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Diploma in Business/Bachelor of Business

Approved Abbreviation: DipBus/BBus

Western Sydney University Course Code: 6037.3

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 096603A

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course is 2022 or later.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

For Commencement Year 2018-2021, please refer to: 6037.2 Diploma in Business/Bachelor of Business

For Commencement Year Term 2 & 3 2017, please refer to: 6037.1 Diploma in Business/Bachelor of Business

This course harnesses your energy and passion for success. This degree gives you the knowledge to create a career as a business professional. Whether you wish to pursue a corporate role in a global enterprise or start your own business, this course will provide you with the skills to do it. The course begins with four core units: Financing Enterprises, Enterprise Innovation and Markets, Enterprise Leadership, and Enterprise Law. These units provide you with the essential business knowledge that will be the platform for your career and equip you with the academic skills that will underpin your success in the degree.

You will then undertake four professional units. The professional units are where you begin to shape your future in one of three core business areas: Money, Markets or Management. By learning core business skills within the context of your chosen future you will develop new skills and enhance your employability. Units in the professional core will teach you to plan your career, innovate and analyse. You will also be able to explore and apply your skills and knowledge in a work-based learning unit.

Ten industry-relevant specialisations have been created to equip you with expert skills across the three enterprise futures of Money, Markets and Management. The Money specialisations include Accounting, Applied Finance, Economics, and Property. The Markets specialisations are Hospitality Management, International Business, Marketing and Sport Management. Management specialisations are Human Resource Management and Management.

You will need flexibility to create your career. This course gives you the flexibility to select eight units from anywhere in the University. This means that you can choose a variety of non-business units to gain depth and perspective on your enterprise future; you could take a specialisation in another discipline; or you can complete a second specialisation within Business.

The first year of this course is delivered by Western Sydney University The College as an agent of Western Sydney University, via extended face-to-face hours in smaller learning environments. A Diploma in Business exit point is also available at the end of the first year of the course.

For more information on Western Sydney University, The College, please refer to their web site.

Western Sydney University, The College

For course advice during your first year of study, please use the contact below under ‘Course Advice’. For course advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Business.

Bachelor of Business

Study Mode
Three years full-time or six years part-time.

Accreditation
Graduates from this program are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training. Where the full recommended unit sequence of the major is satisfactorily completed: Major MT2030 Accounting is accredited with CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) Major MT2021 Applied Finance satisfies the educational requirements for membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). Major MT2024 Human Resource Management Is accredited with the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). Major MT2027 Marketing satisfies the educational requirements for recognition as a Certified Practising Marketer and eligibility for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI). Major MT2034 Property is accredited by the Australian Property Institute (API) and, depending on electives chosen, students may be eligible for API Certified Practising Valuer (CPV) certification. Students, depending on chosen electives, are also eligible for API certifications of Certified Property Practitioner, Certified Property Manager, Certified Asset Manager and Certified Development Practitioner.

Admission

For more information on applying please see link to The College admission pages below.

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/thecollege/how_to_apply

Domestic students are required to have:

Completed an English unit in the NSW Higher School Certificate, Or

Competency in English at IELTS 6.0 equivalent Or

Passed The College English test at IELTS 6.0 equivalent Or

Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English unit at C grade level or higher.

Assumed knowledge in Mathematics equivalent to a two unit subject in the NSW Higher School Certificate.

Met other entry requirements such as:

An ATAR identified prior to the offer of a place, Or

Completed The College Foundation Studies course with a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or higher, Or

Passed all College preparatory units in The College Standard or Extended Diploma in Business courses, Or

Passed all units in the Undergraduate Certificate in Business Management. (from Term 2 2021)

International students must satisfy one of the following Language requirements:

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each sub band Or

Completed The College EAP 4 course with a 50% pass Or

Passed The College English test at IELTS 6.0 equivalent Or

Passed The College Foundation Studies Academic English unit at C grade level or higher.

Applicants must also satisfy the Academic Entry Requirements - as specified in the Western Sydney University Country Qualifications Table:

Western Sydney University Country Qualifications

Or completed The College Foundation Studies course with a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or higher.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below. The early exit College Diploma consists of 80 credit points.

Western Sydney University The College Units

Nirimba, Bankstown and Parramatta City (George Street)

Please note that all campuses may not have intakes each year.

Year 1

First Term of Study

700251

Enterprise Innovation and Markets (WSTC)

700252

Enterprise Leadership (WSTC)

700253

Financing Enterprises (WSTC)

Choose one of

700274

Accounting in Context (WSTC)

700001

Marketing Principles (WSTC)

700031

Organisational Behaviour (WSTC)

700249

Consumers, Firms and Markets (WSTC)

Second Term of Study

700254

Enterprise Law (WSTC)

700007

Statistics for Business (WSTC)

Choose two of

700331

Fundamentals of Marketing Analytics (WSTC)

700029

Financial Accounting Applications (WSTC)

700250

Financial Institutions and Markets (WSTC)

700030

Managing People at Work (WSTC)

*University level units selected above that are not part of the student’s primary major will be counted towards their 80 credit points of electives. Careful selection of electives may allow for a second major as described below under the heading ‘Elective units’.

Students may exit at this point and graduate with the Diploma in Business following a passing grade in all of the above units. Students who progress onto Year Two may also be awarded the Diploma if they gain a passing grade in all of the above units. Students must pass at least 70 credit points of University level units in Year One before progressing to the Year Two units.

Western Sydney University Units

For course advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Business.

Bachelor of Business

Bankstown, Campbelltown, Parramatta (Macquarie Street) and Sydney City Campus

In years two and three, students are required to complete eight major core units from one of the following primary Business majors.

Please note: Majors are not available on all campuses.

Majors for Careers in Money

Accounting

Applied Finance

Economics

Property

Majors for Careers in Markets

MT2025

International Business

MT2040

Marketing

MT2036

Sport Management

Majors for Careers in Management

MT2024

Human Resource Management

MT2026

Management

Majors for Careers in Business Analytics

MT2041

Business Analytics

Professional Units (choose 40 credit points)

The professional units provide a focus on careers. Students are required to complete one unit from each of the four key focus areas: numeracy, career planning, innovation, and enterprise engagement, a total of 40 credit points. Students are advised to choose units that will support careers in one of three areas: Money (for specialisations in Accounting, Applied Finance, Economics and Property), Markets (for specialisations in Hospitality Management, International Business, Marketing and Sport Management), Management (for specialisations in Human Resource Management and Management).

See the handbook entries for each specialisation for information on the professional units that are recommended.

Elective Units

Students may use their elective units to complete an additional major from the pool of Business majors (80 credit points), or a major from another discipline area (80 credit points), or up to 80 credit points from the wide range of units offered by Western Sydney University.

Second majors from other disciplines to complement your primary Business major include:

M1121

Advertising

M1059

Arabic

M2021

Business Regulation, Governance and Compliance

M4007

Cell and Molecular Biology

M1060

Chinese

M4009

Environment and Sustainability

M4008

Global Climate Change

M4024

Health Management Studies

M1041

Indigenous Australian Studies

M3101

Information Systems Analytics

M1062

Japanese

M1110

Psychological Studies

M1122

Public Relations

M1107

Sustainable Development

M1105

Tourism

M1106

Urban Studies

Second majors in Business include: