Why Study / Key Benefits

• Four-year professional business degree combining academic study with substantial industry experience.
• Students can select from a broad range of business majors, allowing them to tailor the degree to their career interests.
• The Business Analytics and Analysis major connects business knowledge with technology and data-driven decision-making.
• Students develop practical skills in business process analytics and optimisation, data visualisation, data analysis, systems analysis and technology.
• Swinburne highlights hands-on learning, industry connections and access to digital platforms and tools.
• The Professional Degree includes a 12-month paid work placement opportunity, with the placement contributing credit towards the degree.
• The Bachelor of Business (Professional) is AACSB accredited. 

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The Bachelor of Business (Professional) requires 375 credit points and follows the general structure of core business units, a major, additional study and professional placement.

Core units, 100 credit points:

• Financial Information for Decision Making – ACC10007
• Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact – BUS10014
• Creative Mindset and Entrepreneurship – BUS10015
• Economics for Business Decision Making – ECO10005
• Financial Statistics – FIN10002
• Business Digitalisation – INF10024
• Contemporary Management Principles – MGT10009
• Marketing and the Consumer Experience – MKT10009

For the Business Analytics and Analysis major, the current handbook lists:

• Data Management and Analytics – INF10025
• Business for Sustainability, Social Change and Impact – BUS10014
• Systems Analysis and Design – INF20029
• Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems – INF20030
• Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation – INF30004
• Agile Methods for Business Analysis – INF30034
• Business Process Modelling – INF30035
• Predictive Analytics – INF30036

Disciplines / Specialisations

The Bachelor of Business (Professional) provides the following major options:

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Business Analytics and Analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Financial Planning
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Management
• Marketing
• Sports Management

The Financial Planning major is offered via Swinburne Online, and Swinburne specifically notes that international students should consider how this delivery arrangement affects their visa requirements.

For the Business Analytics and Analysis major, the principal areas are:

• Data management and analytics
• Systems analysis and design
• Cloud enterprise systems
• Business intelligence
• Data visualisation
• Agile business analysis
• Business process modelling
• Predictive analytics.

Programme Highlights

• Four-year professional bachelor's degree.
• 375 credit points.
• Hawthorn campus.
• CRICOS code 095883G.
• Choice of multiple business majors.
• Business Analytics and Analysis major available.
• 12-month paid professional work placement opportunity.
• Professional placement contributes 100 credit points to the degree.
• Between 1,672 and 1,976 hours of professional placement are required under the Professional Placement Co-Major.
• AACSB-accredited business school/course environment.
• Industry-oriented learning and exposure to contemporary digital business tools.
• International Business Minor with overseas study opportunities may be available.

Career Outcomes

For the Business Analytics and Analysis major, Swinburne identifies career opportunities including:

• Business IT manager
• Business analyst
• Information architect
• IT consultant
• Systems analyst and tester

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course: Bachelor of Business (Professional).
• Course code: BA-BUSPRF1.
• CRICOS code: 095883G.
• Current published duration: 4 years full-time.
• Current location: Hawthorn.
• Current 2027 starts: 1 March 2027 and 2 August 2027.
• Current 2027 application deadlines: 24 February 2027 and 28 July 2027.
• International Student visa holders in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• The Professional Placement Co-Major is part of the course requirements and requires 1,672–1,976 hours of professional placement.
• Students must secure a professional placement; the course handbook identifies failure to secure a Professional Placement two months before the final semester as a circumstance that can lead to unsatisfactory progress.
• The course page describes the placement as a 12-month paid work placement opportunity, but payment is dependent on the applicable industry placement arrangement and is not a guaranteed salary amount.
• Unit offerings and indicative study sequences can change, so students should use the course planner applicable to their commencement year. 

International Student Visa Requirements

International students studying the Bachelor of Business (Professional) in Australia generally require a Student visa (subclass 500).

Key requirements and conditions include:

• Enrolment in an eligible CRICOS course and a valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
• Meeting the Student visa requirements of the Australian Department of Home Affairs.
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Maintaining Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Meeting applicable health and character requirements.
• Providing financial-capacity evidence if required by the visa application process.
• Complying with the conditions attached to the individual visa.

Financial capacity:

• Where financial evidence is required, the Department states that students must demonstrate enough funds for travel, 12 months of course fees and living costs.
• The current minimum living-cost figure for the primary student is AUD 29,710 for 12 months.
• For visa financial calculations, travel costs and relevant costs for accompanying family members must also be considered.

Student visa work conditions:

• Students can generally work up to 48 hours per fortnight while their course is in session.
• Students can generally work unlimited hours when their course is not in session, subject to their individual visa conditions.
• Students cannot commence work before their course starts.
• Students should check their visa grant letter and VEVO for their exact conditions.

Current Student visa charge:

• From AUD 2,500, with concessions available in limited circumstances.