We’ve adopted a new agile, non-traditional course structure to equip you with greater hands-on learning opportunities and industry engagement.
We’ve adopted a new agile, non-traditional course structure to equip you with greater hands-on learning opportunities and industry engagement.
The future of business is changing, and so is the Bachelor of Business at RMIT.
We’ve adopted a new agile, non-traditional course structure to equip you with greater hands-on learning opportunities and industry engagement.
The Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice have been designed with and for industry, ensuring that you’ll develop relevant and highly sought-after skills and knowledge.
We’ve removed the traditional course structure focusing on lectures and exams (except where required by accrediting bodies) to concentrate on real-world business problem solving, that allows you to build a portfolio of industry-relevant achievements and transferable experiences.
At RMIT, you'll have the flexibility to explore everything that the business discipline has to offer. Choose if you want to dive deep into your chosen field or broaden your knowledge across a range of fields, providing you with more options and more opportunities.
Designed for the future, you will develop the cross-disciplinary skills to lead innovation and become a problem solver that can translate sustainable and ethical solutions into commercial outcomes.
In the new degrees, you'll learn by solving real-world business problems and building a portfolio of industry-relevant achievements and transferable experiences. There are no traditional lectures or exams (except where required by accrediting bodies), and you'll have full flexibility to mix and match your majors and minors.
A flexible cross-disciplinary business degree with a focus on developing you with the personal and professional capabilities that industry craves and the world needs, such as a global mindset, a commitment to social impact, digital agility, critical thinking and the ability to cut through the noise and focus on what matters. the Bachelor of Business allows you to do more than respond to the future, it allows you to create your own.
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice gives you access to all of the options in the (3-year) Bachelor of Business with the added benefit of a dedicated minor (in Study and Work) and professional experiences with industry partners, research centres, start-up support networks and/or the not-for-profit sector, depending on your choices.
This degree is closely integrated with industry and real-world problem solving as an integral part of the learning experience. We have partnered with key organisations in industry to help build what you will learn in your classes.
Concentrate on solving real industry problems to build your portfolio of achievements and experience.
Choose from our suite of majors and minors to specialise in your chosen field or broaden your knowledge across a range of fields.
Graduate with the highly sought-after skills and knowledge to think innovatively across disciplines and rewrite what's next.
Learn to think innovatively across disciplines and understand the realities of a technical and digital future.
RMIT provided a broad range of electives and core subjects that gave me an insight into different areas of accounting. My studies at RMIT led me to my dream job as a forensic consultant at KPMG. I couldn't be happier that this is where I've ended up and I can't wait to see what lies ahead!
– Ivy Kioko, Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
Every RMIT program has its own specific set of entry requirements during the admissions dates. To be selected you need to meet the entry requirements as outlined on the program page as part of the application assessment.
There's often more than one way to get into a degree so don’t worry if you don’t meet all the criteria at first. Study pathways provide opportunities for you to transfer from one course to another based on your previous educational experience.
In the Business Information Systems major, you will develop a thorough understanding of business information systems, and how IT can be used to tackle business needs. This information systems major provides essential business skills alongside advanced information systems knowledge to prepare you to succeed in modern organisations.
The Business and Technology major is a new cross-disciplinary major where you will develop crucial hybrid skills that are disrupting traditional occupations, including business analytics, cybersecurity governance, legal implications of big data and open innovation.
Fees are listed on the program pages:
You will be given a study plan to choose your major/minor combinations. You will need to choose the relevant subjects to form your major and minor in enrolment.
Majors are listed on the transcript; minors are not.
Yes, provided you have sufficient credit points available.
Yes! Students who are studying at another institution, TAFE or university can apply to study at RMIT and may be eligible to receive credit for your previous study.
You can meet accreditation and membership requirements for a range of professional bodies through the majors and minors offered in the Bachelor of Business.
There are no exams in the Bachelor of Business, except where required for professional accreditation.
Each semester you will have approximately 36 hours of teacher guided study and 72 hours of your own learner directed or independent study.
You can take up to 48 credit points (4 courses) of University electives from outside the College of Business and Law.
Facilitated classes will be predominantly on campus, in line with COVIDSafe campus protocols. This means more tutorials, lectorials, practicals and workshops will be delivered face-to-face. Classes that require specialist spaces or equipment will be prioritised for on campus learning. For some courses, online facilitated classes will still be available for students who cannot attend campus or would prefer to study online. You can find out if a course has facilitated classes on campus, online or both by checking your timetable before classes commence.
You can make use of the tools available via the RMIT website to help with making your Bachelor of Business study plans. Students can explore using the Future Biz Quiz interactive game, as well as the course builder tool.
All students studying the Bachelor of Business (Professional Practice) degree will undertake a virtual internship where industry partners are provided. You will need to source and apply for placement for other internship opportunities.
Students can gain credit points towards their degree by undertaking a range of global experiences, including:
The Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Business Professional Practice are both available to domestic and international students.
Acknowledgement of country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.
Acknowledgement of country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
