-level’
courses. These courses have ‘1’ as the first number in their course
code, such as BUSN1001.
Please also note that:
- You need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester.
- In your first year, you cannot study more than four courses (24 units) per semester, eight for the year.
- You may take 1000-level courses later in your program. But remember you can’t count more than ten 1000-level courses (60 units) in total towards your single degree.
- You can change your enrolment via ISIS in courses up until the Monday of Week 2.
Electives
You can use your electives to enrol in any courses that you like, provided you meet prerequisite requirements.
Remember that you can choose up to 8 courses from another ANU College if you are undertaking the single Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
If you are in a double degree, your electives must be CBE courses.
Don't forget the maximum number of 1000 level courses is 10
in single degree.
Study Options
Bachelor of Business Administration
This is a typical study plan for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Business Administration degreeStudy Options
Year 1 48 units | BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis 6 units | ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 6 units | MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations 6 units | Elective course 6 units |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 6 units | CBE List 1 elective or MKTG2004 6 units | CBE List 1 elective or BUSI2025 6 units | Elective course 6 units |
Bachelor of Business Administration - Double Degree
This is a typical study pattern for the first year of a student undertaking a Bachelor of Business Administration with another degree, such as the Bachelor of Arts (degree B)Study Options
Year 1 48 units | ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 6 units | MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations 6 units | Degree B course 6 units | Degree B course 6 units |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 6 units | BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis 6 units | Degree B course 6 units | Degree B course 6 units |
Disciplines
For further information on specific discipline you can:
- Find information here (http://cbe.anu.edu.au/students/)
Academic Advice
In Semester 2 you have two electives to choose. You may wish to take
MKTG2004 Marketing and BUSI2025 International Business here rather than waiting until year 2 to complete these courses
If after reading through these guidelines you are unsure about your
which courses to enrol in, you can email info.cbe@anu.edu.au
If
you are seeking status
(credit) from previous study at another university you will need to
submit a copy of your official transcript, detailed course outlines and a
completed credit application form to info.cbe@anu.edu.au
Please refer to the CBE Fast Track page:
https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/fasttrack