Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours)

Give yourself a competitive edge in the world of business with this degree designed for future leaders via our honours offering–a sign of high achievement, quality and an advanced skill set. This degree is designed to deliver a thorough understanding of the complex concepts facing organisations today whilst allowing customisation toward the business skill of your choice. You will apply core business skills to current challenges built on underpinning values of sustainability, economic inclusiveness and social progress. Your first year will include practical learning environments, cross-disciplinary teamwork and analysis designed to deliver professional skills for leadership and the academic foundations.

You'll have more than 20 majors (or combine any two majors) to choose from, as well as the opportunity to expand your skills beyond the classroom by taking a local or global research or internship experience during your last years of thesis. Access BusinessPLUS for mentoring and workshops including networking and career mapping. This degree will prepare you for a game changing career in commerce, business or research as the world rapidly changes.

Areas of study

Majors: Accounting, Asian business, behavioural science, business analytics, economics, employment relations, events, finance, financial crime investigation and compliance, financial planning, human resource management, innovation and entrepreneurship, international business, logistics and supply chain management, management, marketing, political science and international relations; real estate and property development, sport management, sustainable business, taxation, tourism and travel. Languages available as a second major or minor: Chinese, French*, German*, Indonesian*, Italian, Japanese, Korean*, Modern Greek* and Spanish.

 
*Via cross-institutional study.

Career opportunities

Depending on your major, accountant; economist; business owner or entrepreneur; roles in research or academia, financial planning, advertising, event management and marketing, international and Asian business specialist, employment relations, export, human resources management, tourism, real estate and property development, sport management, sustainable business, information technology; further study in higher research degrees; academic research.

Professional recognition

Depending on your major, you may be eligible to join the following professional bodies: Australian Marketing Institute; Australian Human Resources Institute; Australian Market and Social Research Society; Australian Society of Sport Administrators; Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA); Institute of Public Accountants (IPA); The Tax Institute; Economic Society of Australia (Queensland); Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA); The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply; Pacific Asia Travel Association; Sports Management Association of Australia and New Zealand; Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA).  Griffith Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

International, ensuring your degree is recognised internationally for its quality. The accounting major is accredited by Chartered Accountants ANZ and CPA Australia. The financial planning major is accredited by the Financial Advisor Standards (FAS). The Human Resources major is accredited by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI).

Fees and charges

Refer to Griffith University current fee information.

Admission criteria

Applicants with recent secondary education

Assumed knowledge: Any two units of English (Band 3).

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Griffith VET Guarantee applies to this program.

All applicants

Refer to Griffith University general admission criteria.

Further information

View all details of this course on the Griffith University website.

ATAR profile

ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)

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Student profile