Bachelor of Applied Business (Management)

Our mission is to bridge the gap between education and industry by delivering a flexible and achievable degree with real career impact. Graduates will have broad and coherent knowledge of business fundamentals and how they have evolved within the modern digital landscape.

• Develop the skills required to self-start and self-manage work-related projects, including within digital environments. Students will gain strong self-directed learning skills through the online delivery, positioning them for lifelong learning.
• Gain the ability to identify, analyse and solve management challenges within both new and established organisations, fusing both traditional and modern approaches towards achieving the best possible outcome.
• Develop the skills to create and design approaches to business within emerging markets, and communicate them in an appropriate manner to a range of audiences.
• Develop a broad and coherent knowledge of the ‘triple bottom line’ of business, considering the impacts business decisions have on not only financial outcomes, but also social and environmental outcomes.
• Develop skills specific to the program specialism required to be able to apply learnings in a real-world context.

As a Bachelor of Applied Business graduate, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to drive exciting and strategic organisational change, career progression in a variety of industries and environments, including established brands or start-ups. Potential career paths include:

• Managing Director
• Business Development Manager
• Operations Manager
• Small Business Owner
• Management Consultant

Higher education

Successful completion of a Higher Education or Vocational (AQF Level 4+) qualification.

Secondary education

Year 12 (or equivalent) - No ATAR required!

Work and Life

Demonstrated experience through employment and learning.

English Proficiency Requirements

Standard English language requirements apply.

Torrens University offers pathway opportunities to further your learning. If you have already completed a qualification you may be able to credit this against a degree with Torrens University, even if it’s from another institution. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning. Under Torrens University's Recognition of Prior Learning policy, you may be eligible for a reduction in tuition costs if you have previous study and/or work experience. Discuss your prior learning with our Enrolment Advisors. Use your management experience as an entry point.

The online degree tailored for your career and busy schedule. Students participate in online self-directed learning experiences and given opportunities to bring together relevant theories and concepts, real world practice, and personal reflection to tackle real world business issues and problems. As a result, students develop analytical, evaluation, communication, team and leadership skills through self-reflection discovery and peer assisted learning.

Graduate with a Torrens University degree, enriched by the extra support from Ducere Global Business School. Added benefits of the partnership provide students with exclusive insights to 250+ Global Leaders (including learnings from Prime Ministers, Fortune-500 CEOs, and more), 100% applied online model with NO exams, and receive additional support as you need from a dedicated Graduate Coach.

Recommended Study Pattern

18 Core Subjects 

• Fundamentals of Management
• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Fundamentals of Project Management
• Fundamentals of Leadership
• Business Model Analysis
• Managerial Communication
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Structuring and Business Law
• Digital Business Disruption
• Managing Money and Finance
• Practising Leadership
• Design Thinking for Business
• The Global Economy
• Management Strategy
• Managing Diverse Workplaces
• Managing Employee Relations
• Organisational Change

Choose 6 electives to design your degree around your passions and interests, with subjects in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategy, Planning and Stakeholder Management. Contact an Enrolment Advisor for a full list of subject options. 

Award Requirements

Students are required to complete18 core subjects and 6 elective subjects to be eligible for the Bachelor of Applied Business (Management).

Exit Points

Need a study break? Get your hard work recognised with formal qualification early exit options. Exit options for this course includes:

• Associate Degree in Applied Business (Management)
• Diploma of Applied Business (Management)