Bachelor of Business with Honours

Information valid for students commencing in 2011.

Course Code	20509
Version	2
Faculty	Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Bachelor of Business from JCU, completed within previous 2 years Or Bachelor of Business or equivalent degree from another university, completed within previous 2 years. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Guidelines for Bachelor degrees.
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements	Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 is required (Band 1 at JCU). Students scoring below this may be offered up to six months intensive language training prior to admission to the course.
Additional selection requirements	Minimum average grade of credit for subjects taken under the pre-requisite course that are relevant to the honours field of study.
Special admission requirements	Nil

Credit points	24 credit points as per course structure
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Learning outcomes	Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Bachelor degree Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

BU4061:03 Research Paradigms in Business

BU4062:03 Current Issues in Business Research

BU4064:03 Research Design: Methods and Statistics Part 1 of 2

BU4065:03 Research Design: Methods and Statistics Part 2 of 2

BU4068:06 Honours Thesis Part 1 of 2

BU4069:06 Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Expected time to complete	1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Maximum time to complete	3 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year

Course progression requisites	Nil
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Accreditation requirements	Nil
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Inclusion of majors on testamur	Not applicable – this course does not have majors
Exit with lesser award	Not applicable
Course articulation	Not applicable