Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business

A Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business at CQUniversity offers you a wide choice of elective courses to specialise in. Each of our specialisations are practice-orientated and involve genuine case studies. As such you will be given work experience with real-world projects, which means you will be work ready on completion of your studies.

Another benfit of studying this program at CQUniversity is that we have smaller class sizes than many other universities, so you get more personalised teaching with high levels of support and timely feedback. Our program is also very flexible in that it combines online and in-class discussion forums.

The aim of our Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business is to give you an education experience that reflects real-world situations and to help develop your intellectual capacity. Our program will broaden your horizons and provide you with a passport to professional employment all around the world.

What am I studying?

Business underpins every sector of our economy and is fundamental to all industries. We rely on business for our jobs and prosperity.  In today’s competitive employment market, tertiary education skills in business are in high demand. 

There are no limitations to where a business degree can take you. Graduates choose from a broad spectrum of occupations including administration officer/manager, economics advisor, quality manager, accountant, human resources manager, marketing manager, logistics manager, hospitality manger, property professional, purchasing and materials manager – just to name a few. A business career offers diverse employment opportunities and the ability to advance from an entry-level position to supervisor, manager, consultant or senior executive within business, government or non-profit organisations in the industry of your choice.

Business graduates gain superior communication skills and have in-depth knowledge of their area of interest. They have transferable skills that allow them to work successfully in a number of professions within a variety of organisations. 

A business degree can take you all over the world, both throughout your study and when seeking employment. Tertiary-qualified business graduates may be able to gain professional accreditation in a number of fields that allow them to work abroad. CQUniversity also provides you with the opportunity to study part of your degree abroad or participate in an overseas experience while studying your degree. This gives you valuable international experience which is highly sought after by employers.

If you want to learn how business works, to think, strategise and manage – a business degree may help get you there.

Why Study Business at CQUniversity

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business dual degree enables you to broaden your skills, knowledge and career opportunities by completing both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business within four years of full-time study.  Within this program students choose one area of specialisation from the arts and business. Within the arts you may choose from specialisations includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, geography and environmental studies, history, literary and cultural studies, psychology, sociology, welfare studies, and writing.  Within the business area you can select a specialisation in marketing, management, human resources management, information systems, procurement and supply or aviation technology.

Completing a dual degree allows you to design your degree to suit your individual needs and study goals.  For example, you may wish to combine the Bachelor of Business (Human Resources) with the Bachelor of Arts and study the psychology plan, giving you a greater understanding of not only organisational structures and performance management, but also of the human mind and reasoning behind people’s behaviours and actions.  Arts students may also benefit from the business degree by gaining an edge in terms of being able to not only work within the arts field but gaining the knowledge and skills to take on management roles within the area of arts.

The additional knowledge gained through the completion of dual degree programs gives you the additional skills which are highly sought after by employers. This program also increases your employment opportunities in additional areas of arts and business.

If you‘re studying the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts program, you may choose to exit the program early and may be eligible for the qualification of Diploma of Arts.

Career Opportunities

On completing a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business, you can choose to go in a number of career directions.

These include:

• Advertising
• Arts management
• Human resource management
• Public relations
• Politics
• Journalism
• Administration officer/manager
• Quality manager
• Human resources manager
• Logistics manager
• Marketing manager
• Information systems manager
• Business manager
• Purchasing and materials manager

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements for the award, you must complete 32 courses/192 units of credit which comply with the requirement stated below:

You must complete:

2 x plans (total of 12 courses) from the plans listed in the Bachelor of Arts below:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• Australian History
• Community Practice
• Creative Writing
• Geography & Environmental Studies 
• History
• International History
• Journalism
• Liberal Studies
• Literary & Cultural Studies
• Psychology
• Policy, Power & Place
• Sociology

8 x compulsory core Business courses;

1 x Business major (8 courses) from the majors listed below:

• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management
• Information Systems
• Supply Chain Management
• Tourism
• Property
• Sustainability
• Accounting

4 x electives from the Bachelor of Arts program or from any other undergraduate program of study offered at CQUniversity provided prerequisites and corequisites are met.

Please click here for an overview of plan/major campus availability.

Course Information

For example courses you could study as part of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business program please click here.

As CQUniversity is committed to providing quality, up-to-date and relevant education, please note courses are refreshed regularly and may not be an exact indication of course availability for your study. Please call 13CQUni 13 27 86 if you have specific questions regarding course information regarding your specific application.

Professional Recognition

Depending on your chosen area of study there may be a number of professional associations for which you may be eligible to apply.

• As a Marketing graduate you may be eligible for membership of the Australian Marketing Institute and the Australian Market and Social Research Society.

• If you are a Management graduate you may be eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Management.

• The Information Systems major is acredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).  The ACS accredits each campus individually; therefore students should check the current status of accreditation for newly established locations.  For enquiries concerning eligibility or membership, please refer to the ACS official website http://www.acs.org.au/

• The Supply Chain Management major is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).  As a graduate you may apply for membership of CIPS.