The Bachelor of Business gives students a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments. Students graduate with practical skills and attributes that are highly valued by employers in a range of disciplines including human resource management, leadership, tourism management, entrepreneurship and innovation, politics, marketing, industrial relations and international business. Our business graduates go on to exciting, stimulating and lucrative careers in the private, government and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and internationally.

The Newcastle Business School is hands-on and practical in its approach to learning and teaching. You will have the opportunity to gain local and international workplace experience through work integrated learning projects, industry placements and guest lectures from business professionals. Our international immersion and placement opportunities run annually to countries such as China, Fiji and Kenya.

What you will study

When you study a Bachelor of Business degree you will establish a firm understanding of the contemporary business environment and undertake studies in a range of disciplines. You'll have the opportunity to select your courses from seven business-related majors.

In your first year of the business degree you will complete courses from a broad range of disciplines. This initial year of business studies gives you a strong grounding in business principles and equips you with a set of core business development skills before you choose your major. You will develop skills in the following areas:

accounting

management

law

marketing

microeconomics

finance

business decision making

In the second and third years of your business degree, you'll undertake courses relevant to your chosen specialty. Each of our seven majors provide specialist skills to succeed within that field.

Business majors

The Bachelor of Business degree is designed to allow you to choose from seven majors from a range of business fields. Our majors are at the cutting-edge of business trends and will provide you with the knowledge and experience required in a dynamic, modern workplace.

You can also choose to study a double major. This allows you to pursue courses from multiple areas of interest and broaden your range of career options after graduation.

View all 7 business majors available in this degree:

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Politics and International Relations Major

Human Resource Management Major

International Business Major

Leadership and Management Major

Marketing Major

Tourism & Event Management Major

Career opportunities

91.1% of Business and Management graduates found employment within four months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019-2021).