Bachelor of Business

1. Use digital technologies to identify, source, analyse and communicate information relevant to business and social challenges.
2. Engage professionally and effectively to contribute to the success of a diverse team and demonstrate strategies for meeting the needs, values and capabilities of others.
3. Devise innovative recommendations and produce sustainable solutions to business and social challenges by identifying the elements of a problem and applying appropriate evaluation strategies for effective problem-solving approaches.
4. Communicate professionally and effectively with a range of stakeholders, using a variety of modes of communications and appropriate tools.
5. Demonstrate and apply the disciplinary knowledge and skills required by graduates seeking to commence a career in business.

After graduation, you could work across a wide range of sectors including government, corporate, finance, retail, IT and not-for-profit. The degree also prepares graduates to start their own businesses.

Possible roles include:

• Financial analyst

Analyse financial data and identify trends to grow wealth for your clients and stakeholders.

• Business development manager

Create and implement business solutions to reach your organisation's goals.

• Marketing manager

Plan, organise, lead teams and execute marketing strategies to deliver value for your organisation.

• Human resources manager

Devise employment policies and procedures, and oversee employee reward and recognition programs.

• Corporate consultant

Review and analyse business policies or operating plans, and provide tailored advice.

• Economic or market analyst

Analyse market and industry trends, and inform strategic decision-making on business structures.

Professional recognition

The Marketing major available within the Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo, Sydney and Online instances of the Bachelor of Business is accredited by the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI).

Membership for the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) requires an application to the professional body and may have additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for more details.

Higher education via OUA

Successful completion of two of the following four Open Access Pathway subjects:

• BUS1001 Data Analytics Concepts
• BUS1BUE Economic Issues and Public Policy
• BUS1SBY Sustainability
• MGT1OBE Organisational Behaviour

Secondary education

Demonstrate proficiency equivalent to Year 12 prerequisites

Work and Life

Satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice if you:

• are not currently studying an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent)
• have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or
• do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

Refer to the La Trobe University STAT page page for further information.

La Trobe University will consider applications for advanced standing, or credit for prior study. Credit may be applied to a current degree if you have undertaken previous tertiary study and completed and passed subjects similar in content and standard to those offered at La Trobe, from either another recognised tertiary institution or a different La Trobe course.

Note: Applications for credit will not be considered until you have successfully been admitted to a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in a La Trobe course offered through OUA.

Assessing whether you should apply for credit for subjects in your course:

Credit may be granted for relevant subjects. The following steps will help you to decide which subjects you wish to apply for:

1. Identify subjects within your course that you think align with subjects you have already studied and have completed within 8 years of your La Trobe University course commencement year.
2. Provide subject outlines with detailed information for each subject that you wish to submit for assessment for credit, identifying which subject within your course that you have identified as a match. Include subject learning outcomes/objectives and subject content for each subject.
3. Provide your academic transcript for your previous studies.

*Note that a subject studied can only be used once for credit

Develop solid foundations in modern business with La Trobe’s Bachelor of Business. Prepare to thrive in a digitally disrupted world with this highly flexible degree and start building your dream career in business.

You’ll explore multiple business disciplines in your first year and develop foundational knowledge and enterprise skills in areas such as management, organisational structures, data analytics and ethical business practices.

No matter how you specialise, you’ll get hands-on experience and learn the latest digital skills while developing essential leadership, communication and critical-thinking skills.

You’ll develop your professional business skills as you work in diverse teams, present business strategies and use the software that’s essential in modern business.

You’ll graduate with the perfect blend of business fundamentals and technical expertise so you can change the business world.

You'll learn:

• Digital literacy
  • Use a wide range of digital and data-processing tools to analyse business activity and become a more effective business professional.
• Management and business structures
  • Understand how to communicate, collaborate and connect with your business peers and stakeholders.
• Economics
  • Discover how business and society connect. Understand economic principles and use them to create business solutions.
• Sustainability
  • Learn about environmental, corporate and governance responsibility. Develop sustainable solutions that prioritise individual and societal wellbeing.

Recommended Study Pattern

This degree is an Open Access pathway course, which means there is a recommended series of subjects that, once successfully completed, can be credited towards this degree. To commence the pathway for this degree, simply select subjects identified within the Entry requirements field. 

Students who wish to enrol in a part time load are recommended to enrol in two subjects per study period. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook to review the full structure.

Students who are studying and want to take a break (minimum one study period) must submit a leave of absence covering the relevant dates.

Students who have been accepted in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) are required to complete the following 2 modules in their first study period as a CSP student:

LTU0AIM Academic Integrity Module

ABS0WOM Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education

Award Requirements

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Business, students must complete 24 subjects (360 credit points) as follows:

• 4 core subjects
• 8 major subjects
• 12 elective subjects

Students who have been accepted in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) are required to complete the following 2 modules in their first study period as a CSP student:

LTU0AIM Academic Integrity Module

ABS0WOM Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education

Exit Points

Upon completion of Level one 8 subjects (120 credit points), students have the option to exit with a Diploma in Business (BD001O).*

*Please note that if you are a past La Trobe student who has discontinued study, or if you have been absent without leave, you are not eligible to apply for an alternative exit retrospectively. 

Choose your subjects

Majors

Students must complete a course related major sequence consisting of 8 subjects (120 credit points) from the following business majors:

• Agribusiness
• Digital Business
• Enterprise
• Management
• Marketing

In addition, students may wish to complete a second major sequence consisting of 8 subjects (120 credit points) from the list above, or one of the following arts majors:

• Archaeological and Heritage Studies
• Creative and Professional Writing
• Crime, Justice and Legal Studies 
• Digital Media
• English
• Hindi Studies Beginners
• History
• Human Geography
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychological Science
• Sociology
• Sustainability and Development
• Visual Cultures

Electives

Students can complete an additional major (detailed above), minors (detailed below) or elective subjects.

Students may wish to complete a course related minor sequence consisting of 4 subjects (60 credit points) from the following business minors:

• Accountancy
• Agribusiness
• Digital Business
• Digital Marketing
• Enterprise
• Human Resources Management
• Management

Students may wish to complete a minor sequence consisting of 4 subjects (60 credit points) from the following arts minors:

• Anthropology
• Archaeological and Heritage Studies
• Classics and Ancient History
• Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
• Creative and Professional Writing
• Crime, Justice and Legal Studies
• Digital Media
• English
• Environmental Humanities
• Hindi Studies Beginners
• History
• Human Geography
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychological Science
• Sociology
• Sustainability and Development
• Visual Cultures