The Bachelor of Business (BBus) course will provide a broad range of business and management skills, that will be useful to students interested in working in a range of different roles in business. The course is built on a foundation of versatile business-related disciplines, such as, accounting, finance, management, marketing, human resource management, statistics, law, economics, ethics, entrepreneurship, international business, and information technology. Such foundation is then complemented with 4 special units and an Industry-based internship program. In addition, sufficient choice and flexibility is provided in the structure with a wide selection of elective units to diversify or specialist in a particular area.

The course learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Student graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:

• CLO1

  CLO1 Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge and skills in the field of business for professional responsibility and further learning.

• CLO2

  Demonstrate adequate cognitive and technical knowledge and skills in general business and greater depth in critical areas.

• CLO3

  Analyse and evaluate relevant information to take various short- and long-term actions in the administration, strategy, marketing, and financial management of a business.

• CLO4

  Demonstrate well-developed cognitive and technical skills to adapt knowledge and skills to generate practical, timely, and appropriate solutions for complex business problems in diverse contexts.

• CLO5

  Select and apply appropriate methods and technology to communicate electively with all stakeholders with clarity and comprehension.

• CLO6

  Apply knowledge and skills with initiative and proper judgment for problem -solving and decision-making in professional practice and scholarship.

• CLO7

  Demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills with independence, responsibility, and accountability for self-learning and professional practice, and collaborate with others within broad parameters.

The course aims to offer a comprehensive program that contains an appropriate balance of general and specialised knowledge and skills to produce well-rounded graduates; and secondly , to foster a range of transferable skills that will enhance graduate employ-ability.

Lyons College Bachelor of Business graduates are expected to find employment across the corporate sector, industry, government and in non-profit organisations, among others.

According to the occupations list published by the Australia and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO, 2021) the Bachelor of Business graduates will qualify for employment in one or more of the following occupations:

• Corporate Services Managers
• Business Analysts
• Advertising and Marketing Managers
• Human Resource Managers
• Advertising, PR and Sales manager
• Supply, Distribution and Procurement Managers Project Manager/lead
• Entrepreneur

The BBus course includes an Industry-based Internship program, where the students will be working closely with industry partners and professional mentors enabling students to translate their acquired knowledge into professional practice. This intensive work-based unit is expected to make the graduates more job ready than it would be possible without it.

BBus students will select six elective units within the 24 units for the BBus. It is proposed that students will be allowed to select any unit from the existing Bachelor of Accounting course not included in the BBus course structure, provided the prerequisites are met. However, it is suggested that the students select one or more units from the following list which are designed to diversify their knowledge and skill in relevant and essential fields.