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Bachelor of Business
Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
Murdoch's Bachelor of Business runs on a major-first model. The degree itself is broad, and the substance comes from choosing among majors including Accounting, Banking, Business Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Human Resources Management (with AHRI accreditation available), Management, and Marketing. Because majors are tied to the degree rather than offered as standalone qualifications, students effectively pick their specialisation after enrolling rather than applying into it directly.
An elective Work Integrated Learning program is the degree's most concrete differentiator: students take on real projects and internships with organisations that have included local government bodies, Myer, and RAC Arena, giving business students the kind of client-facing experience that's usually reserved for professional-track degrees like law or engineering. It's optional rather than compulsory, so outcomes vary a lot depending on whether a given student opts in.
The core skill set the university emphasises (critical thinking, financial literacy, data-informed decision-making, ethics) reads as fairly standard business-school language, but the WIL placements are where the degree's actual differentiation from a generic business degree shows up in practice.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
- Year 1: business core (accounting principles, economics, business law, marketing fundamentals, quantitative methods for business)
- Year 2: major sequence begins (choice of Accounting, Banking, Business Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, HR Management, Management, or Marketing)
- business analytics
- Year 3: advanced major units
- elective Work Integrated Learning placement (internship or industry project)
- capstone business strategy unit
- Total: 3 years full-time
- WIL placements available with employers including local government, retail and major venues
Career & PR pathway
Which careers in Business lead to skilled migration depends on the occupation, not the degree title. See the skilled occupation lists guide for which occupations are on each list, and the points calculator to check where you stand.
Admissions
Domestic admission is by ATAR (minimum 70) or an equivalent Minimum Selection Rank of 70 in WA/ACT/NSW/NT/SA/TAS/VIC, with a scaled mark of 50 or higher in English ATAR, Literature ATAR or English as an Additional Dialect (EALD) ATAR, or a STAT Written English score of 140 or higher. Alternative pathways include Murdoch's own enabling programs (FlexiTrack, TLC Learning for Tomorrow), an enabling or bridging program at another Australian university, at least 2 years of TAFE or RTO study, GCE A Levels (aggregate of 6 points, including a D grade in English Language, English Literature or Knowledge and Inquiry), the International Baccalaureate Diploma (total score 24 or higher), or completion of 2 units at an Australian university or Open Universities Australia. International applicants are assessed against Murdoch's country specific secondary and tertiary qualification equivalencies.
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