Online Business Studies Degree :: Accredited Universities

The course draws upon the extensive portfolio of subjects offered by the Faculty of Business, as well as subject offerings of other CSU Faculties. There are no specialisations in this program, however, you may choose to cluster subject choices around particular areas of interest or opt for a variety of study areas to better inform you about potential career choices. You are also encouraged to consider undertaking subjects that develop work ready skills.

Subjects offered within the Faculty of Business provide and optimum blend of theory and practice and aim to provide you with both soft skills such as communication, problem solving and ethical understanding to enable you to work with people, as well as the hard skills associated with particular areas of study, including accounting, computing, economics, finance, law,management, marketing, mathematics, operations and project management. Workplace learning subjects will offer strategic and international perspectives that will prepare you for employment in regional, national and international organisations.

International students may study the Bachelor of Business Studies through CSU regional campuses or the CSU Study Centres in Sydney or Melbourne. An intake in Session 3 is available for CSU Study Centres and distance education students. The Port Macquarie Campus offering is available to domestic students only.

As with all our courses, the Bachelor of Business Studies is designed and delivered with study flexibility in mind. You can choose between full-time and part-time study options to fit in with work and lifestyle commitments. You could choose to study just one subject in an academic session or, with approval, fast-track degree completion by undertaking four subjects per session if part-time.

Entry Requirements

To be admitted into the course, prospective students need to indicate their likelihood of success through: previous studies, and other attainments and experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees ($100/course)

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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Graduates from the BBS programme have a broad base of business knowledge combined with specialist knowledge of a particular area of business. The BBS is therefore an excellent entry to a promising career path. The ability to think clearly, critically and analytically and to conceptualise ideas and relate them to practical business situations is developed through the student's course work. The programme seeks to develop portable skills which will be of value in a business environment after graduation.

Entry Requirements

To enrol in the BBS degree you must have an entrance to university qualification, either through Bursaries and Scholarship Examinations, NCEA, New Zealand University Entrance, Admission with Equivalent Status, Discretionary Entrance or Special Admission.

English and Maths are desirable school subjects. A school background in Accounting and Economics is useful but not essential. Exemptions on the basis of high NCEA Level 3 marks are available in Statistics, Accounting and Economics.

Other Fees

Enrolment Fee - $51.40 (NZD)

Student Services Levy - $237.50 (NZD)

Massey Foundation Fee -$22.40 (NZD)

Distance Learning overseas venue fee - $214.20 (NZD)

Textbooks

Incidental Unit Fees

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Business studies is a popular, well-established subject that provides an excellent foundation for any aspiring business person. This online Business Studies degree is ideal if you are looking for promotion within your current organisation, are starting your own company, or wanting to move into a more business-orientated career. With our online Business Studies degree, you gain all the benefits of a UK degree, without relocating or having to put your career on hold.

Entry Requirements

You will need A levels or equivalent qualifications such as a BTEC Certificate or Diploma, an International Baccalaureate, OU credits, an Access to HE diploma, Scottish Highers or Irish Leaving Certificate.

We’ll also consider all the information that you include in your application, including evidence of any relevant experience which demonstrates you have the potential to succeed on this online learning degree.

If English is not your first language you will need an English language qualification.

For this course you will need at least one of the following:

IELTS 6.0
TOEFL 550 (paper based) 213 (computer based) or 80 (internet based)
Pearson Test of Academic English: 51
Cambridge Advanced Certificate: Pass
London Tests of English: we accept level 4 for undergraduate courses
International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C
International GCSE English/English as a Second Language: Grade C

Other Fees

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This innovative course is firmly rooted in your own experience. You’ll investigate how organisations think and work, how they’re managed, and the external world in which they operate. You can focus entirely on business studies, or combine it with accounting, economics, environment, international development, law, French or Spanish.

Key features of the course
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Develops your understanding of business organisations and their key elements

Explores wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how all these work together

Helps you relate your studies to your own experience

Equips you for a wide range of employment opportunities across all sectors.

Entry Requirements

None

Other Fees

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This innovative course is firmly rooted in your own experience. You’ll investigate how organisations think and work, how they’re managed, and the external world in which they operate. You can focus entirely on business studies, or combine it with accounting, economics, environment, international development, law, French or Spanish.

Key features of the course
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Develops your understanding of business organisations and their key elements

Explores wider considerations such as environments, markets and processes; and how all these work together

Helps you relate your studies to your own experience

Equips you for a wide range of employment opportunities across all sectors.

Entry Requirements

None

Other Fees

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