Business Administration

Overview

Overview

This course is designed to help you become a highly adaptive business professional with the knowledge and skills for diverse business sectors. Importantly, the course emphasises the GRIT mindset (Global, Responsible, Innovation, Technology), provides transformational learning experiences, and incorporates sustainability content that aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

You’ll begin by studying a suite of core units. You'll explore value-creation in business, learn to use financial information to make informed and responsible decisions, and develop business intelligence and analytical capabilities to interpret data. This will provide you with a strong base to build on as you progress through the course.

You'll also study a suite of core units in management, gaining an understanding of key business areas such as marketing, finance, project management, innovation principles and sustainable business innovation. You'll learn about the key activities, tools and strategies of each area, and gain insights into technological advancements and influencing trends.

In your first year, our expert staff will help you design your degree to suit your career goals. You’ll choose two business specialisations that align with your unique interests. You'll then choose between an optional third specialisation from selected areas in business, arts, design or science; or four elective units.

In your final year you'll undertake a capstone experience to gain valuable industry experience. This unit 'caps off' your study, enabling you to put your skills and knowledge into practice and smoothing your transition from study to the workplace.

Upon completing this course, you’ll have a diverse skillset for careers across a range of business industries and employment sectors. Your skillset will give you ability to adapt to changing industry needs.

Customise your course

Step A: Choose two business specialisations

Choose two of these specialisations to study:

• Accounting for Business Decisions
• Business Law and Policy
• Business Project Management
• Corporate Governance
• Event Management
• Information Management in Business
• International Management
• Marketing Foundations
• Property Investment
• Public Relations
• Small Business Start-up
• Social Leadership and Ethics
• Social Media and Digital Marketing
• Taxation Law
• The Business of Advertising
• Tourism and Hospitality Essentials
• Workforce Management.

Step B: Complement your business specialisations

Select one of these three options:

Option 1: A third business specialisation

Select another business specialisation to enhance your international business acumen.

Option 2: An arts, design or science specialisation

Select a specialisation from another study area (for example, Chinese Language, Digital Design, Environmental Planning, Journalism, Social Justice or Web Media) to give you expertise for a specific industry.

Option 3: Four elective units

Choose electives from any Curtin undergraduate course in which you meet the unit prerequisites.

Step C: Choose your capstone experience

Choose one of these capstone experience units to enhance your business knowledge and skills:

Business and Law International Experience: We’re a global university with campuses and connections around the world – why not make the most of it! Through this capstone experience, you can progress your studies while travelling by studying a short course with one of our global exchange partners. You’ll immerse yourself in a different culture, expand your knowledge, make lifelong memories and build your global perspective.

Business Clinic: This is your chance to become a real-world business consultant, working directly with individuals, small organisations and startups to solve challenges and optimise for opportunities. Through hands-on experience in the clinic, you will develop your understanding of key business concepts, problem-solving techniques and ethical decision-making. You’ll gain valuable insights into the modern business world and the confidence to navigate its complexities once you graduate.

Business Internship: You’ve understood the theory, read the academic papers and pored through the textbooks – now it’s time to apply what you’ve learned to real business situations through a professional internship. Guided by an academic advisor and an industry professional, you’ll be immersed in the day-to-day operations of your host organisation. This capstone experience is a chance to develop your business skills, enhance your career readiness, build your professional network and nurture your personal and professional growth.

Business Study Tour or International Business Project: Ready for an adventure? Through this capstone experience, you’ll apply what you’ve learnt in real-world settings around the globe. Through site visits, guest lectures and team projects, you'll connect with industry leaders, gain fresh perspectives and tackle real business challenges – all with the guidance of our academic staff. Local or international, every tour blends cultural activities with practical learning – developing your leadership, problem-solving and global industry knowledge.

Enhancing Your Business Mind: Your first job outside of university is a big step in your career – and you’ll want to take that step with confidence. In this capstone experience, you’ll apply your entrepreneurial skills, business ideas and critical thinking to a real workplace, improving your employability and equipping you with skills to succeed after university. You’ll have the chance to challenge yourself (in a supportive environment) and discover things you didn’t realise you needed to know – about industry and yourself.

What you'll learn

• apply discipline knowledge to solve business problems and create business solutions that consider the changing global business environment
• examine responsible business practices in local and global business settings and how this should inform responsible business decision making
• demonstrate cultural competency through business decision making that considers cultural diversity and ways of working that are respectful and responsible
• apply theoretical knowledge to create innovative solutions valued by business stakeholders in real-world workplace settings
• use relevant technologies to extract and communicate information that solves business problems in ways that demonstrate professional integrity and responsible business practice