- 2019

Undergraduate

Minor / Major

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2019 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the component of any bachelors double degrees.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Location

Peninsula

A strong management strategy is what distinguishes a great business from its competition. This major focuses on business communication and organisation behaviour, and you will learn to critically evaluate business challenges and put complex management theory into practice. Your studies will include human resource management, professional development, inclusive management and project management. Management practice will provide you with the ability to implement innovation business strategy - an important skill for future business leaders across all industries and organisations.

Availability

Management practice is listed in the Bachelor of Business Administration at Peninsula as a major and minor.

Outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major will be able to:

  • critically evaluate and apply theoretical knowledge to produce informed and innovative solutions for business decision making for a wide variety of business challenges.

Units

Major requirements (48 points)

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to a major and at least 18 points must be credited to the major at level 3.

Students complete:

  • MGB1010 Introduction to management
  • MGB2200 Business communication
  • MGB2230 Organisational behaviour
  • MGB2430 Human resource management and professional development
  • MGB3249 Events and project management
  • MGB3120 Inclusive management
  • MGB3684 Business strategy
  • MKB2705 Research methods and analysis

Minor requirements (24 points)

24 points with no more than 12 points at level one.

Students complete:

  • any four units (24 points) from the major, offered at the Peninsula campus, with at least two units (12 points) at level 2 or 3.

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

Successful completion of this major or minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:

  • B2007 Bachelor of Business Administration

Students in this course can complete the minor using 24 points of their free electives.*

Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor or major by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives.

* Students cannot complete both the minor and major in the same area of study.

Double degrees

Successful completion of the major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration component in the following double degree:

  • B2045 Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Media Communication
  • B2046 Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts