< Back to Bachelor of Business

Sub-majors

Students who do not choose to take a second major have the opportunity to take two 24-credit-point sub-majors (total 48 credit points), or one sub-major (24 credit points) and 24 credit points of electives (total 48 credit points). Sub-majors are available to all students except where specified.

It should be noted that not all subjects listed are offered each semester, and not all sub-majors are available at both campuses.

Students intending to enrol in some sub-majors may need to take the foundation core subjects 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions and/or 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance or their pre-2001 equivalents in order to meet the requirements of the sub-major.

Bachelor of Business students
Students from other faculties applying to undertake Business electives
School of Accounting
School of Finance and Economics
School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
School of Management
School of Marketing
Faculty-wide – International Exchange
Sub-majors offered by other Faculties

Bachelor of Business students

When choosing electives, students should be aware that all prerequisites must be met and that no elective may be materially similar to other subjects taken as part of the student's Bachelor of Business degree. Students who wish to undertake cross-faculty electives within UTS, or with other universities, should seek Faculty approval. The Faculty reserves the right to approve a student's choice of electives. Students will be accommodated in the subjects depending on the availability of class places.

Students are normally expected to take 18 credit points of their sub-majors outside the area of their major to fulfil the objectives of the Bachelor of Business degree in providing a broad business education. Refer to Policy on overspecialisation. Students who have already completed subjects in their chosen sub-major should refer to the Faculty Student Offices for the Policy on substitution.

Students from other faculties applying to undertake Business electives

Students from other faculties may undertake any subject offered by the Faculty of Business as an elective if they have met all the prerequisites. Students will be accommodated in the subjects depending on the availability of class places. It is the responsibility of students to ensure that their own faculty approves their choice of Business electives within the context of the requirements of the program in which they are enrolled.

Sub-majors are offered by all Faculty of Business schools and most faculties.

School of Accounting

Sub-major in Financial Reporting

This sub-major is for students in Bachelor of Business majors other than Accounting who wish to gain a detailed working knowledge of financial reporting issues such as financial statement preparation and its regulatory framework, and international reporting.

22320 Accounting for Business Combinations
22420 Accounting Standards and Regulations
choose 12 credit points from the following
22319 Financial Statement Analysis
22240 International Accounting
22610 Accounting for Insolvency
22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions

Sub-major in International Accounting

This sub-major introduces students to a range of issues, focusing on the comparative development of national accounting systems, international accounting standards and transnational reporting issues. It is offered at City campus only.

22240 International Accounting
22309 Accounting for Overseas Transactions
choose 12 credit points from the following
79603 International Business Law and Regulation
25421 International Financial Management
21591 International Management
24220 International Marketing

Sub-major in Professional Accounting and Auditing Practice

This sub-major provides Accounting major students with further knowledge and competencies in areas of professional accounting practice. Students intending to enrol in this sub-major must complete the foundation core subject 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions in order to meet the requirements of the sub-major. This sub-major is offered at City campus and, subject to demand, at Kuringgai campus.

22523 Assurance for Electronic Business
22517 Advanced Assurance Services and Audit
choose 12 credit points from the following
79016 Advanced Companies and Securities Law
79606 Advanced Taxation Law
79021 International Aspects of Australian Taxation Law
22610 Accounting for Insolvency

Sub-major in Small Business Accounting

This sub-major provides students enrolled in any of the majors within the Bachelor of Business with an introduction to business planning, financial and managerial reporting, and other legal, marketing and accounting issues for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is offered at City campus only.

22566 Accounting for Small Business 1
22515 Computer-based Accounting
choose 12 credit points from the following
22567 Accounting for Small Business 2
22309 Accounting for Overseas Transactions
24205 Business Marketing
24306 Marketing of Services
79022 GST and Other Indirect Taxes
22610 Accounting for Insolvency
22319 Financial Statement Analysis

School of Finance and Economics

Sub-major in Banking

The group of subjects in this sub-major provide students with professional skills, knowledge and understanding of the activities, risk-management and services provided by major banks. Completion of the sub-major is recognised by the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance. Students intending to enrol in the Banking sub-major must complete the foundation core subject 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance or its pre-2001 equivalent in order to meet the requirements of the sub-major. The sub-major is offered at City campus only.

25561 Measuring and Managing Risk
25522 Financial Services and Products
25409 Managing Financial Institutions
79015 Banking Law

Sub-major in Economics

The sub-major in Economics provides students with recognition for completing economics subjects that enhance their professional knowledge, skills and understanding of the economic environment of business as well as their graduate capabilities. The subjects that can be chosen are offered at City campus and some may also be offered at Kuring-gai campus.

25555 Macroeconomics: Theory and Applications
25562 Economics of the Firm
choose 12 credit points from the following
25416 Economics of Money and Finance
25315 International Economics
25564 Labour and Industry in the Global Context
25560 Applied Economic Analysis

Sub-major in Financial Management

The subjects in this sub-major provide students with professional skills, knowledge and understanding of the management of finance by new and established firms. This sub-major is intended for students who are not undertaking the Finance major. Students intending to enrol in the Financial Management sub-major must complete the foundation core subjects 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions and 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance or their pre-2001 equivalents in order to meet the requirements of the sub-major. Depending on demand, each subject will be offered at both City and Kuring-gai campuses.

25559 New Start Financing and Valuation
25421 International Financial Management
25410 Corporate Financial Analysis
25420 Applied Financial Management

Sub-major in Finance

This sub-major provides the opportunity for Bachelor of Business students from majors other than Accounting and Finance to strengthen their skills in key areas of financial analysis, corporate finance, capital budgeting and investment analysis. The subjects that can be chosen are offered at City campus and some are offered at Kuring-gai campus. Students who have completed 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions or 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance as part of their core, should undertake the Financial Management sub-major instead of the Finance sub-major.

22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance
choose 12 credit points from the following
25410 Corporate Financial Analysis
25559 New Start Financing and Valuation
25420 Applied Financial Management
25556 The Financial System
25421 International Financial Management

Sub-major in Insurance

This sub-major provides in-depth studies in insurance for business students intending to work in that industry. The Australian Insurance Institute accepts this sub-major, together with requisite professional experience in the insurance industry, for membership. This sub-major is offered at City campus only.

25350 Principles of Risk and Insurance
25553 Risk Management
25552 Reinsurance
25403 Theory of General Insurance

Sub-major in Investment Management

The group of subjects in this sub-major provide students with professional skills, knowledge and understanding of financial instruments and markets and the investment management process. This sub-major is intended for students who are not undertaking the Finance major. Students intending to enrol in the Investment Management sub-major must complete the foundation core subject 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance or its pre-2001 equivalent in order to meet the requirements of the sub-major. It is planned to offer this sub-major at both City and Kuring-gai campuses.

25555 Macroeconomics: Theory and Applications
25556 The Financial System
25503 Investment Analysis
choose 6 credit points from the following
25559 New Start Financing and Valuation
25620 Derivative Securities

School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism

Sub-major in Leisure Management

This sub-major provides an understanding of the role of leisure in contemporary society, focusing on the management and marketing of leisure services. This sub-major is offered at Kuring-gai campus only.

27126 Leisure in Australia
27216 Leisure Services and Facility Management
choose 12 credit points from the following
27106 Behavioural Foundations of Leisure and Sport
27134 Outdoor Education 1
27135 Outdoor Education 2
27137 Water-based Recreation
27141 Sport Tourism
27191 Tourism and Leisure Facility Development
27342 Sociocultural Foundations of Leisure, Sport and Tourism
27343 Leadership in Leisure Management
27345 Designing and Planning Leisure Experiences

Sub-major in Sport Management

This sub-major introduces students to the increasingly dynamic and specialist context in which sport is played, organised and managed. This sub-major is offered at Kuring-gai campus only.

27307 Sport Management
27252 The Sport Industry
choose 12 credit points from the following
27103 The Olympic Games
27106 Behavioural Foundations of Leisure and Sport
27141 Sport Tourism
27161 Sport Marketing
27216 Leisure Services and Facility Management
27253 Sport in the Global Marketplace
27342 Sociocultural Foundations in Leisure, Sport and Tourism
27343 Leadership in Leisure Management
27703 Events Management

Sub-major in Tourism Management

This sub-major provides students with a systematic framework for understanding the tourism phenomenon in Australia. This sub-major is offered at Kuring-gai campus only.

27184 Tourism and the Industry 1
27648 Tourism and the Industry 2
choose 12 credit points from the following
27116 Electronic Marketing and Management of Tourism Services
27185 The Tourist Experience
27191 Tourism and Leisure Facility Development
27324 Strategic Management in Tourism and Leisure
27327 Tourism and Sustainability
27346 Tour Operator and Wholesaling Management
27347 Hotel Management
27348 Critical Issues in Global Tourism
27523 Environmental Planning for Leisure and Tourism
27642 Tourism Marketing
27646 Tourist Attractions Management
27647 Airlines and Transportation Management
27649 Ecotourism
27703 Events Management

School of Management

Sub-major in Human Resource Management

The Human Resource Management (HRM) sub-major prepares students whose current or future business management career requires a broad understanding of the challenges of people management. Students develop an understanding of the role of HRM and its contributions to the effective management of people in an organisation. Students also develop a foundation knowledge of the vocational competencies required for effective HRM within organisations across national and international boundaries. Where a subject overlaps with one in another major or sub-major, students are required to substitute the overlapping subject with another Faculty of Business subject.

21555 Human Resource Management
21306 Employment Relations in the Global Context
21230 Managing Employment Conditions
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management

Sub-major in International Management

The International Management sub-major develops students' critical and analytical skills in relation to international and intercultural environments. Students develop a range of skills, insights and sensitivity that enables them to operate effectively in business and professional practice across international and intercultural boundaries. Where a subject overlaps with one in another major or sub-major, students are required to substitute the overlapping subject with another Faculty of Business subject.

21591 International Management
choose 18 credit points from the following
21593 International Business and Government
21306 Employment Relations in the Global Context
21232 International Organisation in the Digital Age
21630 Global Strategic Management

Sub-major in Management

The Management sub-major is available to students who are not undertaking the Management major. It focuses on introducing students to the range of foundation skills and knowledge necessary for effective management practice. Students also gain an understanding of organisational design and change, and the management of the value chain. Where a subject overlaps with one in another major or sub-major, students are required to substitute the overlapping subject with another Faculty of Business subject.

21440 Management Skills
21221 Organisational Structure and Change
21231 Managing the Value Stream
choose 6 credit points from the following
21591 International Management
21229 Management Knowledge
21226 Sustainable Enterprise
21630 Global Strategic Management

Sub-major in Management Consulting

This sub-major enables students to acquire a critical and theoretical knowledge of the perspectives and approaches to management consulting both nationally and internationally. Students have the opportunity to develop an understanding of a range of emerging fields of interest in management consulting including knowledge management, sustainable enterprise and innovation. Where a subject overlaps with one in another major or sub-major, students are required to substitute the overlapping subject with another Faculty of Business subject.

21228 Management Consulting
21630 Global Strategic Management
choose 12 credit points from the following
21229 Management Knowledge
21226 Sustainable Enterprise
21227 Innovation and Small Venture Management

School of Marketing

Sub-major in Advanced Advertising

This sub-major provides specialised study in the area of advertising and promotions management, developing hands-on experience in applying the major principles and current practices underlying contemporary advertising. This sub-major is offered at City campus only.

24510 Research Methods in Advertising¹
24604 Project in Advertising
59330 Advertising Practice
59333 Advertising Strategies

Footnote:
1. If 24510 Research Methods in Advertising was completed as part of the Introductory Advertising sub-major, then an additional subject from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences should be taken.

Sub-major in Advanced Marketing Research

This sub-major allows students the opportunity to develop comprehensive skills in, and an understanding of, the marketing research process and the information technology that supports it. This sub-major is offered at City campus only.

24203 Quantitative Marketing Analysis
24666 Research Methods in Marketing
24510 Research Methods in Advertising
24546 Marketing Research Project

Sub-major in Business-to-business Marketing¹

This sub-major provides advanced study in the area of business marketing and focuses on the importance of quality service and communication in different organisational and cross-organisational settings. This sub-major is offered at City campus only.

24333 Channels of Distribution
24306 Marketing of Services
24555 Business Marketing Project
2xxxx to be advised

Footnote:
1. This sub-major is under review.

Sub-major in Electronic Business

The Electronic Business sub-major focuses on the emerging electronic environment from a business perspective. Using the Internet as an exemplar electronic business environment, there is a strong marketing emphasis on developing strategies and practices that promote customer relationships, create customer value, redefine channels of distribution and develop effective virtual communities using the various technologies and services available within the emerging electronic environment.

24307 Electronic Business
24408 Marketing Strategy for Electronic Business
24412 Electronic Business Project
choose 6 credit points from the following
21121 Managing Electronic Business Processes
22523 Assurance for Electronic Business
31950 Networked Enterprise Design
48721 Strategic Electronic Business Technologies
79102 Law and the Digital Economy

Sub-major in Information Management in Marketing

This sub-major provides students in Bachelor of Business majors other than Marketing with the opportunity to develop basic skills in, and an understanding of, the marketing research process and the information technology that supports it. This sub-major is offered at City campus and partially at Kuring-gai campus.

24309 Introductory Marketing Research
24331 Decision Models in Marketing
24430 Applications of Marketing Research
24203 Quantitative Marketing Analysis

Sub-major in International Marketing

This sub-major allows in-depth study of how and why firms choose to conduct business in international markets. It provides students with experience of Australian firms' marketing efforts in international markets and also gives them the option of experiencing international marketing first-hand overseas (see Option 2). This sub-major is offered at City campus only.

Footnote:
1. 24518 International Marketing Country Study is a 12 credit-point subject taken over two semesters.

Sub-major in Introductory Advertising

This sub-major provides students in Bachelor of Business majors other than Marketing with an introduction to the area of advertising and promotions management, focusing on consumer behaviour and management of promotional activities. This sub-major is offered at City campus and partially at Kuring-gai campus.

24202 Consumer Behaviour
24210 Advertising and Promotions Management
24510 Research Methods in Advertising
24604 Project in Advertising

If any of the above subjects have been completed in another sub-major, an additional subject or subjects should be selected from the following:

59330 Advertising Practice
59333 Advertising Strategies

Sub-major in Introductory Marketing

This sub-major provides students in Bachelor of Business majors other than Marketing with the opportunity to develop basic skills in, and an understanding of, the marketing process and marketing management.

24202 Consumer Behaviour
24205 Business Marketing
24220 International Marketing
choose 6 credit points from the following
24309 Introductory Marketing Research
24210 Advertising and Promotions Management
24306 Marketing of Services¹

Footnote:
1. Students cannot choose 24306 Marketing of Services if it was completed in the Business-to-business Marketing sub-major.

Faculty-wide – International Exchange

Sub-major in International Business Studies

Students have the option to complete four elective subjects, approved by the Faculty of Business, at an approved exchange destination. These subjects will be recognised as a cohesive unit of study and approved as a sub-major in International Business Studies.

< Back to Bachelor of Business