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Bachelor of Business (Management)

This degree looks at how organisations are run and how people within them make decisions.

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How long it takes
3 years
full time
Entry ATAR
From 52.45
Lowest offered at RMIT University, 2021
How you can study
Online or on campus
Includes a work placement
Taught by
8 providers
4 states and territories

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Business (Management) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in how organisations work
  • a knack for planning and organising tasks
  • comfort with numbers and basic analysis
  • good communication skills for working with people

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.

  • Account Director

    Account directors look after a company's largest client relationships and the revenue those accounts bring in.

    Median pay$96,200 (estimate)

  • Call Centre Manager

    A call centre manager runs a contact centre's day-to-day operations, setting service targets and making sure customers get through to someone who can help them.

    Median pay$114,700

  • Call Centre Team Leader

    A call centre team leader keeps a customer service team meeting its targets, coaching representatives and stepping in on the calls that need a manager's judgement.

    Median pay$73,500

  • Caravan Park Manager

    Caravan park managers run the day to day operations of a holiday park, keeping guests, amenities and grounds safe, clean and profitable.

    Median pay$79,000

  • Change Manager

    Change managers help the people inside an organisation adjust to a new system, structure or process, so the change actually sticks once the project team moves on.

    Median pay$111,800 (estimate)

    In demand

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    A continuous improvement manager finds where a factory or production line is wasting time, materials or money, and leads the changes that fix it.

    Median pay$96,200 (estimate)

  • Customer Service Manager

    Customer service managers lead the teams that answer customer enquiries and complaints, and they set the standards those teams work to.

    Median pay$91,500 (estimate)

  • Equipment Hire Manager

    Equipment hire managers run the day-to-day hiring of plant and equipment, keeping the fleet available, compliant and earning so construction, mining and farming customers can get on with their work.

    Median pay$83,200 (estimate)

  • General Manager

    General managers run the day-to-day operations of a business, a site or a division, and answer for how it performs.

    Median pay$148,200 (estimate)

  • Operations Manager

    Operations managers keep an organisation's routine work running, coordinating the staff, processes, budgets and suppliers it depends on to deliver.

    Median pay$114,400 (estimate)

  • Partnership Manager

    Partnership managers build and manage the commercial relationships a business has with other organisations, and are judged on what those relationships deliver over time.

    Median pay$111,800 (estimate)

  • Post Office Manager

    Post office managers run a postal outlet's day to day operations, keeping counter services open, mail and parcels moving and staff supported.

    Median pay$75,400 (estimate)

  • Production Manager

    Production managers run the people, machinery and schedules that keep a plant producing to its output and quality targets.

    Median pay$119,500

  • Project Director

    Project directors lead large, complex initiatives from the first business case through to delivery, holding the budget, the timeline and several teams to a single outcome.

    Median pay$148,200 (estimate)

  • Railway Station Manager

    Railway station managers run the day-to-day operations of a station, keeping passengers safe, trains on time and staff supported.

    Median pay$96,200 (estimate)

  • Regional Manager

    A regional manager oversees a group of branches or sites, setting budgets and targets and answering for how each one performs.

    Median pay$111,800 (estimate)

  • Retirement Village Manager

    Retirement village managers run the day-to-day operations of a village, from the budget and maintenance to the services that help older residents keep living independently.

    Median pay$109,200 (estimate)

  • Sales Manager

    Sales managers lead a team of salespeople, setting the targets and coaching the staff whose calls and deals bring in a business's revenue.

    Median pay$139,200

  • Territory Manager

    A territory manager looks after sales and customer relationships across a defined patch, usually for a wholesaler, manufacturer or retail supplier.

    Median pay$84,200 (estimate)

  • Cinema and Theatre Manager

    Cinema and theatre managers keep a venue running day to day, from the show schedule and staff roster to box office takings and patron safety.

    Median pay$73,800 (estimate)

  • Transport Manager

    A transport manager plans and controls the vehicles, drivers and schedules that keep freight and deliveries moving on time.

    Median pay$137,900

  • Travel Agency Manager

    Travel agency managers run the day-to-day of a retail or corporate travel business, leading a small team and keeping bookings, supplier deals and margins on track.

    Median pay$90,000 (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 8 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.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Business (Management).

  • Strategy and decision making
  • Marketing
  • People and human resource management
  • Economics for business
  • Operations and project management

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
  5. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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