Bachelor of Commerce (Management)

  Institution: Swinburne University of Technology

About the course

Course Description:

In this degree students learn about the role of management within business and discover how key resources must be planned, monitored and controlled to meet strategic business objectives. Students develop the skills to manage themselves, to organise and lead others, to make creative and well-informed decisions, and to evaluate current situations. They also learn how to be an ethical and socially responsible manager.

Aims & Objectives:

In addition to the university’s graduate attributes, graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce (Management) will be:

• knowledgeable about the principles and practice of contemporary management
• have a strong understanding of leadership and organisational dynamics
• be able to communicate effectively in a business-like manner to a variety of stakeholders
• able to work effectively in teams

Course Structure:

For completion of the Bachelor of Commerce (Management) students are required to complete a total of 24 units of study (300 credit points). This normally consists of:

• A Management professional major consisting of 16 units (200 credit points);
• Eight (8) additional units that can be undertaken either as a co-major (8 units), two minors (4 units each), or pathways credit;
• The not-for-credit unit, HBG0004 Careers in the Curriculum

Note: Students may select co-majors or minors subject to timetable availability.

Units of Study :

Professional Major Units

• HBC110N Accounting for Managers
• HBM110N Fundamentals of Marketing
• HMB110 Quantitative Analysis
• HBE110N Microeconomics
• HBL111N Introduction to Business Law
• HBH110N Organisation and Management
• HIT1401 Introduction to Business Information Systems
• HBE220N Macroeconomics
• HBH220N Organisational Behaviour
• HBH222N Organising & Organisation
• HBH330N Leadership and Organisation Dynamics
• HBL221N Company Law
• HBC222N Management Decision Making (Non-Accounting Stream)
• HBN304N Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility

Capstone Units

• HBY310N Integrative Business Practice
• HBY311N Industry Consulting Project

Plus one not-for-credit unit, HBG0004 Careers in the Curriculum

Eight additional units of study must be completed. These units of study may be taken as a co-major, as two minors, or a minor and pathway units.

Education Abroad:

Swinburne offers International Exchange Programs as well as other Education Abroad Programs to help internationalise your degree. International Exchange is an academic program allowing you to study at a Swinburne Partner Institution for one or two terms during your degree. Swinburne’s Partner Institutions offer many relevant subjects as well as a secure base to explore a different culture. Your studies whilst on exchange can be credited towards your Swinburne degree, provided they are relevant and approved by Swinburne. For further information visit the Swinburne Abroad website.

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

Graduates skilled in management may find employment in a wide range of industries and positions. The skills acquired in your degree will equip you for roles with supervisory and management potential, in the fields such as business administration, planning and design, quality assurance, customer services, project management, events management and change management, investment management, merchant banking and treasury management.

English Language Requirements

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