Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Business

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to: 

1. Acquire and apply discipline specific knowledge and skills related to business and organisations (Discipline Knowledge).
2. Communicate information effectively in written and oral forms with a diverse range of stakeholders (Communication Skills).
3. Apply critical and analytical skills to the identification and evaluation of complex business problems and draw logical conclusions (Critical Skills).
4. Work both independently and collaboratively to achieve agreed team outcomes (Teamwork).

Bachelor of Science

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1. Explain the methodologies of science and the role and relevance of science in society.
2. Apply in-depth knowledge and skills in one or more scientific disciplines to provide specialist advice and functions in a range of contexts.
3. Design and implement scientific investigations, including quantitative analysis and critical evaluation of results.
4. Communicate scientific results, information, and arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes, and using a variety of modes.
5. Apply scientific methods and knowledge ethically, responsibly, respectfully and safely in research or workplace settings guided by relevant regulatory and professional frameworks.

Double degrees allow you to deepen your knowledge and expertise within two separate study areas. This means you can choose from our range of exciting, diverse courses and embark on a journey as unique as you are.

Bachelor of Business

Get a real-world advantage with our Bachelor of Business. As the only university in the state, we’ve formed close connections with local industry.

In our Bachelor of Business you will:

• Get a hands-on experience with corporate internships, guest lectures from local business leaders, and current case studies from businesses in Tasmania and around the world.
• Learn from the best with industry experts and teaching staff recognised as international leaders in their field.
• Gain a qualification recognised by all the major professional bodies in business and economics.

In our Bachelor of Business you can follow your passion, with the opportunity to build a degree from your choice of majors. You’ll also be able to cross-skill by undertaking electives from the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics or another area of the University.

Bachelor of Science

If you enjoy pursuing your curiosity and understanding the world around you, consider yourself an innovator, and are passionate about shaping the world from our living laboratory, our Bachelor of Science provides a gateway to an exciting world of rewarding careers.

The University of Tasmania’s science degree provides you with a foundation of core skills in science, analysis, and rational thinking. You have options to focus your study in one or more scientific disciplines and learn the methods to apply your skills and knowledge to the practical needs of industry, business, and government in both scientific and non-scientific roles.

In choosing a Bachelor of Science you can:

• Select from Geography and Environment, or Sustainability majors, plus expand your educational experience and study subjects of your choice from across the University.
• Explore a range of study options through your choice of electives, discovering potential new areas of interest even after you start studying
• Learn through hands-on practical experience including laboratory work, field trips, field-based subjects, and research projects.
• Enjoy being mentored by highly qualified staff, many of whom are national and world leaders in their field.

Our curriculum offers flexibility and choice in how your degree is structured. We provide a wealth of practical experience, access to world class facilities and an opportunity to immerse yourself in a local and interconnected scientific community.

Recommended study pattern

In a 4 year double degree you will complete a total of 400 credit points comprising 200 credit points from each program.

The requirements of each program, such as majors and core subjects, are specified below.

For students undertaking full-time study the following study pattern is recommended:

Bachelor of Business

Year 1

• TAS-BAA111 People and Organisations
• TAS-BEA111 Introduction to Markets and the Economy
• TAS-BEA140 Data Analysis for Business
• TAS-BFA103 Accountability and Accounting

Year 2

• TAS-BAA211 Entrepreneurship
• TAS-BAA215 Business and Corporate Law
• TAS-BMA202 Business Strategy
• TAS-BMA250 Managerial Social Responsibility

Year 3 and 4

Choose 1 Major from the following options:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Business Economics
• Finance
• Managing People and Organisations
• Marketing

Bachelor of Science

Year 1 to 4

Choose 1 Major from the following options:

• Geography and Environment
• Sustainability

Choose 8 subjects from the following elective options:

• Geography and Environment Electives
• Sustainability Electives

Award requirements

Satisfactory completion of 32 subjects, as required in the schedule, within 4-9 years from commencement.

Choose your subjects

Majors

Bachelor of Business Majors:

Accounting

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • TAS-BFA112 Preparing Carbon Accounts
  • TAS-BFA109 Applied Accounting Systems
• Intermediate (200) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA213 Data Analytics for Accounting
  • TAS-BFA203 Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BFA303 Auditing and Assurance Services
  • TAS-BFA312 Management Accountability and Accounting
  • TAS-BFA391 Applied Taxation
  • TAS-BFA392 Accounting Futures

Business Analytics

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • Choose 1 Major subject from the following:
    • TAS-KIT101 Programming Fundamentals
    • TAS-ZAT113 Programming Principles
  • Choose 1 Major subject from the following:
    • TAS-KIT119 Database Fundamentals
    • TAS-ZAT119 Data Analytics for Cyber Security
• Intermediate (200) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA212 Fundamentals of Business Analytics
  • TAS-BEA213 Data Analytics for Accounting
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA318 Business Analytics for Strategic Decision-Making
  • TAS-BEA319 Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications for Business
  • TAS-BEA342 Forecasting for Economic Decision-Making
  • TAS-BFA315 Information Systems for Business

Business Economics

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA106 Introduction to Behavioural Economics
  • TAS-BEA121 Economic Policy in Action
• Intermediate (200) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA205 Economics of Business Strategy
  • TAS-BEA206 Evaluating Alternatives
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA310 Agriculture and Food Economics
  • TAS-BEA313 Energy Economics and Policy
  • TAS-BEA317 Regional Development in a Global Context
  • TAS-BEA320Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Finance

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA112 Fundamentals of Financial Markets and Institutions
  • TAS-BFA107 Financial Management
• Intermediate (200) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA286 Investment Analysis
  • TAS-BFA204 Financial Planning
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BEA309 International Finance
  • TAS-BEA321 Banking and Financial Institutions
  • TAS-BEA343 Corporate Finance
  • TAS-BEA380 Derivative Securities

Managing People and Organisations

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • TAS-BMA101 Introduction to Management
  • TAS-BMA121 Foundations of Human Resource Management
• Intermediate (200) level subjects;
  • TAS-BMA206 Management Communications
  • TAS-BMA220 Human Resource Management in Action
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BMA314 Organisational Change and Development
  • TAS-BMA328 Leadership in Organisations
  • TAS-BMA341 Employment Relations
  • TAS-BMA357 Freelancing and Small Business

Marketing

• Introductory (100) level subjects:
  • TAS-BMA101 Introduction to Management
  • TAS-BMA151 Principles of Marketing
• Intermediate (200) level subjects;
  • TAS-BMA258 Services Marketing
  • TAS-BMA262 Consumer Behaviour
• Advanced (300) level subjects:
  • TAS-BMA329 Retail Marketing
  • TAS-BMA331 Marketing Research
  • TAS-BMA343 Digital and Social Media Marketing
  • TAS-BMA351 Marketing Management

Bachelor of Science Majors:

Geography and Environment

Environmental problems are also social problems. Explore people-environment interactions through the Geography and Environment Major to develop specialist expertise across the physical, spatial and social sciences and the integrated knowledge needed to solve environmental challenges locally and globally. Geography is uniquely placed within the BSc to offer insights into the complex social-ecological systems that need to be navigated to achieve these solutions, including understanding regulatory frameworks, ethics in science, and the critical evaluation and synthesis of information.

With a major in Geography and Environment students have career prospects in land management, policy and planning, sustainability planning, environmental regulation and assessment, in both the public and private sector. You will develop skills for 21st Century jobs that require flexibility, innovative thinking and lifelong learning. You will expand your knowledge of environments and peoples, and the ways they interact from the local to the global.

We offer our students a wide range of experiences on campus, as well as in Tasmania's amazing natural environments only minutes from campus - experiences that are simply not available at other universities in Australia. Field experiences begin in week 3 of first year and continue through your studies.

• Introductory subjects:
  • TAS-KGA171 Global Geographies of Change
  • TAS-KGA172 Space, People, Place
• Intermediate subjects:
  • TAS-KGA204 Earth, Climate and Life
  • TAS-KGA223 Environmental Management
• Advanced subjects:
  • TAS-KGA319 Science and Policy for Energy Futures
  • TAS-KGA320 Our Changing Climate
  • TAS-KGA326 Rivers and Coasts
  • TAS-KGA327 Geoheritage and Geotourism

Sustainability

Developing sustainable societies is a major challenge of the Anthropocene. This Major allows students to explore the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills that underpin the development of sustainable societies and solutions. Informed by international and local research, practice and theory, this program allows students to develop specialist expertise across the physical and social sciences and humanities. With an emphasis on student-led and problem-based learning, this Major provides the frameworks for developing sustainability solutions in a range of fields and careers.

This Major is for students interested in developing sustainable societies. Informed by international and local research, practice and theory, the Major allows students to develop specialist expertise across physical and social sciences and humanities.

• Introductory subjects:
• Choose 1 subject from
  • TAS-HEJ111 Communicating Sustainability
  • TAS-HUM111 Engaging with Sustainability 
• Choose 1 subject from
  • TAS-KGA171 Global Geographies of Change
  • TAS-KEA104 Humans: Earth Shapers
  • TAS-ZAS118 Sustainability
• For articulating Diploma of Sustainable Living students only
  • TAS-KGA107 Local Lives for a Sustainable Planet
• Intermediate subjects:
  • TAS-KGA207 Systems Thinking
• Choose 1 subject from
  • TAS-BEA207 Natural Resource Economics
  • TAS-KGA223 Environmental Management
  • TAS-HSS207 Human Rights and Global Justice
• Advanced subjects:
  • TAS-KGA301 Change Agents for Sustainability
• Choose 3 subjects from
  • TAS-CXA322 Food, Health and Environment
  • TAS-KGA319 Science and Policy for Energy Futures
  • TAS-HGA343 Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
  • TAS-KGA308 Political Ecologies of Development

Exit points

Students may exit the course with:

• Any exit award applicable for one of the constituent courses; or

• An award for only one of the constituent courses

Students will not be able to continue in the Double Degree if they elect to pursue the second constituent course after exiting from the first. Students will be transferred to the constituent course they wish to pursue.

Degrees are usually made up of core subjects and electives. Some degrees include a choice of majors, so you can focus your studies on a specialisation.

This list is a general overview. Download the full Degree Guide for more information.

• BA.Business- Core

• Accounting

• Business Analytics

• Business Economics

• Finance

• Managing People and Organisations

• Marketing

• Geography and Environment

• Sustainability

• Sustainability (for articulating Diploma of Sustainable Living students only)

• Geography and Environment Electives

• Sustainability Electives

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Indicative total fee $62,590

The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

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• Partially completed an undergraduate course at Diploma level or higher (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed at least two subjects of study (equivalent to 25 University of Tasmania credit points). If an applicant has failed any subjects, the application may be subject to further review before an offer is made;

OR

• Completed the University of Tasmania University Preparation Program (or an equivalent qualification offered by an Australian university).

Successful completion of any two (2) OUA open access subjects of study (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points) at the equivalent AQF level, unless otherwise specified

Applicants are ranked by ATAR and offers are made based on the number of places available. This course has a Guaranteed ATAR of 65. In 2024, the lowest ATAR to receive an offer into this course was 65.35. The lowest ATAR to receive an offer may change from year to year based on the number of applications we receive.

Applicants who have recently completed senior secondary studies but have not received an ATAR may still be eligible for admission. We will consider your individual subject results on a case-by-case basis when we assess your application.

Completed a Certificate IV (or equivalent) in any discipline.

If you’ve completed one of the VET qualifications listed below you are guaranteed both entry and credit into the Bachelor of Business. You will need to choose a study plan which contains a major relevant to your qualification.  

• FNS50222 Diploma of Accounting- credit given is 100 credit points.
• BSB50420 Diploma of Accounting- credit given is 100 credit points.

Applicants without senior secondary, tertiary or VET / TAFE study can complete a personal competency statement.

Applicants may be eligible for an offer if they have relevant work and/or life experiences which demonstrate a capacity to succeed in this course.

The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.

In addition to these formal agreements, we also offer credit for a wide range of other VET qualifications. Generally, you can gain credit for your TAFE/VET study if: 

• It’s in a similar study area as your proposed university study, 
• Is at Diploma of Advanced Diploma level, and 
• It was completed no more than 10 years ago. 

Visit our TAFE and VET students website to learn more about articulation, and how to apply for credit into this degree.