- How long it takes
- 3 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 50.8
- Lowest offered at RMIT University, 2021
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- VIC
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how markets and economies work
- comfort with numbers and financial information
- a careful, analytical approach to problems
- good communication skills for explaining your ideas
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
No job needs this course on its own, but it can help with the work below.
Jobs a degree can help with
None of these jobs needs a set qualification.
Shipbroker
Shipbrokers match cargoes with ships, negotiating the charters and vessel sales that keep goods moving by sea.
Median pay$145,600 (estimate)
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
RMIT University
City, VIC
3.8from 1,757 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 50.8 lowest
- (65.1 median, 2021)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
Federation University Australia
5 campuses, VIC
4.2from 562 Google reviews
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Business (Economics and Finance).
- Microeconomics and macroeconomics
- Corporate finance
- Financial markets
- Quantitative methods
- Core business studies
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?