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About Curtin University of Technology
History
Named after former Australian Prime Minister John Curtin (1941-1945), Curtin aspires to be a world-class university of technology. Curtin's strength lies in its international orientation, the responsiveness of its programs to national and workplace needs and its promotion of cultural diversity and lifelong learning.
Facts
Curtin University of Technology is the largest university in Western Australia. Its main campus is situated in Bentley, six kilometres south of the center of Perth, Western Australia's capital.
- There are currently a total of 31,000 students enrolled at Curtin with over 12,000 enrolled in business courses.
- Curtin has six teaching divisions including: Business (Curtin Business School), Engineering and Science, Health, Humanities and Resources and Environment.
- Curtin offers over 850 undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
- Curtin offers the most comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate business programs in Western Australia.
- Curtin Business School has seven teaching schools including: Accounting, Business Law, Economics and Finance, Information Systems, Marketing, Management and the Graduate School of Business.
- Curtin is the only Western Australian university with a permanent university campus - the Graduate School of Business - in the Perth Central Business District.
Curtin Business School
Curtin Business School is one of the largest business schools in the region. With resources worldwide and a strong team of staff from international academic and professional backgrounds, the School is able to offer programs at the cutting edge of business education. Curtin Business School aims to provide students and business with a superb international education through the discovery and application of knowledge.
At Curtin Business School we value:
- Education as a pathway to achieving staff and student potential,
- Students as inheritors of the present and builders of the future,
- Staff as teachers and co-workers with students in development of society,
- Teaching a gateway to knowledge and its application,
- Research fundamental to enrichment of business education,
- Consultation central to development of staff and implementation of plans,
- Cross-cultural knowledge and skills basic to an international business school,
- Quality of education the hallmark of responsible teaching,
- High individual and group achievements as goals to be supported, and
- Membership of the wider university community as a source of stimulation, intellectual
endeavor and testing of achievement.
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About the Programme
This program provides school leavers with a solid foundation in business administration and is well suited to those seeking to attain professional expertise in the general management area.
The program focuses on preparing managers for their challenging roles in a global environment, specifically preparing people for management roles in public or private sector organisations. Besides exposing students to various core disciplines in business, it offers them special opportunities such as industry / organisation-based project work, the opportunity to apply these concepts to their own work environment, international study (students are able to gain an exposure and understanding of work in a different context) and the choice of specialising in a particular area such as management, small business and entrepreneurship, human resource and international management.
Those wishing to further their academic career may proceed to a specialist postgraduate program. (For example marketing, educational administration, human resource management, international and/or public sector management)
Who Should Attend
The course is designed for,
- Diploma, Higher Diploma, Advance Diploma in Business Administration or Polytechnic business Diploma holders who want to complete their Final Year in the BBA
- Middle-level professionals who want to enhance their career opportunities without having to disrupt their present working schedules.
- Executives and working professionals who need to update their business skills and education.
- Practicing entrepreneurs, small business people, accountants, lawyers, government employees, health care workers, and others responsible for managing their own practices and making sound business decisions.
Objectives
The course is designed to prepare students for practical work in the Business Administration environment. The objectives of the course are:
- To provide a basic knowledge of business concepts in organisational procedures and methodologies.
- To provide the specific administrative and accounting skills required for the practical understanding of the use in the business environment and to introduce analytical and design techniques sufficient for today's business thinking.
- To provide an introduction to business organisation and systems, in an Asian and international perspective.
Benefits
- One of the first online Australian BBA track.
- Direct and full monitoring from the Curtin Business School faculty.
- Excellent opportunity for middle-level professionals to pursue a university degree.
- Students can apply and integrate directly what they have learned from the programme to their work.
- An opportunity to interact and learn with students from all over the world and the Curtin School of Business faculty directly.
- Students are able to remain with their family while pursuing the degree and draw on their support when necessary.
- Students can earn a recognised foreign qualification without having to go overseas therefore more cost effective.
- Online delivery offers convenience and ease of access.
- Study Anytime and Anywhere.
- Latest online Academic Support and Resource Library around the clock.
- Comprehensive Study Materials with Facilitated Learning Environment.
- 24/7 Administrative, Academic, Helpdesk and Technical Support.
Accreditation
This course is validated by Curtin University of Technology and leads to the
Bachelor of Business Administration issued by Curtin University
of Technology. This degree shall be governed by the regulations
for the award of a higher degree from Curtin University
of Technology.
Achievements
- Recognised
by Asiaweek magazine in 1998, 1999, and 2000 as being
Australia's leading university of science and technology.
- Curtin won the Western Australian Department of Commerce
and Trade's Export Award in the Education Category for
three consecutive years. (1999, 2000, 2001)
- Curtin Graduate School of Business won the Asia Pacific
Yellow Pages Information Technology and Telecommunications
Award 2001 for its flexible learning delivery program.
- Curtin Business School achieved European Quality Improvement
System (EQUIS) accreditation for the onshore delivery
of its business programs by the European Foundation for
Management Development (EFMD).
Australian Firsts
- The 1st Australian university to recruit International Students in 1986
- The 1st Australian university to provide degree courses in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong
- The 1st Australian university to endorse a cross-cultural education policy
- The 1st international university to establish a campus at East Malaysia in a joint venture between Curtin and the Malaysian Government
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) validates the 1st and 2nd Year of the programme while the 3rd Year is fully executed by Curtin Business School (CBS).
Structure
| Year 3 Modules |
| 11001 | Economics (Macro) 101 |
| 11010 | Law (Contract) 101 |
| 10993 | Business Statistics 101 |
| 12953 | Entrepreneurship 300 |
| 2644 | Administrative Management 200 |
| 10835 | International Management 375 |
| 305476 | Problem Analysis 150 |
| 9986 | Asian Management Seminar 301 |
| 3522 | Strategic Management 313 |
| 8553 | Banking Practice and Management 301 |
| 303899 | Ethics in Business 300 |
| 305529 |
Decision Support 300 |
| 10847 | Strategic Logistics Management |
Course Description
Duration
Thames DBA Minimum duration is 06 months & Maximum duration is 1 year.
Thames HDBA Minimum duration is 12 months & Maximum duration is 3 year.
Thames ADBA Minimum duration is 12 months & Maximum duration is 3 years.
Curtin BBA Yr 3 Minimum duration is 15 months & Maximum duration is 5 years
6 weeks per module.
Assessment
Year 3 Subjects Grading
Examination subjects would be graded accordingly based on performance as per Curtin's regulation.
| Grade | Curtin Descriptor | AVCC Descriptor |
| 5 | 50-59 | Pass |
| 6 | 60-69 | Credit |
| 7 | 70-79 | Distinction |
| 8 | 80-89 | High Distinction |
| 9 | 90-99 | High Distinction |
| F | 0-49 | Fail |
Reunit Conditions
Students are terminated from the program at the discretion of the head of school at Board of Examiners. If a student has failed a unit twice, it will be up to the Head of school as to whether or not the student remains in the program. This is done on a case by case basis.
Advancement
Students are given the opportunity to pursue a Masters program from a range of programs available through PurpleTrain and the Informatics network.
Pathways for Curtin BBA
Suitably qualified students can enrol by direct entry into Thames Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) for progression into the next level. Upon successful completion, they will progress to Thames Higher Diploma in Business Administration (HDBA). Again, upon successful completion of this course, they can proceed to Thames Advanced Diploma in Business Administration (ADBA) and on to the Curtin BBA programme.
Suitably qualified students can also pursue the programme by entry into the different levels shown on the accompanying chart.
Details of course fees for the above pathways to Curtin BBA, pls click here.
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