Strategic Management
Undergraduate
ADU-BUSI3042 2026Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 28 Dec 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 5 Jan 2026,
- 24 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $2,100
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Strategic Management
About this subject
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Critically analyse the internal and external environments in which businesses operate and assess their significance for future initiatives.
- Apply an understanding of the theories, concepts, and tools that support strategic management in organizations.
- Individually and collaboratively evaluate and synthesise information and existing knowledge from numerous sources and experiences.
- Apply appropriate tools, theories, and concepts to analyse strategic issues in organizations and to develop potential implementation options.
- Participate constructively in team situations to complete shared tasks and meet agreed deadlines.
- Strategic management and strategic competitiveness
- The external environment
- Internal environment
- Business level strategy
- Competitive dynamics
- Corporate level strategy
- Mergers and acquisitions
- International and Cooperative Strategies
- Corporate governance
- Organisational structures and controls
- Strategic leadership
- Strategic entrepreneurship
This course focuses on the analysis and synthesis underpinning sound strategic management. Strategic management is concerned with the long-term direction, scope, and performance of an organization. Whether the overall strategy of an organization emerges from the interplay of functional departments or is a grand plan devised by one group, its success is contingent on the fit that is made between the organization and the relevant environmental dynamics. The actions of the organization are simultaneously a result of these dynamics and a cause of them. Hence a continuous, accurate analysis and synthesis of environmental and organizational interactions is a critical component of a successful strategy.
All assessments are assignment based.
- Individual Assignment (40%)
- Group Presentation (30%)
- Final Assignment (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- ADU-HSM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Service Management
- ADU-INB-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of International Business
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-COM3501OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of International Business or Bachelor of Health Service Management.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Health Service Management
Undergraduate
ADU-HSM-DEGBachelor of International Business
Undergraduate
ADU-INB-DEG