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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
BMA101Introduction to Management
BMA104Principles of Tourism
BMA105Tourism Practices
BMA106Tourism Geography
BMA121Management of Human Resources
BMA151Principles of Marketing
BMA181Introduction to International Business
BMA201Organisational Behaviour
BMA204Foundations of Entrepreneurship
BMA205Business Research Methods
BMA207Sustainable Tourism
BMA208Electronic Marketing
BMA209International Issues in Tourism
BMA210Interpretation for Tourism
BMA211Business Communication
BMA212Business in and with Europe
BMA213Entrepreneurship and Creativity
BMA221Management of Human Resources
BMA224Human Resource Development
BMA241Workplace Relations
BMA251Principles of Marketing
BMA252Consumer Behaviour
BMA255Marketing Communications
BMA258Services Marketing
BMA281Introduction to International Business
BMA282International Marketing
BMA285Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
BMA291Managerial Social Responsibility
BMA302Strategic Management
BMA307Sustainable Tourism
BMA308Electronic Marketing
BMA309International Issues in Tourism
BMA310Interpretation for Tourism
BMA311Destination Planning
BMA312Tourism Project
BMA313Advanced Employee Relations
BMA324Human Resource Development
BMA325Human Resource Management in the Service Industries
BMA326Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BMA330Strategic Issues in Human Resource Management
BMA333Project Evaluation and Planning
BMA351Marketing Management
BMA381International Human Resource Management
BMA382International Marketing
BMA385Managing Business in the Asia Pacific
BMA391Managerial Social Responsibility

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
BFA103 Accounting and Financial Decision Making
BFA104 Accounting Context and Method
BFA141 Commercial Transactions
BFA181 Financial Management
BFA201 Financial Accounting
BFA202 Government Regulation of International Business
BFA206 Globalisation and Accountability
BFA207 Social & Environmental Accounting
BFA209 Corporate Reporting and Disclosure
BFA211 Corporate Governance
BFA221 Accounting Information Systems
BFA241 Corporate Regulation and Accountability
BFA261 Management Accounting
BFA281 Financial Managment
BFA301 Advanced Financial Accounting
BFA302 Accounting Theory
BFA303 Auditing
BFA305 Financial Planning
BFA306 Public Sector Resource Management
BFA307 Social & Environmental Accounting
BFA311 Corporate Governance
BFA341 Corporate Regulation & Accountability
BFA347 Regulatory Compliance
BFA366 Organisational Risk Management
BFA391 Taxation

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