The Bachelor of Business (BBus) is an innovative and comprehensive degree program conforming to the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF Level 7). The course focuses on finance, accounting, and covers the fundamentals of business, combined with considerable knowledge and skills in leadership and project management. The students learn how to plan, monitor, and control resources, meet key business objectives, and master the art of managing different functions across the business. This challenging and engaging course focuses on the improvement of the intellectual, analytical, organisational, and interpersonal skills of the students. Taught by industry professionals, this course prepares you for a diverse range of management roles across industries. The Bachelor of Business has been designed to lay the foundation for students to develop skills and competencies in business, accounting, financial management, project management, communications, and HR and organisation development.

APIC's focus is on the promotion of holistic and integrative thinking and self-direction. In this course, you should expect to develop the following attributes:

creativity and lateral thinking;
expertise in accounting and financial management;
project management skills;
a sound understanding of ethics and sustainability;
openness to new ideas and entrepreneurship; and
leadership, communication and people skills.

Career Outcomes

Because of the scope of knowledge, skills, and perspectives obtained in this program, graduates will be equipped to join a range of employers, including multi-national companies, government agencies, and non-profit organisations. Graduates will be especially well equipped to fit into and contribute to international companies, who seek graduates with a global perspective and proper training in business, accounting, finance, leadership, communication, organisation development, and project management. The skill sets students gain in this degree will provide them with the competitive advantage required to pursue a successful career in today's globalised business world.

The Bachelor of Business responds to the emerging challenges and the requirements for a holistic approach in management education, embodying core concepts of accounting, business and financial management as well as leadership and project management. Students are immersed in the fundamental concepts and then involved in practical learning in project work with due emphasis on the integrated application of knowledge, creative thinking, and intellectual development.

Accreditation

All formal award courses offered by APIC, including the Bachelor of Business, are accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and included in the National Register of Higher Education Institutions and Courses.

The Bachelor of Business is professionally accredited with CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (Chartered Accountants ANZ).
In order to achieve CPA status completion of the CPA Program and Practical Experience Requirement is also necessary.

Knowledge
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business will have:

Boad and coherent knowledge of the theories, concepts, and principles of a range of business-related fields and disciplines including accounting, project management, economics, statistics, general management, and marketing.
Broad and demonstrated knowledge and awareness of business practice, and industry standards and expectations
Knowledge of contemporary business ethics, codes of practice, and corporate governance standards

Skills
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business will have:

Cognitive skills to undertake research and to analyse and evaluate new information, concepts, and evidence from a range of business, industry, and academic sources
Cognitive and technical skills to facilitate problem-solving and critical thinking in a business environment, and to present reasoned arguments and analyses of key business and technical data
Communication skills to facilitate working effectively with people and teams and to present clear and coherent information in recognised and expected business, professional and academic formats

Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates of the Bachelor of Business will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:

Through the resolution of problems; the practice of technical functions, for instance, in accounting, project management, statistics, general management and economics; the application of initiative and innovation; and effective planning and decision making within a business environment
Through the identification, implementation, and evaluation of innovative, professional, business practice
With responsibility and accountability for their own learning and professional practice and ethical standards, and in collaboration with others within a business or industry environment

Bachelor of Business