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The University of Tasmania was officially established on 1st January 1890, by an Act of the Colony's Parliament and was only the fourth university to be established in nineteenth-century Australia. The University was originally located on the Domain in Hobart. As the University developed, it outgrew its original place and in the early 1940's began to transfer its departments to Sandy Bay, which became the new home for the institution.

Business

Introduction

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-time course is offered at Hobart, Launceston and at the Cradle Coast campuses. While the full degree course is not offered by distance education, the corporate governance major is available by this mode.

Hobart and Launceston: Majors in Accounting, Business Logistics, Business Management, Corporate Governance, Electronic Business, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Tourism are available in both Hobart and Launceston.

Hobart only: Majors in Business Economics, Finance, Management of Information Systems and International Business are available only in Hobart.

Cradle Coast: Majors in Accounting, Business Logistics, Corporate Governance, Organisational Management and some second year Information Systems units are available at the Cradle Coast campus.

Distance: The Corporate Governance major is available by distance education.

Admission & Prerequisites

Possession of the University's basic admission requirements. While no prerequisites apply for the degree, students who do not have a mathematics background are required to complete either UPP090 Bridging Maths, or, BEA109 Introduction to Quantitative Methods, before enrolling in BEA140 Quantitative Methods. International students undertaking a mathematics bridging program may only take BEA109.

Students who have completed a Diploma of Business in a business discipline from a Tasmanian Institute of TAFE, and have been admitted to the course, may receive credit for up to six (6) units towards the degree. Students who have completed an Advanced Diploma of Business in a business discipline may receive credit for up to ten (10) units towards the degree. Depending on the course of study and the majors chosen, students may not be able to use all of the credit that has been granted, for example, credit for unspecified electives. The status of individual units is determined at the time of offer.

Faculty also offers direct credit for its awards. For example, a BBus or BIS student wishing to transfer to the BEc with credit and vice versa receives direct credit. Applicants wishing to obtain credit for study already undertaken within another faculty, or an Australian or overseas tertiary institution, should consult the Admission Guide for information on procedure.

In the case of international students, credit for previous study will be determined on application. English language skills will also need to be verified. International students must provide an IELTS score with an overall Band of 6 and no band less than 5.5; or a TOEFL score of 550 with a Test of Written English score of no less than 4.5. The test must not be more than 24 months old.

Students should consult the Faculty's policy on the granting of credit for further information.

Course Objectives

The course is designed to produce well educated and adaptable graduates, with appropriate professional skills to meet the existing needs and demands of business and related professions. The course specifically prepares students to work in accounting, corporate governance, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, management, marketing, information systems, international business, in human resource management and tourism.


Professional Recognition

If students wish to be eligible for membership of a professional body they will need to select units endorsed by that body. The Faculty of Business offers units to enable students to apply to join the following professional bodies:

  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
  • CPA Australia
  • Australian Human Resources Institute
  • Australian Institute of Management
  • Australian Marketing Institute
  • Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries in Australia
  • Australian Institute of Banking and Finance
  • Australian Computer Society
  • National Institute of Accountants

Membership details may be obtained from the relevant Schools or the appropriate professional body.

Miscellaneous Information

Alternative enrolment

Students entering the Bachelor of Business course in 2008 and intending to study a combined degree in Business should see 'Combined degrees' (below). Candidates who intend to study a major in another faculty in addition to their Business major should consult the section of the Handbook that refers to their intended major.

Psychology major (accredited program)

Students in Launceston who wish to undertake an accredited major in Psychology may do so in combination with a major (usually Human Resource Management or Business Management) from Business. Students are advised to seek advice from the School of Psychology prior to enrolment.

Combined degree with Law

Students enrolled in the BBus degree must apply at the end of Year 1 to enter combined studies with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. The combined degree takes five years full time. Quotas apply. While the first year of the combined degree is also available at Launceston, students must complete the combined degree at the Hobart campus.

The BBus-LLB provides a strong basis for a subsequent career in business or public administration, with specialisation in the relationships between business decisions and legal constraints and requirements.

The units LAW121 Introduction to Law and LAW122 are compulsory in Year 1 for those intending to transfer to the combined degree. A full-time student will complete BEA110, KXI101, BFA103, BMA101, BEA140 plus one core elective unit and LAW121 and LAW122 in Year 1 (total of 100%). Should the student not progress with Law after the completion of Year 1, the outstanding core unit, BFA141 Commercial Transactions, must be completed. This can be taken in Year 2. Students progressing with Law will be exempt from taking BFA141 as the Law units LAW221 Contract Law A and LAW222 Contract Law B and LAW223 Torts A and LAW224 Torts B will be its substitute.

Combined degrees with Arts, Information Systems and Science, Engineering and Technology

Four-year combined degree programs are available based on the Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of Information Systems/Bachelor of Aquaculture/Bachelor of Science.

Honours degree

The G4F Honours degree in the fields of Accounting, Corporate Governance or Management (incorporating Business Management, Human Resource Management, International Business and Marketing and Tourism) requires one year of full-time study in addition to the requirements for the BBus degrees or one of the business combined degrees. Students with a major in Information Systems in the BBus degree or a business combined degree may complete an honours degree program in the BIS honours program. Please contact the relevant School for further details.

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