Why Study / Key Benefits

• This is a four-year double degree combining business education with applied innovation.
• Students develop broad business knowledge together with innovation, creativity, problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills.
• The course is designed around solving complex problems creatively and developing and delivering projects in uncertain and changing environments.
• Students participate in industry projects, design challenges, innovation sprints and hackathons, giving the degree a strong practical and industry-oriented focus.
• Key skills include communication, teamwork, broad business knowledge, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and adaptability.
• Students can specialise through a Business major while completing the Applied Innovation component.
• Swinburne's business school is currently described by the university as being in the top 5% of higher-education business schools globally and top 300 for business and economics.

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The 400-credit-point degree combines Business, Applied Innovation and additional study.

Business core subjects currently include:

• Financial Information for Decision Making – ACC10007
• Economics for Business Decision Making – ECO10005
• Contemporary Management Principles – MGT10009
• Marketing and the Consumer Experience – MKT10009
• Business Digitalisation – INF10024
• Business Consulting Project – BUS30032
• Creative Mindset and Entrepreneurship – BUS10015
• One Business Practice Core Option.

Applied Innovation core subjects are:

• Exploring Creativity and Innovation – INV10001
• Fundamentals of Innovation Practice – INV10002
• Innovation Sandpit – INV10003
• Responsible Innovation Futures – INV10004.

The Business Practice option can include subjects such as:

• Sustainable Business Practice
• Future Work Skills
• Industry Study Tour – Business
• Professional Internship – Business
• Business Innovation in America Study Tour
• Business Innovation in Europe Study Tour
• Business Innovation in Asia Study Tour
• Indigenous Study Tour: Supporting Economic Development
• Business for Social Impact Study Tour
• Planning for Career Success.

Disciplines / Specialisations

Students choose one Business major. The current course information lists:

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

Examples of major content include:

Accounting:

• Financial Information Systems
• Financial Statistics
• Financial Management
• Company Accounting
• Law of Commerce
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Accounting Theory.

Business Analytics and Analysis:

• Data Management and Analytics
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems
• Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation
• Agile Methods for Business Analysis
• Business Process Modelling
• Predictive Analytics.

Entrepreneurship:

• Ideas, Opportunities and Ventures
• Technology Commercialisation
• Lean Startup Fundamentals
• Entrepreneurial Sandpit
• New Venture Funding
• Entrepreneurship Launchpad
• Startup Ecosystems in Action.

Finance:

• Financial Statistics
• Financial Management
• Ethics and International Finance
• Financial Risk Management
• Management of Investment Portfolios
• Alternative Investments
• Fixed Income and Debt Markets.

Marketing:

• Marketing and Innovation
• Marketing Research and Analytics
• Integrated Marketing Communication
• Frontiers in Digital Marketing
• Consumer Behaviour
• Marketing Insights
• Marketing Strategy and Planning.

Logistics and Supply Chain Management:

• Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Procurement Management
• Operations Management
• Big Data Management
• Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems
• Understanding Risk Management
• Transportation Management.

Programme Highlights

• Four-year double degree.
• 400 credit points.
• Hawthorn campus.
• CRICOS code 108350C.
• Ten Business major choices currently listed.
• Four Applied Innovation core units.
• Industry projects, design challenges, innovation sprints and hackathons.
• Business Consulting Project.
• Opportunities for study tours and selected industry experiences.
• Business school professional accreditation/industry connections including AACSB, ACCA, AHRI, CFA Institute, CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants ANZ, CIMA, PRME and CAIA connections/recognition as listed by Swinburne.
• Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning are assessed individually.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne currently identifies career opportunities including:

• Innovation manager
• Business analyst
• Sustainability manager
• Innovation lead
• Start-up founder
• Product manager.

The Applied Innovation component can also support professional innovation careers such as:

• Innovation consultant
• Innovation analyst
• Strategic designer
• Creative producer
• Human-centred researcher
• Transformation lead
• Innovation strategist
• Innovation manager
• Self-employed entrepreneur.

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant visa for an international student undertaking this CRICOS-registered degree in Australia is generally the Student visa, Subclass 500.

Key requirements include:

• Enrolment in an eligible CRICOS-registered course.
• A Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE), unless a specific exemption applies.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), where required.
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Meeting applicable health and character requirements.
• Meeting applicable financial-capacity requirements.
• Providing English-language evidence where required.
• Adequate welfare arrangements if under 18.