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Associate Degree in Business Studies
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
Adelaide University's Associate Degree in Business Studies is the two-year pathway exit award within the Bachelor of Business, covering the same first two years of study and giving students a recognised qualification if they choose not to continue to the full degree, or a direct credit pathway back into it. A three-year degree (144 units) at Adelaide University's city campus. The structure is a common core (ethics, data literacy, First Nations knowledges, responsible AI), a program core (accounting for decision makers, management and leadership, emerging technologies and business analytics, marketing principles), one 48-unit major, a work-integrated learning block, and electives.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 4 parts
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsAccounting for Decision Makers
- 6 unitsBusiness Law
- 6 unitsManagement, Organisations and Leadership
- Principles of Economics
Year 1, Semester 2
- 6 unitsMarketing Principles
- Major
- Common core
Year 2, Semester 1
- 6 unitsEmerging Technologies, Data and Business Analytics
- 6 unitsNegotiation, Conflict Management and Resolution
- Major
- Major
Year 2, Semester 2
- Major
- 6 unitsWIL/ Profession
- Common core
Career & PR pathway
Which careers in Business lead to skilled migration depends on the occupation, not the degree title. See the skilled occupation lists guide for which occupations are on each list, and the points calculator to check where you stand.
Admissions
Guaranteed entry ATAR 70 (or equivalent secondary qualification); no prerequisite subjects; IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each band for international applicants.
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