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Undergraduate TAS-SMB-CTF-2021

Undergraduate Certificate in Small Business

Kick-start your career in today’s business world

An online business course to get you started in the workplace or further business studies. Build on the basics of the contemporary business environment with electives including finance and marketing. Set yourself up for success as a small business owner.

Available loans

Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Total subjects

4

Price

$7,250

Study method

100% online

Assessments

100% online

Credit available

Yes

Applications Close

  • 07 Feb 21
  • 27 Jun 21
UTAS
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

QS RANKING 2021

19

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

25

  • 2021

Degree structure

Degree details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. Practice and reflect on business knowledge, skills, behaviours, and attributes to develop and enhance career opportunities
  2. Apply business processes and strategies within the contemporary small business environment
  3. Communicate recommendations to enable small business improvement
Entry requirements

Higher education

This Undergraduate Certificate is open to applicants from a broad range of backgrounds.

Applicants with previous higher education study:

  • Completed at least two units (equivalent to 25 UTAS credit points) of Bachelor level study or four units (equivalent to 50 UTAS credit points) of Associate Degree level study, OR
  • Completed the UTAS Diploma of University Studies or University Preparation Program (UPP); OR
  • Completed four or more units in the UTAS Diploma of University Studies or UPP with no fail results

Secondary education

Applicants who have recently completed secondary education (in the past two years):

  • A minimum ATAR of 40, OR
  • Completed the TCE (or equivalent) with a minimum of Satisfactory Achievements (SA) in 5 x Level 2 subjects.

VET studies

Applicants with previous VET / TAFE study:

  • Completed a Certificate III or higher in a related field of study, OR
  • Completed a Diploma or Advanced Diploma in any field of study

Work and Life

Applications on the basis of work or life experience:

  • If you have not completed any of the above, but have relevant work and life experience you can complete a personal competency statement.
Credit for previous study or work

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.
 

Description

The Undergraduate Certificate in Small Business aims to prepare graduates to commence a practitioner pathway with the ability to identify, analyse, and apply on contemporary business concepts and practices in real business contexts through the combination of theory and practice. It does this with an understanding that jobs of the future will be impacted by rapid technological and social change.

Post completion of this qualification, graduates will be able to apply interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in order to:

  • Commence a practitioner pathway to become a team leader and/or small business owner in business environments
  • Facilitate articulation into the Applied Business diploma and associate degree

The interdisciplinary nature of this qualification draws upon established disciplinary fields such as finance, marketing, and management and facilitates business and wellbeing enhancement through the inclusion of The Wellbeing Toolkit and Lean Thinking.

A key to the distinctiveness of the Undergraduate Certificate in Small Business is its adoption of applied, blended, and online styles of learning. The course requires students to develop knowledge and skills within an authentic learning approach. Students will be able to situate this work within the not-for-profit, for profit, and/or government sectors that operate within the business environment context. Student performance will be measured via a schedule of assessment tasks which exemplify authenticity and enable students to evidence their learning in their own Practice Manual.

Degree structure details

Recommended Study Pattern

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

Year 1. 4 subjects in first year including

  • 1 core subject
    • TAS-ZAA131 - Contemporary Business Environments
  • 3 of the following electives:
    • TAS-ZAA133 - Business Finance
    • TAS-ZAA134 - Marketing for Business
    • TAS-ZAA140 - Lean Thinking
    • TAS-ZWT001 - The Wellbeing Toolkit

Award Requirements

Satisfactory completion of 4 subjects, as required in the schedule to be eligible for this award

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