Why Study / Key Benefits

• The Bachelor of Business (Professional), majoring in Management, combines broad business knowledge with specialised management studies and substantial industry experience.
• The Management major focuses on how organisations strategically plan, deploy, monitor and control resources to achieve business objectives, while considering business ethics and sustainability.
• Students learn to analyse real business issues and develop practical solutions with input from practising professionals.
• The programme develops communication, critical thinking, decision-making, leadership, stakeholder-management and teamwork skills.
• The degree provides access to Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning approach and includes a 12-month paid professional work-placement opportunity that provides full-time industry experience and academic credit.
• The broader Bachelor of Business (Professional) also develops digital and practical business skills using platforms such as MYOB, Xero and Google Analytics.
• Swinburne's business education is AACSB accredited and aligned with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

Core business studies

Students complete eight core units worth 100 credit points:

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

Management major

The Management major comprises eight units worth 100 credit points:

1. Ethics of Innovation – MGT10010
2. Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact – BUS10014
3. Organisational Behaviour – MGT20007
4. Business, Society and Sustainability – MGT20008
5. Project Management Essentials – PRM30001
6. Leadership Practice and Skills – MGT30008
7. Strategic Planning – MGT30005
8. Digital Management and the Future of Work – HRM30012. 

Professional work placement

The Professional Degree incorporates a 12-month paid placement opportunity.

The published placement units are:

• Work Experience in Industry A – WEI20001 – 25 credit points
• Integrated Professional Placement A – Business – BUS20010 – 25 credit points
• Work Experience in Industry B – WEI20002 – 25 credit points
• Integrated Professional Placement B – Business – BUS20011 – 25 credit points

Disciplines / Specialisations

The selected specialisation is:

• Management

The Bachelor of Business (Professional) also offers other majors, including Accounting, Business Administration, Business Analytics and Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Marketing. These are alternative majors rather than additional requirements of the Management major.

Programme Highlights

• 4-year Professional Bachelor degree.
• 375 credit points.
• Management major comprising 8 specialised units.
• 12-month paid professional work-placement opportunity.
• 100 credit points associated with the professional placement.
• Practical business learning and industry engagement.
• Development of leadership, decision-making, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Business sustainability, ethics and digitalisation integrated into the curriculum.
• Business education accredited by AACSB, with PRME alignment.
• CRICOS registered for international students: 095883G.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies the following career opportunities for the Management major:

• Project manager
• Business manager
• Change manager
• Administrator
• Customer service manager
• Planning manager.

The broader Management curriculum can also support roles involving:

• Strategic planning
• Organisational management
• Leadership
• Project coordination
• Business operations
• Change and transformation
• Stakeholder management
• Consulting and business improvement.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course: Bachelor of Business (Professional), major in Management.
• Current course code: BA-BUSPRF1.
• Current CRICOS: 095883G.
• 2027 starts: 1 March and 2 August.
• Published 2027 application deadlines: 24 February and 28 July respectively.
• The course's published indicative study sequence is based on Semester 1 2026 and can change according to unit availability, course planning, advanced standing and exemptions.
• The Professional Degree includes a 12-month paid professional placement opportunity.
• Professional placement is subject to the course's placement and academic-progress requirements.
• International Student visa holders in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• Swinburne's current course page lists AACSB accreditation and PRME for the business programme.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students studying this CRICOS-registered course in Australia would normally apply for the Australian Student visa (subclass 500), subject to their individual circumstances. The Department of Home Affairs requires a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) for a full-time CRICOS-registered course when the visa is decided.

Course study requirement

Swinburne specifies that international students in Australia who hold Student visas must:

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