Associate Degree of Business

Overview

The Associate Degree of Business delivers exciting units on business, leadership and management, with an emphasis on digital - after all, in a world built on technology you need to understand the effect it can have on your role in any organisation.

After graduation, the opportunities are endless. Human resources, business development, marketing or projects - no matter where your interests lie, enrolling with us is the first step to pursuing your career passion.

So what are you looking for from your studies? If the answer is a modern curriculum, passionate educators with relevant experience in the industry and a network of dedicated peers, then ASM is the place for you.

Course Structure

• Duration: 2 years
• Units: 16 units
• 8 core units (72 Credit Points)
• 5 major units (45 Credit Points)
• 3 elective units (27 Credit Points)
• Course Requirements: 144 credit points
• Delivery Modes:
Campus: Perth (Domestic and international students)
• Melbourne (Domestic and international students)
• Online: Study anywhere, anytime online (Domestic students and offshore international students only)

Degree Units

First Year Units

• MGT106 Contemporary Communications for Organisations (Core)
• MGT102 Management Principles (Core)
• MKT101 Marketing Principles and Practices (Core)
• MGT107 Digital Literacy and Social Media (Core)
• ACC101 Introductory Accounting (Core)
• ITT101 Management Information Systems (Core)
• MGT104 Organisational Behaviour (Major)
• MGT105 Leadership and Motivation (Major)

Second Year Units

• MGT202 Human Resources Management
• MKT201 International Marketing (Major)
• ACC201 Management Accounting in the Digital Economy (Major)
• 200 Elective Unit (Elective)
• LAW201 Social, Legal and Ethical Issues for Business (Core)
• MGT207 Digital Analytics (Major)
• 200 Elective Unit (Elective)
• 200 / 300 Elective Unit (Elective)

Elective Units

• LAW202 Business Law
• LAW204 Taxation Law and Practice
• MGT201 Services Management
• MGT203 Information Gathering and Analytics
• MGT204 Entrepreneurship
• MKT203 Consumer Behaviour
• MGT304 Innovation Adoption and Implementation
• MGT306 Self-Directed Project
• MKT302 Digital Marketing

Graduate Testimonial

“I had a fantastic internship experience, which helped me apply a range of theories in the workplace. I've had a fantastic experience through ASM – it will continue to help me throughout my life and future business opportunities.”

Jagrutiben Hasmukhbhai Patel Bachelor of Business

Admission Requirements

The Australian School of Management (ASM) upholds the principle that all applicants seeking to enrol are treated fairly and equitably. To ensure this, ASM has open, fair, clear and transparent student selection and admissions procedures. Applicants will be selected through the merit based admission requirements detailed below.

Applicants for ASM degrees are required to meet at least one of the following entry requirements:

• Successful completion of Year 12 (with ATAR) or equivalent; or
• Satisfactory completion of an approved Tertiary Preparation Program, Tertiary Orientation Program, or a Foundation Year Program offered by an accredited institution of higher education (“satisfactory completion” means with at least a “Pass” grade if a graded assessment pathway has been undertaken or “Competency Achieved” if a VET pathway has been undertaken); or
• Satisfactory completion of one year of accredited full-time study at an institute of tertiary education (“satisfactory completion” means with at least a “Pass” grade if a graded assessment pathway has been undertaken or “Competency Achieved” if a VET pathway has been undertaken); or
• Having reached the age of 21 (Mature Age Entry) and possessing an employment background deemed suitable by the Admissions Manager / Dean such as to give the applicant reasonable prospects for completing the degree (“suitable employment background” means 3 or more years of supervisory or management experience in Business or Hotel Management); or
• Having reached a standard of education deemed suitable by the Admissions Manager / Dean as to be the equivalent of completion of Year 12 (with ATAR).

In addition, all students must be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the degree for which they have applied.

English Requirements

International students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing proof of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test result of 6.0 (with no band less than 5.5) or equivalent.

Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes:

• Completion of secondary education undergraduate degree via the medium of English; or
• Successful completion of Year 12 secondary schooling in Australia (minimum of 1 school year to be completed in Australia within the last 2 years); or
• Successful completion of an Australian qualification recognised as at least AQF Certificate IV (minimum period of study of 1 school year within the last 2 years); or
• Successful completion of a Tertiary Studies Foundation Program (minimum period of study of 1 school year); or
• International students who do not meet the specified English proficiency requirements can undertake an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students program prior to undertaking the course at ASM; or
• Pearson Test of English Academic (Pearson); or
• Cambridge English (Advanced) from Cambridge ESOL (Cambridge).

Applicants who do not meet the above requirements may enrol in the Full-time General English course at the Australian English Language Centre. This course meets the requirements for a student visa.