The Bachelor of Business at The University of Newcastle gives students a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments. 

Students graduate with practical skills and attribute highly valued by employers in various disciplines, including human resource management, leadership, tourism/event management, entrepreneurship and innovation, politics, marketing, industrial relations and international business. 

The business graduates go on to exciting, stimulating and lucrative careers in Australia and internationally in the private, government and not-for-profit sectors.

The Newcastle Business School is hands-on and practical in its approach to learning and teaching. 

You will have the opportunity to gain local and international workplace experience through work-integrated learning projects, industry placements and guest lectures from business professionals. 

The international immersion and placement opportunities run annually to countries such as China, Fiji and Kenya.

You will complete courses from various disciplines in your first year of the business degree. 

This initial year of business studies gives you a strong grounding in business principles and equips you with core business development skills before choosing your major. 

You will develop accounting, management, law, marketing, microeconomics, finance, and business decision-making skills.

You'll undertake courses relevant to your chosen specialty in the second and third years of your business degree. 

Each of the following seven majors provides specialist skills to succeed within that field:

• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Leadership and Management
• Marketing
• Politics and International Relations
• Tourism & Event Management

• Academic transcript
• Completion certificate
• Evidence of English proficiency
• Passport biometric page
• For programs requiring work experience, a curriculum vitae (CV)/resume and/or letters of work experience are recommended

Assumed knowledge:

• HSC Mathematics or equivalent

Admission to undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC), the highest educational award in New South Wales schools. 

Post-secondary study

Further education, like diplomas and university study, can also be assessed for admission.

China:

• China (Peoples’ Republic) National Entrance Examination (Gaokao):  441 out of 750  (58.8%)

India:

• All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 7.5
• Indian School Certificate (CISCE): 66
• Board of Intermediate Education Andhra Pradesh - Intermediate Public Examination: 65
• Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board - Higher Secondary Certificate Examination: 65
• Government of Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education - Second Year PreUniversity Examination: 65

Foundation Studies

The University of Newcastle College of International Education Foundation Studies Program can be completed in either two or three trimesters and is designed to prepare international students for university study, both academically and socially.