• Length 3 years full-time
  • Minimum 144 Units
Admission requirements
  • Mode of delivery
    • Internal

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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

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 12 CBE courses (72 units) but will also get to choose up to 12 courses (72 units) from other ANU Colleges.  You can try a range of ANU courses of interest to you, potentially leading to one or more majors and/or minors; the choice is yours.

Double degree

In a double degree program you will study a total of 12 core CBE courses (72 units) and 4 elective courses (24 units) towards the Bachelor of Business Administration, and a further 16 or 24 courses (96 or 144 units) towards the second degree.  Typically, you will take 4 courses per semester (total of 24 units) as a full time student giving you a total of 32 or 40 courses (192 or 240 units) across your whole double degree.  However, for each semester you are likely to take 2 courses from your Business Administration degree and 2 courses from the other half of your double degree - totalling 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, or have an approved Reduced Study Load.

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, and are typically referred to as 'First Year Courses'.

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.  There is a maximum of 10 courses (60 units) of 1000-level courses in a single degree, and a maximum of 8 courses (48 units) of 1000-level courses in the CBE half of a double degree. 

  • You can change your enrolment in courses vis self-enrolment 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 12 ANU wide elective courses if you are undertaking the single Bachelor of Business Administration degree.  If you are in a double degree, you can choose 4 ANU wide elective courses.

Study Options

Bachelor of Business Administration

Study 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

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

Academic Advice

In your second semester of study you have two electives to choose. You may wish to take MGMT2100 Communication for Business and/or BUSI2025 International Business then, 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. For further information about the process and links to the application form, please visit: https://cbe.anu.edu.au/current-students/student-guides-and-forms/apply-credit/exemption

Additional advice for commencing students can be found at: https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/fasttrack 

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