Why Study / Key Benefits

The Bachelor of Business (Professional), majoring in Business Administration, combines broad business foundations with specialised study of business operations, organisational behaviour, workplace relations, data, strategic planning and project management. The programme is designed to develop practical skills that can be applied across different industries and workplace environments.

Key benefits include:

• Practical understanding of business operations and administration.
• Development of communication, data collection, decision-making, digital literacy, organisation and strategic-planning skills.
• Exposure to data analytics and business information.
• Study of organisational behaviour and workplace relations.
• Development of project-management and strategic-planning capabilities.
• Hands-on learning and exposure to digital business platforms such as MYOB, Xero and Google Analytics.
• Connections with industry experts and mentors.
• A 12-month paid professional work-placement opportunity, providing full-time industry experience and academic credit.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The current Swinburne course page provides an indicative sequence based on Semester 1, 2026. Unit availability and sequencing can change, particularly where advanced standing or exemptions apply.

Year 1 – Business core

Students complete 100 credit points:

1. Financial Information for Decision Making – ACC10007
2. Economics for Business Decision Making – ECO10005
3. Business Digitalisation – INF10024
4. Contemporary Management Principles – MGT10009
5. Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact – BUS10014
6. Creative Mindset and Entrepreneurship – BUS10015
7. Financial Statistics – FIN10002
8. Marketing and the Consumer Experience – MKT10009.

These subjects provide foundations in accounting, economics, digitalisation, management, sustainability, entrepreneurship, statistics and marketing.

Business Administration major

The eight major units are:

1. Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact – BUS10014
2. Managing Workplace Relations – HRM20017
3. Organisational Behaviour – MGT20007
4. Big Data Management – INF20016
5. Law of Commerce – LAW20019
6. Knowledge Management and Analytics – INF30015
7. Strategic Planning – MGT30005
8. Project Management Essentials – PRM30001.

The major therefore covers workplace relations, organisational behaviour, business data, commercial law, knowledge and analytics, strategy and project management.

Professional work placement

The Professional Degree includes a 12-month professional placement worth 100 credit points:

1. Work Experience in Industry A – WEI20001 – 25 credit points
2. Integrated Professional Placement A – Business – BUS20010 – 25 credit points
3. Work Experience in Industry B – WEI20002 – 25 credit points
4. Integrated Professional Placement B – Business – BUS20011 – 25 credit points.

The placement provides full-time industry experience and academic credit. The handbook indicates that placement participation and satisfactory progress are subject to course rules.

Electives

Students complete 75 credit points of elective study.

Disciplines / Specialisations

The selected major is:

• Business Administration

The major focuses on:

• Business operations
• Organisational behaviour
• Workplace relations
• Data collection and analytics
• Knowledge management
• Strategic planning
• Project management
• Commercial/business law

Programme Highlights

• 4-year Bachelor of Business (Professional).
• Business Administration major.
• 375 credit points.
• 8 core business units.
• 8 Business Administration major units.
• 6 elective units.
• 4 professional placement units.
• 12-month paid professional work-placement opportunity.
• Approximately 1,672–1,976 professional placement hours, depending on placement duration.
• Practical learning in business administration and operations.
• Business data and analytics exposure.
• Strategic planning and project-management training.
• Organisational behaviour and workplace-relations study.
• Business sustainability and ethical-business content.
• Industry connections and mentoring.
• AACSB accreditation and PRME alignment.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne lists the following career opportunities for the Business Administration major:

• Business administrator
• Business manager
• Human resource officer
• Marketing coordinator
• Project officer.

The combination of business operations, organisational behaviour, data, strategy and project-management subjects can also provide a foundation for work in:

• Business operations
• Administration
• Human resources
• Project coordination
• Business planning
• Organisational support
• Marketing coordination
• Management support.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current qualification: Bachelor of Business (Professional), major in Business Administration.
• Course code: BA-BUSPRF1.
• CRICOS: 095883G.
• Current 2027 start dates: 1 March 2027 and 2 August 2027.
• Current application deadlines: 24 February 2027 and 28 July 2027.
• Current published course sequence is based on Semester 1, 2026 and may change.
• International Student visa holders studying in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• The Professional Degree includes a 12-month paid professional placement.
• The professional placement is subject to academic-progress and placement requirements. For example, the handbook identifies failure of a Professional Placement or Work Experience in Industry unit as a circumstance associated with unsatisfactory progress.
• Students must demonstrate professional conduct, integrity and compliance with relevant professional and legal obligations during applicable placement activities.
• International students currently studying Year 12 in Australia must apply through VTAC; other international applicants can apply directly or through an approved Swinburne representative, subject to the relevant application pathway.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students intending to study this CRICOS-registered course in Australia would generally apply for the Australian Student visa (subclass 500), subject to their individual circumstances.

Course-specific study conditions

Swinburne states that international students in Australia holding a Student visa must:

• Study full-time.
• Study on campus.
• Not undertake the course entirely online.