Diploma of Business

Information valid for students commencing in 2014.

Course Code

20521

Version

5

Faculty

Law, Business and the Creative Arts

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Nil

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 (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule I of the JCU Admissions policy.

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

24 credit points as per course structure

Additional course rules

Nil

Additional completion requirements

Nil

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

In the context of a JCU graduate on successful completion of the Diploma of Business graduates will possess:

Knowledge:

  • Demonstrate knowledge in one or more fields for skilled/paraprofessional work in business related professions

  • Analyse relevant concepts and techniques for making business decisions

Skills:

  • Analyse data & resources from a range of sources

  • Design approaches to address issues in business

  • Transmit information clearly and fluently, in written form appropriate for their audience

  • Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills for relevant audiences

  • Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively

Application:

  • Apply technical skills, including numeracy, in a range of situations

  • Demonstrate an awareness of ethical and social responsibility in business settings

  • Identify learning opportunities and self-improvements

Course Structure

Core Subjects

BU1002:03 or BU1902:03 Accounting for Decision Making

BU1003:03 or BU1903:03 Economics for Sustainable Business

BU1104:03 or BU1804:03 Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics

BU1105:03 or BU1805:03 Contemporary Business Communications

BU1108:03 or BU1808:03 Managing Consumer Markets

BU1007:03 Business Data Analysis and Interpretation or MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics

CU1000:03 English for Academic Purposes or CU1010:03 Effective Writing

CV1200:03 Effective Speaking

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Brisbane

Cairns

Townsville

Singapore

Candidature

Expected time to complete

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

4 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

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

Nil

Advanced Standing

Eligibility

Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures.

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 3 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 7 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Other restrictions

Not applicable

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable - this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Course articulation

Students admitted to a Diploma of Business may, after completion of that award, gain advanced standing for those studies into a Bachelor of Business. Students will not be able to undertake a second major in the Bachelor of Business.

Candidates should note that by following this pathway they may not be eligible for any additional advanced standing for prior study.