Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Social Science

The Bachelor of Business is a broad-based qualification accepted nationally and internationally by leading employers in a wide range of corporate disciplines. Graduates often attain roles in advertising, human resources, information technology, marketing, public relations and research.

The Bachelor of Social Science will provide you with a basis for working in areas such as welfare, government departments, disability services or as disability officers or caseworkers, client support and advocacy as well as working with behavioural difficulties of children in educational settings.

The Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Social Sciences program comprises 32 subjects, as follows:

• CORE11-001 Critical Thinking and Communication
• CORE11-002 Collaboration, Teams and Leadership
• CORE11-003 Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse

Plus: CORE11-004 Beyond Bond: Professional Development and Community Engagement

• ACCT11-100 Accounting for Decision Making
• BUSN13-331 Business Model Generation
• BUSN13-332 Business Model Execution
• ECON11-100 Principles of Economics
• FINC12-200 Fundamentals of Finance
• LAWS10-100 Business Law
• MGMT13-305 Human Resource Management
• MKTG11-100 Marketing
• Alternate Choice: You must complete one of the following two subjects:
  • STAT11-111 Business Statistics
  • STAT11-112 Quantitative Methods

Students must choose one (1) of the following Business majors.

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Marketing communication
• Tourism Management

Students must choose one (1) of the following combinations:

• Double major in Criminology
• Criminology and Counselling Interventions
• Psychology and Criminology
• Psychology and Counselling Interventions

Electives (2)

Students can choose 2 General Elective Subject (20CP).

• General elective - A subject that may be chosen from any subject on offer across the University provided requisites, enrolment restrictions and any other faculty requirements have been met.

Students may also choose one of the following opportunities to use your elective subject to have international experiences or an Internship opportunity provided you meet the requirements. Please discuss with the Enrolment Advisor in the Student Business Centre.

Study Tour

• The Study Tour requires approval from the Faculty. (Please note that additional costs and visa requirements are associated with this subject).

Business Internship

• The Internship requires a GPA credit average and requires approval from the Faculty with an application to the Career Development Centre.

Individual Study Topic

• The Individual Study Topic is only available in exceptional circumstances and requires the Program Director's approval.

• BUSN13-730: Business School International Semester
  Students will be undertaking study at approved overseas institutes offering an international internship experience program, facilitating both academic study courses and practical industry internship placement
• Bond International Exchange Program
  Current Bond students have the opportunity to study at one of 80+ leading universities in our network of exclusive international partnerships, for one or two semesters.

Please visit BBS Program Structure and Sequencing for guidance on study plans

Important note for first semester students

You will be registered in the Bond Business Mentoring Program designed for all new undergraduate students; please be advised the first scheduled gathering is in the Bond Business School orientation, If you require further information please email [email protected]