Bachelor of Business Professional Practice

Bachelor of Business Professional Practice

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Become the architect of your own educational experience with the freedom to tap into your own interests.

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Student type:
Learning mode:
On campus
Entry score:

ATAR 75.05*
2025 Guaranteed ATAR 80.00

Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Part-time 8 years
Fees:

Commonwealth Supported Places

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
Learning mode:
On campus
Entry score:

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Duration:
Full-time 4 years
Fees:

AU$ 42,240 (2025 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

Make the time you spend at university count. This enriching, challenging Bachelor of Business Professional Practice immerses you in real-world experiences and prepares you for a future that is constantly evolving. Invest in yourself, follow your passions and curate a career that’s tailored to you. 

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The future of business is here

We’ve adopted a new agile, non-traditional course structure to equip you with greater hands-on learning opportunities, industry engagement and a year dedicated to your professional practice studies.

Maybe you have an entrepreneurial spirit, with a knack for finding fresh opportunities within Business. Perhaps you seek management positions, building relationships  and connecting with people all over the world. You might have a flair for economics and finance, business information systems, or people and organisational change, ready to influence the future direction. Or are you passionate about social impact, keen to pursue a career in sustainability and equity?

With a choice of 14 majors, 36 minors and a strong focus on your professional development, this highly practical course builds your commercial confidence and sets you up for success.

What’s more, the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice is led by and embedded with knowledge from industry. As part of your studies in this innovative and challenging degree, you will complete a virtual internship and industry project. undertake career planning, complete a supported internship for a live client, consider workplace wellbeing and take a world view of business practice.   

Why study the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice at RMIT?

Choose your path

Customise your learning with our range of majors and minors, developing your professional identity and capabilities in parallel.

Internships

Work in respected organisations with the Impact Academy and then via direct internships lasting up to 12 months.

Agile learning

Take advantage of hands-on opportunities within a non-traditional course structure designed to equip you with the skills you need to thrive.

Industry partners, enablers and supporters

This degree is closely integrated with industry and real-world problem solving as an integral part of the learning experience. It is also underpinned by various technology platforms, enabling our students to experience various applications that will help them in the world of work, and to provide the technological support throughout their learning journey. We have partnered with key organisations in industry to help build what you will learn in your classes.

Medibank
Australian Red Cross
Adobe
Good Shepherd
EY
Microsoft
Mainfreight

Majors and minors - Options for your Bachelor of Business Professional Practice

As a student in the RMIT Bachelor of Business Professional Practice, you have the flexibility to build a degree that works for you.

We have created an extensive range of career-focused areas of study (majors and minors), allowing you to customise your degree and gain an edge.

Explore our 14 business majors

Blockchain Enabled Business

Be equipped with the knowledge and skills you will need to apply and manage blockchain in public and private enterprises, through multi-disciplinary study.

Explore the blockchain major

Business Information Systems

Major studies in information systems include business IT development, information systems strategy and governance, business databases, e-business systems, and business analysis and design.

Explore the business information systems major

Business and Technology

Technology is completely changing the world of business. Learn how by studying topics such as cybersecurity, fintech, digital finance, legal issues in fintech/cyber, managing in the digital context, and forensic accounting.

Explore the business and technology major

Economics

Understand how businesses, people and governments interact. Learn to tackle challenges such as climate change, equality, and poverty, and develop the analytical expertise important to a range of careers.

Explore the economics major

Entrepreneurship

Discover the ideas and strategies of some of Australia’s new and established entrepreneurs. Gain the confidence and entrepreneurial skills to launch and manage exciting new business ventures.

Explore the entrepreneurship major

Finance

Enhance your analytical and problem-solving abilities, and develop your understanding of the principles of finance.

Explore the finance major

Financial Planning*

Explore personal planning, taxation, estate planning, superannuation, insurance and investment planning to qualify to work as a financial planner.

Explore the financial planning major

Global Business

Gain the skills to analyse and interpret the complex operations of global organisations, international trade and business relationships.

Explore the global business major

Human Resource Management

Develop strategies to manage people and construct workplace arrangements that anticipate and respond to organisational and human needs.

Explore the human resource management major

Logistics and Supply Chain

Explore procurement and global sourcing, warehousing, freight and distribution, business operations, digital supply chain and sustainability, circular economy issues, analytics, and the management of human and physical resources.

Explore the logistics and supply chain major

Management and Change

Build skills in strategic thinking, people and organisational management and problem solving to be a force for change. Navigate complex issues, lead teams and make business decisions applicable across varied organisational structures.

Explore the management and change major

Marketing

Become prepared to take on roles in fields like digital marketing, brand management, campaign strategy, and customer analytics.

Explore the marketing major

Social Impact

Learn about how businesses can become more socially aware and take concrete action to address social issues and challenges.

Explore the social impact major

Strategy and Innovation

Prepare to innovate and create the future of business. Study subjects that develop both your professional capabilities and business acumen via learning that intersects industry and technology.

Explore the strategy and innovation major

Explore the minors on offer

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  • Accounting in Business*
  • Behavioural Business
  • Behavioural Science for Future Leaders
  • Blockchain Enabled Business
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Information Systems
  • Business and Technology
  • Cyber Security
  • Data Insights
  • Digital Business Development
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning*
  • Financial Planning and Tax*
  • Global Business
  • Global Procurement and Sourcing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Industrial Relations
  • Interdisciplinary and Responsible Approaches
    to Digital Business
  • International Development
  • International Logistics
  • Law and Economics
  • Law and Emerging Technology
  • Logistics and Supply Chain
  • Management and Change

  • Marketing
  • New Business Creation
  • Open Innovation
  • Social and Behavioural Issues in Accounting
  • Social Impact
  • Strategy and Innovation
  • Study and Work
  • Supply Chain Analytics

 

Check the subject lists for each major and minor before you make your final selections.

*Please note: If completing the Financial Planning major, Financial Planning and Tax minor or Accounting in Business minor, you are required to undertake assessments that have invigilation requirements.

Understanding your course structure

The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice offers a highly customisable degree with a range of study options. You can choose a major as your primary area of focus or a minor if you prefer to study a few subjects without committing to a full major. This gives you a solid foundation in a subject area while adding variety to your degree.

The course consists of 32 subjects in total, regardless of whether you choose a single major, a double major, or no major at all. In your first year, you'll complete 4 foundational subjects. After that, you will complete three core subjects and can choose from various majors and minors and start to plan how you will use your professional credits to gain real-world experience.

What sets this course apart is its emphasis on professional experience. It integrates real-world experiences through internships and industry engagement, allowing you to apply what you learn in practical settings. This hands-on approach not only enriches your education but also equips you with the skills needed for a successful career. Overall, the combination of flexible course options and a focus on professional practice ensures that you can tailor your degree to your interests and aspirations.

Our business foundation subjects will give you a thorough understanding of the business landscape, and the underpinning knowledge you need to succeed in your business career. 

These foundation subjects are:

  • Understanding the Business Environment – This subject equips future business leaders with practical tools and knowledge to navigate the complex domestic and international business environments influenced by economic, environmental, social, and institutional forces, fostering sustainable decision-making across all business disciplines.
  • Business Decision Making – This subject prepares future business professionals to harness data and analytical techniques for informed decision-making while recognising the psychological and social factors influencing managerial choices, fostering adaptability and critical thinking across diverse business contexts.
  • Business in Society – This subject empowers you to explore the evolving relationship between business and society, addressing global challenges and sustainable innovation, while fostering professional identity through reflection, ethical practices, and a commitment to positive change.
  • Integrated Perspectives on Business Problems – This subject explores the evolving social purpose ecosystem and equips students with skills in problem-solving, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration to address societal challenges and drive social impact through real-world, work-integrated learning projects.

In addition to the Bachelor of Business foundation subjects completed in Semester 1, Professional Practice students gain extra support to prepare for the longer internships in the form of 3 subjects: 

  • Impact Academy – This subject is an introduction to direct industry engagement activity and a journey of self-discovery with theory from innovation and design thinking, applied in a lean and agile way. This subject offers an industry approach with tools and theory from innovation and design thinking, applied in a lean and agile way. Students in the Impact Academy are supported by industry focused and learning specialist academics and staff to develop an ability to creatively solve genuine business problems. Working with a 'live' business client and receive advice/coaching on a weekly basis, Impact Academy is quite different from most university subjects.
  • Developing Professionally – This subject will support you as you develop your professional capabilities through application to a range of business tasks and opportunities through three phases; Self-awareness, future opportunity awareness and finally the pathway to your future. The development of a professional persona underlies your personal credibility in the business world. To be successful, you will need to develop: self-efficacy; the ability to speak up at the appropriate time to the appropriate audience when you disagree with a decision or strategy; the ability to take criticism and to give it productively to others, and the ability to self-reflect and continuously develop your professional self.
  • Work, Health, Safety and Wellbeing – This subject introduces you to the key concepts, regulation and practices related to the management of workplace health, safety and wellbeing. A multidisciplinary approach is taken, which explores the contributions of disciplines including law, sociology, industrial relations and expert technical approaches, to understanding and addressing occupational injury, disease and wellbeing. The subject explores contemporary issues and debates in the field and the regulation of workplace health, safety and wellbeing.

The no-major option gives you the ultimate flexibility to tailor your studies to your interests, strengths, and career goals.

By choosing this option, you’ll have the freedom to create a personalised degree that follows and builds on your interests and aspirations by combining a diverse range of business disciplines, allowing you to stand out in today’s competitive and evolving job market.

Studying a major enables you to focus on your passion and explore other areas of business.

Undertaking a single major means your study usually consists of 8 subjects focused on your chosen major. For some majors all subjects will be set, while in other majors you’ll have some required subjects and others you can choose from a major elective list. 

When you graduate, your major will be listed on your testamur (your official graduation certificate).

Understanding the single major option for the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice

Foundation subjects

Core subjects to prepare you for work

Major subjects*

Professional Practice subjects^

Business option subjects

University electives

Capstone subject

Bachelor of Business Professional Practice – single major, 32 subjects total

*The Business Information System major involves 12 subjects.

^You'll need to complete the equivalent of 8 Professional Practice subjects (96 credit points), which is equal to a one-year work placement.

Possible double major

You can also complete a double major in some disciplines. In this case, you will focus on your studies equally on 2 areas of specialisation but won’t have any business option or elective subjects.  

Minors allow you to study a few subjects in a specific area without committing to a full major, giving you a solid foundation while adding variety to your degree.

Minors may include subjects within individual majors or other minors, but each subject can only be credited to one major or minor.

If you choose not to undertake any majors, then in addition to your 4 foundation subjects and capstone subject, you can choose to undertake one or two Business Minors with a combination of business option subjects and university electives to make up your degree. 

For certain subjects, you may need to complete introductory subjects before moving on to more advanced topics in that field.

The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice at RMIT University connects your studies with real-world experience.

Supported by the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) team, you can research, apply and ultimately secure tailored internships that align with your career goals. You have the flexibility to complete your professional experience once your foundation and core subjects are successfully completed. This means you can potentially start to complete the 96 credit points (2 semesters) from Year 2 and complete them no later than the end of Year 4.

With a diverse selection of Professional Practice subjects, you can customise your experience without being limited to a specific industry. Engaging with industry partners, start-ups, and the not-for-profit sector not only builds valuable skills but also helps you develop a professional network that will enhance your career prospects. Learn more about Professional Practice.

Details

The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice gives you access to all of the options in the (three-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.

You will start your professional experience with our award-winning industry project which involves direct industry contact and students solving industry challenges as consultants. You will then have the option to choose a range of professional experiences alongside your major/minor studies as you explore your own experiential learning journey.

The ability to determine which combination of disciplines you will study from our range of majors, minors and cross-College offerings makes this degree uniquely flexible and completely responsive to the ever-changing business landscape. The one constant that remains at the centre of a global future is you.

This degree allows you to develop yourself, to grow your professional identity and prepare a foundation of capabilities that will take you wherever your future leads. It allows you to focus on developing the personal and professional capabilities that industry seeks, 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 Professional Practice allows you to do more than respond to the future. It allows you to create your own.

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Learning and teaching

This degree provides unprecedented flexibility. It starts with five foundation subjects that introduce you to the key issues currently facing industry, as well as a core introductory-level virtual internship.

Professional experience with chosen partners or sponsors continues throughout the course, giving you opportunities to design your own experiential journey, supplemented with your choice of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary study. In addition, choose any one (or two) majors, and complement this with a choice of 35 minors.

Alternatively, carve your own path by choosing not to do a major at all, and develop breadth across all of our business and cross-college offerings. 

Your degree is flexible and allows you undertake direct industry engagement via internship when you are ready. Students who have completed their foundation and core subject allocation may complete the Professional Practice 96 credit points (2 semesters) anytime between year 2 and year 4 via the Professional Apprenticeship subjects. Your path is up to you — we are here to help you navigate it.

Plenty of personal and professional development opportunities help prepare you for work, as do the many subjects that apply your learning in real-world contexts and set you up with industry-based problems to solve.

We proudly promote an active learning style, embracing the online environment and encouraging you to do more preliminary work before class. This way, you are prepared to participate in engaging discussion and debate about the subject.

Assessment methods

The assessment methods in the Bachelor of Business can depend on the subjects you select. There are no exams (unless you are also doing an accredited certificate such as law or accounting). Instead, assessments may include presentations, assignments and other forms of assessment. All these formats give you rich opportunities to demonstrate your understanding of the topics and challenges at hand.

Learning at RMIT

The types of classes you have will depend on the course you’re studying. Classes are offered in various formats designed to provide meaningful engagement with staff, industry and peers and provide for access and use of spaces where learning can be applied and active, including an array of specialised equipment.

Most RMIT courses do not include passive large-scale classes such as lectures, instead the content traditionally provided in lectures is made available online. This may be in the form of readings, videos or other on-demand learning materials. This content will also support the basis of interactive learning that takes place in on-campus classes.

RMIT Capabilities

The world is constantly changing, and there are universal skills that can help you adapt to the evolving nature of work and global engagement.

As part of your study experience at RMIT, we provide 6 future-focused RMIT Capabilities:

  • Ethical Global Citizens
  • Connected
  • Adaptive
  • Digitally Adept
  • Expert
  • Critically Engaged.

RMIT Capabilities are built into your course as well as some of our extracurricular experiences. They inform the design and delivery of your learning activities and assessments, so by the time you graduate, you’ll be ready to apply these capabilities in your life and work.

In the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice you will engage in meaningful learning activities that integrate theoretical learning with practical application in professional contexts.

Subjects will involve interacting with organisations (industry, government and community) through discipline relevant projects and work placements.

Many subjects in the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice are closely integrated with industry and real-world problem solving as an integral part of the learning experience.

The knowledge and skills you will acquire throughout this degree and how they can be applied in your career are described in the learning outcomes.

The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice gives you the option to decide how you want to study, and what, to maximise your choices with total flexibility.

As a student in this degree, you will first undertake four business foundation subjects.

You will then choose to undertake one major or two, or alternatively, opt to forgo a major and focus on individual subjects and electives. You will also complete the Graduate Folio capstone subject.

From here, you will have the option to begin direct industry engagement equivalent to one year of full-time study. This can be completed as early as second year, or as late as fourth year, allowing you to undertake internships and other industry activity throughout your learning journey. One of your industry engagement subjects will be a virtual, introductory-level internship through Impact Academy, and you will have further option choices for alternative or deeper direct internship professional experience with chosen partner or sponsors.

Course structure

Choose a plan below to find out more about the subjects you will study and the course structure.

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Domestic students: 4 years full time; 8 years part time; International students: 4 years full time
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Bachelor of Business Professional Practice
City Campus
Domestic students: 4 years full time
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Domestic students: 4 years full time
Plan code
BP344
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Note: International student visa holders can only study full-time.

Career

The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice at RMIT provides graduates with a strong foundation in essential skills, attributes and values including:

  • Communication 
  • Leadership
  • Critical and creative thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Teamwork
  • Project and time management
  • Resilience
  • Adaptability 
  • Confidence
  • Professionalism
  • Work ethic
  • Initiative and self-motivation.

These will help prepare you for a variety of roles across industries like finance, marketing, consulting, HR and technology. As the business landscape evolves, this degree helps you adapt to both traditional positions and new opportunities in areas such as digitalisation, data analytics, and sustainability.

By studying business at RMIT, you’ll learn to manage teams, analyse data, develop and communicate strategic solutions, and implement effective practices – qualities that employers are actively seeking.

With the growing reliance on data-driven strategies and digital tools, the demand for skilled professionals is on the rise. Entry-level roles, such as Financial Analysts or HR Professionals, generally start around AU$70,000 per year, while senior positions like Marketing Managers or Corporate Strategists can earn over AU$100,000, depending on experience and industry. This course equips you with the skills and knowledge to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment.

Entry requirements and admissions

You must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (or equivalent qualification).

Prerequisites

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units 3 and 4:

  • a study score of at least 25 in English other than EAL; or
  • a study score of at least 27 in English as an Additional Language (EAL)

or equivalent studies.

Guaranteed ATAR

For Semester 1 2025 applicants, this course has a Guaranteed ATAR (excluding adjustment factors).

This means that if you receive an ATAR equal to or above this and meet the course pre-requisites, we will guarantee you an offer in this course.

If you receive an ATAR below this guarantee, you may still receive an offer, depending on the availability of places in this course and whether you are eligible to receive any adjustment factors.

Please note: For VTAC applicants to receive an offer, this course must be your highest eligible preference.

Rankings and adjustment factors

Entry to this program is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors.

You may be eligible to receive adjustment factors which include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments to a maximum of 28 aggregate adjustment points. For more information about what adjustment factors RMIT considers visit Admission to RMIT.

We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked.

Selection criteria by applicant type

Please select the highest level of education you have or will be completing in order to find out the selection criteria that applies to you, in addition to meeting the above entry requirements.

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Entry to this program is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement. You will be ranked on your ATAR plus any adjustment factors.

Adjustment factors available only to applicants currently studying Year 12

School Network Access Program (SNAP)

The SNAP access scheme is designed to increase tertiary participation by giving priority access to RMIT diploma and degree programs to eligible applicants currently studying Year 12 at a SNAP partner school.

Adjustment factors available only to applicants currently studying Year 12 or whose highest qualification is a completed Year 12.

Subject adjustments

  • A study score of 25 in any Business, any Information Technology, any Mathematics or Psychology equals 1 aggregate point per study.
  • A study score of 35 in any English equals 2 aggregate points per study. 
  • Overall maximum of 8 points.

Regional adjustments

  • RMIT automatically allocates adjustment factors to applicants from a low socio-economic status area for all programs that select primarily on ATAR. 
  • Low socio-economic status areas are determined by applying the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation.

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult family and life circumstances, financial hardship and living with a disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance.
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each VTAC Equity scheme and scholarships and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Equity schemes and scholarships .
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked.

Successful completion of any Australian Diploma or Advanced Diploma (or equivalent) will meet the minimum entry requirements for this course.

Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.

Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.

If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with vocational education and training study, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult family and life circumstances, financial hardship and living with a disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance.
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each VTAC Equity scheme and scholarships and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Equity schemes and scholarships .
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

Entry to this program is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement, e.g., GPA (including any adjustment factors).

We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. Previous fail grades in similar courses may affect your eligibility. You will be assigned a selection rank (comparable to an ATAR) based on your GPA.

  • successful completion of at least 4 courses (subjects) at an Australian higher education diploma level (or equivalent) and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree; or
  • successful completion of at least 4 courses (subjects) at an Australian associate degree level (or equivalent) and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree; or
  • successful completion of at least 2 courses (subjects) at an Australian undergraduate level (or equivalent) and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree.

Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.

Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.

If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with higher education study, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.

Personal statement

If you have been excluded from a program due to academic progress, you are encouraged to submit a personal statement outlining the strategies you will adopt to ensure academic success.

If you are applying to RMIT through VTAC you can complete and submit the VTAC personal statement via your online VTAC account.

If you are applying direct to RMIT you can upload your completed personal statement via your online direct application.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult family and life circumstances, financial hardship and living with a disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance.
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each VTAC Equity scheme and scholarships and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Equity schemes and scholarships .
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

Entry to this program is competitive. Applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement, e.g., Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) score (including any adjustment factors).

You must have successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (or equivalent qualification) and meet the stated prerequisites. 

Work and life experience does not provide any additional consideration for entry to this program. You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice.

Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT)

You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. Your overall score will be converted to an equivalent ATAR and competitively ranked for selection.

Your STAT results are valid for 2 years prior to the commencement of your study.

If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with work and life experience, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:

  • are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
  • have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
  • have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program.

You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.

Learn more about the STAT and STAT results.

You may be eligible for the following adjustment factors:

Subject adjustments

  • A study score of 25 in any Business, any Information Technology, any Mathematics or Psychology equals 1 aggregate point per study.
  • A study score of 35 in any English equals 2 aggregate points per study. 
  • Overall maximum of 8 points.

Equity access schemes

  • Equity access schemes take into account personal information and location, difficult family and life circumstances, financial hardship and living with a disability or medical condition that may have impacted on an applicant’s most recent academic performance.
  • Find out more about the eligibility requirements for each VTAC Equity scheme and scholarships and RMIT access categories.
  • If you are applying through VTAC you should apply for the Equity schemes and scholarships .
  • If you are applying directly to RMIT you should apply for RMIT Access. The system will prompt you to do this during your application.

Elite Athlete Program

The RMIT Elite Athlete Program supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Indigenous Access Program supports your application to RMIT through an informal interview process where you will receive help from the Ngarara Willim Centre. Additional consideration will be given if you have relevant life, work, education or training experience.

Additional information

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View the ATAR profile and selection rank from students offered a place into this program wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in the most relevant recent intake period.

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The student profile provides insight into the likely peer group for this program.

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*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.

RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about admission to RMIT.

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You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this degree.

You must have successfully completed a qualification recognised by RMIT as equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) with a minimum average of 75% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

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Don’t meet the requirements?

There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification.

A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification.

To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

  • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
  • TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
  • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.

Note: RMIT does not accept scores from 'at-home' or 'online' testing.

For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.

Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Advanced Plus at RMIT University Pathways (RMIT UP).

Additional information

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If you have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 such as VCE, you can find the ATAR for your RMIT course on our admissions transparency page.

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*ATAR refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made (including consideration of any adjustments) for current and recent Year 12 applicants.

RMIT is committed to providing transparency to the admissions process. In line with this commitment, we provide you with information that will help in making informed choices about your undergraduate study options. Find out more about admission to RMIT.

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Pathways

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Understanding pathways

Undertaking a certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree can help you meet the entry requirements for your preferred course. These qualifications often provide credit, reducing the duration of your bachelor degree.

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This course offers pathway options. If you don’t meet the entry requirements, a formal pathway might be your way in.

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If you complete an accredited Australian Diploma, you may receive up to 2 semesters of credit (equivalent to 96 credit points).

Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience.

Credit and exemptions will be assessed consistent with the principles of the RMIT Credit Policy.

Find out if you might be eligible

When you successfully complete this degree, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT Honours or Postgraduate degree.

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Successful completion of one of the following RMIT programs guarantees entry into the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice. The major you choose to study may determine the amount of credit you will be eligible to receive:

  • Associate Degree in Business - you will receive:
    • 192 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 2 years full-time study)* - no major
    • 168 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1.5 years full-time study)* - Marketing major
    • 156 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1.5 years full-time study)* - major: Entrepreneurship; Finance; Global Business; Logistics and Supply Chain; Management and Change; or People and Organisation
    • 144 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1.5 years full-time study)* - major: Blockchain Enabled Business; Business and Technology; Economics; Innovation and Enterprise; or Social Impact
    • 132 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1-year full-time study)* - Financial Planning major (with accreditation)
    • 108 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1-year full-time study)* - Business Information Systems major
  • Diploma of Commerce - you will receive 96 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1-year full-time study)* - any major
  • Diploma of Business or Diploma of Accounting - you will receive:
    • 96 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1-year full-time study)* - any major (excluding Financial Planning (with accreditation) and Business Information Systems) or no major
    • 60 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 0.5-year full-time study)* - Financial Planning major (with accreditation)
    • 48 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 0.5-year full-time study)* - Business Information Systems major
  • Advanced Diploma of Accounting – you will receive:
    • 120 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 1-year full-time study)* - any major (excluding Financial Planning (with accreditation) and Business Information Systems) or no major
    • 84 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 0.5-year full-time study)* - Financial Planning major (with accreditation)
    • 72 credit points of exemptions (equivalent to 0.5-year full-time study)* - Business Information Systems major.

Alternatively, you can gain entry from RMIT Foundation Studies or a range of vocational study programs.

*Based on full-time study load of 96 credit points per year. Individual circumstances may vary and please be aware that not all courses are offered each semester. These circumstances may affect the total duration of a program.

Please note: any advanced standing or credit received may reduce the choice of majors and minors available in the program.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Please note: any advanced standing or credit received may reduce the choice of majors and minors available in the program.

You may be eligible for entry into the following RMIT programs after you have successfully completed the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice:

When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT Honours or Postgraduate degree.

Fees

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2025 indicative fees

In 2025, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) you will pay for a standard year of full-time study is between AU$4,627 to AU$16,992.

Additional expenses

  • Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$365 maximum fee for 2025.
  • Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.

Annual fee adjustment

Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load.

Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.

Defer your payment

You may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which can be used to defer payment of up to the full amount of your student contribution fees. You may also be eligible to apply to defer payment of your SSAF through the SA-HELP loan scheme.

Learn more about fees for undergraduate study.

Paying your fees and applying for refunds

For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.

If you are offered a Commonwealth supported place, your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government.

Your share of the fee (student contribution) is set on an annual basis by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual enrolled courses, not the overall program.

How much can I expect to pay for my Commonwealth supported place?

The Australian Government has introduced changes to university funding and student contribution fees under its Job-ready Graduates Package. 

The fees in the table below apply to students who commence their program in 2025. Fees for continuing students are available at fees for Commonwealth supported students.

Each course (subject) falls into a band. The band determines the student contribution amount for the course.

Amounts listed in the table below are based on a standard, full-time study load (96 credit points per year) with all courses in the same band. A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load or for enrolment in courses (subjects) from a combination of bands.

You can learn how to calculate your exact tuition fees for units from different bands at Fees for Commonwealth supported students.

Maximum student contribution amount for Commonwealth supported places in 2025 for commencing students

Student contribution band by course (subject)

Maximum annual student contribution amount (per EFTSL) in 2025
Education, Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, English, Mathematics, Statistics, Nursing, Indigenous and Foreign Languages, Agriculture $4,627 per standard year
$578 per standard (12 credit point) course
Allied Health, Other Health, Built Environment, Computing, Visual and Performing Arts, Professional Pathway Psychology, Professional Pathway Social Work, Engineering, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Science, Pathology $9,314 per standard year
$1,164 per standard (12 credit point) course
Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science $13,241 per standard year
$1,655 per standard (12 credit point) course
Law, Accounting, Administration, Economics, Commerce, Communications, Society and Culture $16,992 per standard year
$2,124 per standard (12 credit point) course

Student Learning Entitlement

On 1 January 2022, the Government implemented the Student Learning Entitlement (SLE).

  • The SLE allows students 7 years of full-time subsidised study in Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP).
  • Your total SLE amount will be reduced in accordance with your overall study load in a CSP. 
  • Once you have utilised all your SLE, you can not longer study in a CSP.

For more information about SLE, visit Study Assist.

HECS-HELP Loans

The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the HECS-HELP loan scheme, which allows eligible students (such as Australian citizens or holders of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa) to defer payment of up to the full amount of their student contribution.

SA-HELP Loans

You may be eligible to apply to defer payment of the Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) through the SA-HELP loan scheme. If you use SA-HELP, the amount will be added to your accumulated HELP debt.

How does a HELP loan work?

If your FEE-HELP and/or SA-HELP loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT, on your behalf, up to 100% of your fees. This amount will become part of your accumulated HELP debt.

You only start repaying your accumulated HELP debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is set each year by the Australian Government (this also applies if you are still studying). The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.

For more information about loan repayment options see Commonwealth assistance (HELP loans) or Study Assist.

In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.

The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2025 is $365.

You may also be required to purchase other items related to your course, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from course to course.

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In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:

You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.

Student services and amenities fee (SSAF)

In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.

The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2025 is $365. 

Find out more details about how fees are calculated and the expected annual increase.

Applying for refunds

Find information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student.

RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Looking for answers or more general information?

Use our Frequently Asked Questions to learn about the application process and its equity access schemes, find out how to accept or defer your offer or request a leave of absence, discover information about your fees, refunds and scholarships, and explore the various student support and advocacy services, as well as how to find out more about your preferred program, and more.

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