University of Technology Sydney

C10342v3 Bachelor of Management

Award(s): Bachelor of Management (BM)
UAC code: 601065 (Digital Creative Enterprise) (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session), 601068 (Events) (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session), 601070 (Sport Business) (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session), 601075 (Sustainability & Social Impact) (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session), 601080 (Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship) (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session)
CRICOS code: 084784A (Autumn Spring); 113424C (Summer)
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 144
Course EFTSL: 3
Location: City campus

Overview
Course aims
Career options
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent requirements
Assumed knowledge
External articulation
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
Honours
Other information

Overview

The Bachelor of Management is designed for aspiring professionals eager to excel in management within the dynamic experience economy. Stand out by choosing a program that blends theoretical knowledge with practical application, including workplace internships and international exchange opportunities through our UTS partnerships. Our course is unique, offering specialisations in event management, sport business, strategic innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social impact, and digital creative enterprise. These areas underscore the evolving nature of Australia's creative industries and their global significance.

Students acquire a robust understanding of management practices, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate the digital landscape. Practical projects, field visits, case studies, and internships equip them with professional skills and enhance their employability. Learning is interactive and applied, with a focus on real-world challenges. They benefit from our strong industry connections and hands-on experiences that prepare them for a successful career in management.

Course aims

Graduates emerge with the business design, teamwork, and innovation skills required to contribute successfully to organisations in the commercial, public, and not-for-profit sectors of the entertainment and experience economy.

Career options

Career options include digital and creative technologies entrepreneur, digital marketing director, digital strategist, digital channel manager, digital content manager, online community manager, digital project manager, digital marketing director, digital and creative industry business analyst, event and festival manager, conference and meeting manager, sport event manager, event marketing, public relations and sponsorship manager, venue manager, event planner, sport management and marketing, sport event manager, venue and facility manager, sports developer, sport for development, sports administrator, athlete wellbeing, player union manager, athlete agent, sport media manager, sport sponsorship and promotions, operations manager, destination manager and marketing manager in government agencies (local, state, national and international levels), growth hacker, social media manager, business development manager, CEO/founder, advocacy manager, donor relations coordinator, fundraising manager, volunteer coordinator, community outreach coordinator.

Innovation and Transdisciplinary program

Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTS

All UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.

Diploma in Innovation

The Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.

All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.

Transdisciplinary electives program

Transdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.

Course intended learning outcomes

1.1 Apply critical thinking skills to analyse contemporary managerial challenges, enabling the development of creative solutions relevant to professional practice
2.1 Develop effective communication skills to enable cogent knowledge transfer with colleagues to achieve productive project outcomes relevant to professional practice
3.1 Evaluate and implement ethical principles in respect of managing for social responsibility, including knowledge of cultural diversity, economic equity, and environmental sustainability as they relate to professional practice
4.1 Execute managerial capabilities and technical skills that are critical to professional practice in a specialised industry sector
5.1 Acquire and apply knowledge of Indigenous Australian contexts to inform professional capabilities to work with and for Indigenous Australians across management professions

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see the UTS Inherent requirements page.

Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.

UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.

For course specific information see the UTS Business School Inherent Requirements Statement.

Assumed knowledge

Any two units of English.

External articulation

The Business School offers a range of external articulations with Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education institutions. Details of all arrangements are available via the credit recognition search tool.

Recognition of prior learning

Students who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Management and have previously studied at another university or other recognised tertiary educational institution may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if the subjects previously studied are deemed by Business to be equivalent to those specified for their course.

Students who have completed a course at a private college are not eligible for any exemptions unless an articulation agreement between Business and the college is in place. Details of all arrangements are available via the credit recognition search tool.

For more information about the application process, see How to Apply for Recognition of Prior Learning.

Course duration and attendance

The course is taught on a full-time basis. The normal time for completion is three years. Students should be aware that they may be required to attend evening classes.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 144 credit points. The study components for course completion are:

  • 48 credit points of management core subjects
  • a major (48 credit points)
  • 48 credit points comprising of either:
    • a second major (48 credit points), or
    • two sub-majors (24 credit points each), or
    • a sub-major (24 credit points) in conjunction with elective subjects (24 credit points), or
    • elective subjects (48 credit points)

Students can choose any one of the following majors: Digital Creative Enterprise, Events, Sport Business, Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship or Sustainability and Social Impact.

Electives can be taken from any faculty in the university, with the approval of the owning Faculty.

Students have an option to undertake an internship program (26600 Business Internship) as an elective within the major or as a free elective. Students should not enrol in the internship subject in the last session of study to ensure that completion of required hours of work does not impact graduation and/or international students' visa conditions.

Course completion requirements

STM90928 Core subjects (Management) 48cp
CBK91013 Major choice (Management) 48cp
CBK92010 Second Major/Two Sub-majors/Sub-major + 24cp Electives/48cp Electives 48cp
Total 144cp

Course diagram

Course diagram: C10342

Course program

Typical full-time programs for Autumn commencement are provided below. The study plans listed below are examples only. Each student's course program depends on the area of specialisation they select.

Course programs for each individual major are available on the Manage your course page.

Sport Business major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
21440 Management Skills   6cp
24109 Marketing and Customer Value   6cp
21655 Sport and Society   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
Spring session
21654 Socio-political Context of Management   6cp
21227 Innovation and Entrepreneurship   6cp
21658 Australian Sport System   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
Digital Creative Enterprise major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
21440 Management Skills   6cp
24109 Marketing and Customer Value   6cp
21662 Creative Industries in the Collaborative Economy   6cp
Spring session
21654 Socio-political Context of Management   6cp
21227 Innovation and Entrepreneurship   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
December session
81539 Innovation in Complex Systems   8cp
Events major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
21440 Management Skills   6cp
24109 Marketing and Customer Value   6cp
21637 Event and Entertainment Contexts   6cp
21639 Event Impacts and Legacies   6cp
Spring session
21654 Socio-political Context of Management   6cp
21227 Innovation and Entrepreneurship   6cp
21640 Event Management   6cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
Strategic Innovation and Entrepreneurship major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
21440 Management Skills   6cp
24109 Marketing and Customer Value   6cp
21510 Introduction to Strategy   6cp
Spring session
21654 Socio-political Context of Management   6cp
21227 Innovation and Entrepreneurship   6cp
Select 12 credit points of options   12cp
Sustainability and Social Impact major, Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
21440 Management Skills   6cp
24109 Marketing and Customer Value   6cp
21513 Business Ethics and Sustainability   6cp
Spring session
21654 Socio-political Context of Management   6cp
21227 Innovation and Entrepreneurship   6cp
95017 TD: Change-making for social impact +   8cp
Select 6 credit points of options   6cp
December session
94657 Futuring for Innovation with Impact   8cp

Levels of award

The Bachelor of Management may be awarded with distinction, credit or pass.

Honours

The Bachelor of Business (Honours) (C09004) is available with an additional one year of full-time study for eligible students.

Other information

Further information is available from the UTS Student Centre on:

telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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UTS Business School