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G3F Bachelor of Business

The Bachelor of Business is the perfect degree for providing graduates with the knowledge and expertise required for a professional creer in business. A broad-based, multi-disciplinary degree it blends a core curriculum of business essentials with the flexibility to study complementary specialist disciplines.

Students will gain a sound understanding of the fundamentals of business and an appreciation of how individual disciplines fit together in an organisation, and if you choose to undertake a Corporate Internship you will gain practical experience in a reallife context. By studying a UTAS Business program you will be challenged to think critically and work independently, and will develop the abilities and confidence essential for succeeding in today’s competitive global business environment.

As a Business graduate you will have the opportunity to pursue a range of exciting careers in public and private enterprise and will be qualified to work in fields as diverse as accounting, economics, transport, logistics, international business, human resource management, consultancy, taxation, retailing, tourism and hospitality, information systems, web systems, banking and finance, sales and marketing, government, investment, or perhaps even start your own business. The opportunities are endless when a Business degree is the beginning.


Career Opportunities

UTAS graduates are in strong demand by both Australian and international employers. The knowledge, skills, leadership and understanding of business issues gained through our quality programs give our graduates a competitive advantage in the employment market. By studying Business at the University of Tasmania you will be able to pursue a career in almost any area that inspires you, from the public sector and civil service to international organisations, private enterprise or running your own business.

Employment opportunities are excellent for University graduates. The Graduate Destinations Survey (GDS) 2007 reported “a notable improvement in the prospects of new university graduates… with more than 85% of recent Business, Economics and Accounting graduates in full-time employment and 93 per cent of those graduates working in a field broadly related to their training.” Source: 2007 Graduate Destination Survey, (2007) Graduate Careers Australia available at: www.graduatecareers.com.au

Recent UTAS Business graduate positions include:

Auditor
Public Relations Coordinator
Tour Guide
Sales and Marketing Analyst
Economist
Marketing Consultant
Assistant Town Planner
Human Resource Officer
Investigative Accountant
Shipping Executive
Research Analyst
Project Manager


Course Units - taught through This School

Unit CodeUnit Title
BFA103Accounting and Financial Decision Making
BFA104Accounting Context and Method
BFA141Commercial Transactions
BFA181Financial Management
BFA201Financial Accounting
BFA202Government Regulation of International Business
BFA206Globalisation and Accountability
BFA207Social & Environmental Accounting
BFA209Corporate Reporting and Disclosure
BFA211Corporate Governance
BFA221Accounting Information Systems
BFA241Corporate Regulation and Accountability
BFA261Management Accounting
BFA281Financial Managment
BFA301Advanced Financial Accounting
BFA302Accounting Theory
BFA303Auditing
BFA305Financial Planning
BFA306Public Sector Resource Management
BFA307Social & Environmental Accounting
BFA311Corporate Governance
BFA341Corporate Regulation & Accountability
BFA347Regulatory Compliance
BFA366Organisational Risk Management
BFA391Taxation

Course Units - taught through Other School(s)

Unit CodeUnit Title
BEA110 Economics for Business
BEA130 Foundations of Economic Policy
BEA140 Quantitative Methods
BEA200 Intermediate Microeconomics
BEA202 International Economics
BEA210 Australian Political Economy
BEA220 Intermediate Macroeconomics
BEA235 Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge
BEA240 Quantitative Economic Analysis
BEA241 Research Methods for Finance
BEA242 Introduction to Econometrics
BEA286 Investment Analysis
BEA300 Microeconomic Theory and Policy
BEA301 Environmental and Resource Economics
BEA302 Economics, Management and Organisation
BEA305 Industrial Organisation
BEA306 Economics of Human Resources
BEA320 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
BEA321 Banking and Financial Institutions
BEA325 Prices and Profits
BEA341 Research Methods for Finance
BEA342 Econometrics
BEA343 Corporate Finance
BEA380 Derivative Securities
BEA384 International Finance
BMA101 Introduction to Management
BMA104 Principles of Tourism
BMA105 Tourism Practices
BMA106 Tourism Geography
BMA121 Management of Human Resources
BMA151 Principles of Marketing
BMA181 Introduction to International Business
BMA201 Organisational Behaviour
BMA204 Foundations of Entrepreneurship
BMA205 Business Research Methods
BMA207 Sustainable Tourism
BMA208 Electronic Marketing
BMA209 International Issues in Tourism
BMA210 Interpretation for Tourism
BMA211 Business Communication
BMA212 Business in and with Europe
BMA213 Entrepreneurship and Creativity
BMA221 Management of Human Resources
BMA224 Human Resource Development
BMA241 Workplace Relations
BMA251 Principles of Marketing
BMA252 Consumer Behaviour
BMA255 Marketing Communications
BMA258 Services Marketing
BMA281 Introduction to International Business
BMA282 International Marketing
BMA285 Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
BMA291 Managerial Social Responsibility
BMA302 Strategic Management
BMA307 Sustainable Tourism
BMA308 Electronic Marketing
BMA309 International Issues in Tourism
BMA310 Interpretation for Tourism
BMA311 Destination Planning
BMA312 Tourism Project
BMA313 Advanced Employee Relations
BMA324 Human Resource Development
BMA325 Human Resource Management in the Service Industries
BMA326 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BMA330 Strategic Issues in Human Resource Management
BMA333 Project Evaluation and Planning
BMA351 Marketing Management
BMA381 International Human Resource Management
BMA382 International Marketing
BMA385 Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
BMA391 Managerial Social Responsibility

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