C10411v2 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment
Award(s): Bachelor of Business (BBus)Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment (BSustEnv)
UAC code: 609800 (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session)
CRICOS code: 102818J
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Transfer between UTS courses
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment offers students a sound background in all areas of business and the multidisciplinary knowledge of sustainability required to operate within the green economy. Students begin by exploring core areas of business and build their knowledge of sustainability as a scientific, legal and social domain. In the latter years of the course, students undertake one of eight business majors to develop in-depth knowledge of the business context and work with industry and community partners in studio subjects to address real sustainability issues.
Students develop a combination of professional business skills and knowledge on environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability through a business specialisation, internship-like experiences and problem-based learning within the Sustainability and Environment core subjects.
Career options
The Bachelor of Business is a broad professional degree, equipping graduates to pursue careers across all business fields, industries and sectors. Examples of career options include accountant, auditor, banker, business adviser, business analyst, business consultant, economist, entrepreneur, financial analyst, financial planner, human resources manager, project manager, marketing specialist, stockbroker.
Combined with the Bachelor of Business, the Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment prepares students for careers in the ever-expanding green economy across industry, science, government and NGO sectors, academia and business.
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. In 2022, students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). From 2023, all students enrolled in most undergraduate courses will complete a transdisciplinary subject as part of their course of study. More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
| BUS.1.1 | Apply evidence, creativity and critical reasoning to solve business problems |
| BUS.2.1 | Communicate information clearly in a form appropriate for its audience |
| BUS.2.2 | Demonstrate ability to work independently and with others as a member of a team to achieve an agreed goal |
| BUS.3.1 | Make judgements and business decisions consistent with the principles of social responsibility, inclusion and knowledge of Indigenous peoples |
| BUS.4.1 | Apply technical and professional skills to operate effectively in business |
| SE.1.1 | Employ teamwork and independent insight to understand and operationalise sustainability objectives |
| SE.1.2 | Evaluate and assess the impact of sustainability initiatives |
| SE.2.1 | Conduct multi-disciplinary research into sustainability issues |
| SE.2.2 | Devise creative and evidence-based solutions to sustainability challenges |
| SE.3.1 | Employ knowledge from and about local and international contexts to account for the differential impacts of sustainability needs and solutions |
| SE.4.1 | Value indigenous knowledges as relevant precedents to understand the human-nature coexistence in Australian and international settings |
| SE.5.1 | Act ethically and responsibly to promote sustainability within civic and international contexts |
| SE.6.1 | Communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences |
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics and any two units of English.
UTS offers a range of bridging courses for students who do not meet the assumed knowledge requirements.
Recognition of prior learning
Information on recognition of prior learning in the business component is available from the Bachelor of Business (C10026).
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a four-year, full-time or eight-year, part-time basis.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 192 credit points, allowing students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment (graduation with a Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment is only possible as part of a combined degree). The study components for course completion are as follows.
The Business component of 96 credit points comprises:
- an eight foundation core subjects (48 credit points), and
- a business major (48 credit points)
Students can choose any one of the following as a business major: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing or Advertising and Marketing Communications.
The Sustainability and Environment component of 96 credit points comprises:
- five core subjects (48 credit points), and
- four streams which include science, governance, society and management electives (12 credit points each).
Course completion requirements
| STM91519 Sustainability and Environment Core | 48cp | |
| STM90273 Core subjects (Business) | 48cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| CBK91945 Stream Choice plus Electives (Business and Management) | 48cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course program
Typical full-time and part-time programs for Autumn and Spring commencements are provided below.
Course programs for each individual business major are available at study plan management.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22108 Accounting and Accountability | 6cp | |
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 99221 Sustainability in Context | 6cp | |
| 36200 Arguments, Evidence and Intuition | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21212 People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK91945 Stream Choice plus Electives (Business and Management) | 48cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 24109 Marketing and Customer Value | 6cp | |
| 22208 Accounting, Business and Society | 6cp | |
| 99223 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning | 12cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| 21214 Business and Social Impact | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK91945 Stream Choice plus Electives (Business and Management) | 48cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99220 Complexity and Sustainable Futures | 12cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK91945 Stream Choice plus Electives (Business and Management) | 48cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK91945 Stream Choice plus Electives (Business and Management) | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99222 Sustainability Studio | 12cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Business may be awarded with distinction, credit or pass.
Transfer between UTS courses
Graduation with a Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment is only possible as part of a combined degree. Students may apply for an Internal Course Transfer to graduate with only their substantive professional degree ???C10026 Bachelor of Business but they must satisfy all applicable course requirements.
Professional recognition
Refer to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) for details on professional recognition of that award.
Other information
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