BP344 - Bachelor of Business Professional Practice
Plan: BP344 - Bachelor of Business Professional Practice
Campus: City Campus
Overview
Program detailsPurpose of the ProgramArticulation and pathwaysEntrance requirementsExternal accreditation and industry linksStudent expenses and charges in addition to feesLibrary, IT and specialist resourcesProgram details
Award title: Bachelor of Business Professional Practice
Award abbreviation: BBusProfPractice
Total credit points: 384
Career: UGRD
Duration: Domestic students: 4 years full time; 8 years part time; International students: 4 years full time
Location: Melbourne City campus
Owning school: CoBL College Office (610P)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/college-of-business-and-law
ASCED code: 080399
CRICOS code: 106622M
Top of pagePurpose of the Program
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice is a four-year program that combines the development of academic business knowledge and professionalism courses with multiple direct industry engagement experiences of your choice from year two of the program. You will study professional business theory alongside confidence building practical work-based periods to transition into professional careers and/or undertake higher learning. Career development learning is scaffolded across all four years of the program.
The central focus of the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice degree is to mix theoretical business knowledge and through the career building and professional development courses prepare you to graduate with not only discipline knowledge and skills but also the important professional transferable skills needed to participate in the workforce attained through workplace experiences. This knowledge and skills will enable you to analyse information to evaluate impact on the business and recommend innovative solutions to business related problems and projects.
You will also complete five professional development courses aimed at building your own self-awareness and career building skills that will prepare you for the workplace experiences you will undertake in years two to four of your program. The workplace experiences will provide you with critical non-technical skills such as teamworking, cultural awareness within a multi-cultural local, national or global workplace environment and key professional industry integration of discipline knowledge and practices.
Your journey through the program from discipline specific learning, career development opportunities and workplace experiences will be stored in your curated ePortfolio of artefacts which can be used to demonstrate your learning journey, career decision making and workplace experiences to prospective employers.
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice program culminates in year four with the completion of a unique capstone experience in BUSM4823 Business Research Lab, where you will bring your discipline-based knowledge into a multi-disciplinary project creating reports addressing important international business-related problems or issues that are significant from a global perspective. As a graduate, the capstone course provides you with evidence of accomplishing within a multi-disciplinary work environment a recognisable contribution to the multifaceted context of business and the disciplines represented.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business (Professional Practice) emerge with a strong foundation in business theory, practical experience in diverse workplace settings, and the confidence and capability to navigate professional environments with agility and impact.
Pathways and Graduate Outcomes:
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice is a generalist business education degree that equips graduates with a suite of essential technical, social and emotional skills to meet business expectations and provide career outcomes in wide areas of professional work.
Graduates that gain deep discipline knowledge constructed through majors, minors and Business option courses in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Financial Planning and Human Resource Management will have the ability to pursue careers in Business Professions. Business professions are occupations which are highly specialised and usually subject to guidelines or codes of conduct set by professional bodies such as: Actuary, Auditor, Economist, Financial Analyst, Financial Planner, Human Resource Professionals, Investment Adviser, Legal Professionals & Marketing Professionals.
Bachelor of Business Professional Practice students who focus on the application of knowledge across more than one area of study, either cross-disciplinary or multi-disciplinary, that provides a deep understanding of how businesses function with a broader combination of courses, majors and minors such as: Business and Technology, Global Procurement and Sourcing, Marketing, Data Insights, Global Business, Managing Global Team, Social Impact, may pursue transformative roles. Mature occupations that have been transformed by data and technology have created hybrid roles, such as: Digital Marketing Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Business Behavioralist, Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media Assistant, Transformation Manager, Community Manager (Public Relations) & Ethical Sourcing/Procurement Manager.
Bachelor of Business Professional Practice graduates will be preparing for jobs that are growing or yet to be defined, alongside those training for professional occupations that may be more resistant to change. New occupations are emerging, often as the result of disruptions and megatrends. Recently, new occupational groups have formed due to high demand for specialised and/or hybrid skills and knowledge in areas such as nanotechnology, big data, data analysis, digitalisation, AI and automation, and the green and circular economies. Roles in fields of Data, such as: Data Analyst, Pricing Analyst, HR Analytics Manager, Data Scientist, Growth Hacker. Roles in Emerging Business Practices, such as: Agile Coach, Logistics Analyst, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Customer Success Specialist, Social Entrepreneur. Roles in Online Engagement, such as: Digital Marketing Analyst, Social Media Specialist, User Experience (UX) Analyst, Digital Content Curator, Marketing Personalisation Specialist, Employee Experience (EX) Manager, Digital capability coordinator, Corporate strategist, Concept designer, Corporate development analyst, Social innovation projects manager and Enterprise architect. These occupations can be pursued with curated courses, majors and minors available through the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice.
Research Pathways:
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice provides a specific and clearly articulated option for research pathways. Research-related courses are nominated as part of the board program structure and research is embedded as a component of the integrated skills framework mentioned above. Professional Practice students interested in a career in research have an option to follow pathway into Industry based research internships and/or additional study via the Bachelor of Business (Honours) or Higher Degree by Research.
The delivery of this program is blended comprising of face-to-face and online learning.
Top of pageArticulation and pathways
Credit and exemptions will be assessed consistent with the principles of the RMIT University Credit Policy. Students enrolled in RMIT programs are required to complete a minimum amount of study in an RMIT program to be eligible for an award. The minimum amount of study in the Bachelor of Business Professional Practice is 96 credit points.
Applicants who have completed studies or have partially completed a similar program at another institution (with entry criteria similar to this program) may be accepted with some credits or exemptions being granted towards this program. Please refer to the RMIT website for more information on how to apply for credit.
Credit pathways between RMIT University VE programs, Higher Education Diplomas & Associate Degrees in the same or related discipline, may enable you upon successful completion of a lower level qualification, at the required standard for admission, to apply for advanced standing in a higher-level qualification.
Credit pathways between RMIT University programs may enable you upon graduating from an RMIT University qualification to apply for advanced standing in a higher-level qualification. The Bachelor of Business provides specific options for research pathways. Students interested in a career in research have an option to pathway into the Bachelor of Business (Honours) or Higher Degree by Research. For more information about admissions and credit please refer to the RMIT University Credit Policy.
If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program you can apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for RPL. These arrangements may be subject to change.
Note: For students transferring from RMIT Bachelor of Business programs
Credit will be assessed on an individual basis and, where possible, credit will be granted with grades (including fail grades). You will not be required to submit any supporting documentation in your application (i.e., transcripts, qualifications).
Top of pageEntrance requirements
Entry to this program is competitive. Eligible applicants are ranked and selected in order of merit based on their academic achievement plus any adjustment factors.
Adjustment factors include equity access schemes and/or subject adjustments.
We will consider your entire academic record to determine your eligibility for entry. The highest level of education you have previously completed will usually determine how you are ranked
Prerequisites:
English language requirements:
For local applicants: https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/entry-requirements/minimum-english-language-requirement
For international applicants: https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/international-students/apply-to-rmit-international-students/entry-requirements/english-requirements
Other prerequisites: None
Applicants with recent secondary education (current and within the past two years):
Successful completion of an Australian Year 12 Senior Secondary Certificate of Education or equivalent, including Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).
If applicable, this includes equity access schemes and any other adjustment factors.
Vocational Education and Training study applicants:
Successful completion of an Australian Diploma or Advanced Diploma or equivalent overseas qualification.
Higher Education Diploma applicants:
Successful completion of an Australian Higher Education Diploma or equivalent overseas qualification.
Associate Degree applicants:
Domestic applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of four courses in an Australian Associate Degree with GPA converted to ATAR and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree.
International applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of eight courses in an Australian Associate Degree and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree.
Higher Education Bachelor Degree applicants:
Domestic applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of two courses at an Australian Bachelor Degree with GPA converted to ATAR and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree.
International applicants who have successfully completed the equivalent of four courses at an Australian Bachelor Degree and no double-fail in any required course of the receiving degree.
Open Universities Australia (OUA) applicants:
Successful completion of two Open Universities Australia higher education units. Scored or graded results are required.
Applicants with Work and Life experience:
You may satisfy the academic requirements by completing the STAT multiple choice. If you are applying to RMIT as an applicant with work or life experience, you may sit the STAT multiple choice if you:
- are 19 years of age or over as of 1 January in the year in which you will start your studies and
- have not been enrolled in secondary studies for at least two years and
- have no prior secondary school (Year 12), VET studies, HE studies or relevant work experience that can be considered for entry, or these do not meet the minimum academic requirements for the program
STAT results are valid for two years prior to the commencement of study and can be used to meet Year 12 English prerequisites. You are still required to meet all other program prerequisites or equivalents.
Learn more about RMIT STAT results including minimum STAT scores required to meet prerequisites.
Adjustment Factors:
You may be eligible for adjustment factors which will be applied to your selection rank.
Available ONLY to applicants currently study Year 12 at a SNAP partner school:
RMIT’s School Network Access Program (SNAP) https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/equity-access-schemes/types-of-equity-access/schools-network-access-program-snap-applicantsis designed to increase tertiary participation by giving priority access to RMIT diploma and degree programs to eligible applicants currently studying Year 12 at a SNAP partner school.
Available only to applicants currently studying Year 12 or whose highest qualification is a completed Year 12:
Subject Adjustments: study score of 25 in Accounting, Business Management, Economics, any Information Technology, Legal Studies, any Mathematics, Industry and Enterprise or Psychology equals 1 aggregate point per study; A study score of 35 in any English equals 2 aggregate points per study; up to a maximum of 8 points.
Regional Adjustments: RMIT automatically allocates adjustment factors to Year 12 applicants from a low socio-economic status area for all certificate IV, diploma, advanced diploma, associate degree and degree level programs that select primarily on ATAR. Low socio-economic status areas area determined by applying the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Socio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Education and Occupation.
Available to ALL applicants:
Equity Access Schemes: Equity access schemes https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/applying-to-rmit/local-student-applications/equity-access-schemes/types-of-equity-access take into account personal information and location, difficult circumstances, disadvantaged financial background and disability or medical condition that may have impacted on your most recent academic performance.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access program is an early offer model that allows applicants to be selected for programs independent of their final results. Capacity and capability for success are determined by selection staff through an interview process managed by the Ngarara Willim Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Adjustments received for eligible applicants will not contribute to the overall maximum adjustments factors an applicant may receive.
Elite Athlete Adjustment:
The RMIT Elite Athlete Program (REAP) supports eligible elite and emerging athletes to achieve sporting and academic excellence, allowing students to balance the demands of both their studies and their athletic responsibilities.
Eligible elite or emerging athletes who are seeking admission into a vocational education or degree course will receive adjustment factors applied to their ATAR.
Top of pageExternal accreditation and industry links
Accreditations:
This program is accredited by the professional bodies listed in the table below. Specified credit/exemptions towards professional qualifications offered as part of the accreditation is subject to the applicant meeting set criteria defined by each professional body. Any application for credit/exemption should be made directly to the professional body and is your responsibility.
The professional bodies may offer membership for you as a career enabler which could include opportunities for networking and access to discipline specific resources. Application for membership is your responsibility.
| Requirements | Professional Body | Accreditation Description | Membership and Opportunities |
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Major: Financial Planning - all courses Minor: Financial Planning and Tax - selected courses* |
Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority [FASEA] |
Program satisfies the academic requirements to become a registered Financial Planner | Not applicable |
| Major: Business Information Systems Major - all courses |
Australian Computer Society [ACS] |
Program satisfies the academic requirements of the ICT profession for initial professional practice
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Students eligible for membership category: Student
Visit www.acs.org.au for membership benefits |
| Major: Finance - all courses |
CFA Institute |
Program satisfies the requirements of the University Affiliation program |
Students eligible to apply for a CPA Institute scholarship Students/Graduates may be eligible for membership category: Regular or Affiliate Visit www.cfainstitute.org for membership benefits |
| Major: Marketing - all courses |
Australian Marketing Institute [AMI] The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) |
Program satisfies the AMI standards that ensures continued professional relevance for marketing graduates. Program accredited by CIM through recognition of AMI accreditation |
Students eligible for membership category: Student Graduates eligible for membership category: Graduate Graduates eligible for 2 years credit towards the 5 year Certified Practising Marketer [CPM] qualification Graduates eligible for a letter of reference Joint membership with AMI and CIM at a preferential rate. CIM Marketing Club – free access to webinars on topics such as digital marketing trends, sustainability and more, plus employability webinars designed to help students transition in to the world of work The Pitch global competition – a free to enter competition where teams of 2 to 3 students work on a real-life marketing challenge from a sponsor organisation |
| Major: Human Resource Management |
Australian HR Institute (AHRI) https://www.ahri.com.au/ahri-membership/individual-membership |
Program satisfies the standards defined by the AHRI HR Model of Excellence associated competencies and key practice areas for human resource management professionals. |
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Minimum certification requirements Minor: Logistics & Supply Chain, plus other business majors and/or minors coming from the Business stream, and at least 85% of electives come from the undergraduate business elective list. |
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport [CILT] [Australia] |
Program satisfies the academic requirements for Chartered Membership (Semester 1 2024 – Semester 2 2028). |
Students eligible for membership category: Student (must be full-time otherwise eligible for Affiliate membership) Graduates eligible for membership category: Affiliate Graduates eligible for membership category: Member (MILT) (must also have completed three (3) years relevant experience) Visit https://cilta.com.au/home/membership/individual-for membership benefits |
*Refer to program structure for more details.
Industry Links:
The Bachelor of Business Professional Practice is closely linked to industry which takes place in various forms. In the curriculum, some courses are designed as 'work integrated learning' (WIL) courses involving discipline related industry projects as part of learning. The College of Business and Law has established Industry Advisory Committees comprising of high profile industry representatives. The role of the committees ensures the College of Business and Law's links with industry standards and practices remain current.
Top of pageStudent expenses and charges in addition to fees
Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees. Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.
Top of pageLibrary, IT and specialist resources
Resources available from the Library
RMIT Library provides extensive resources, services and study space. All RMIT students have access to scholarly resources including course related material, books, e-books, journals and databases.
You can find more information on Library resources and services at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library.
One-on-one study support is available for assistance with assignment preparation, academic writing, referencing, maths and study skills.To contact Library staff for help, phone, email or chat via the Ask the Library service: https://www.rmit.edu.au/library/about-and-contacts/ask-the-library
For information resources relevant to specific subject areas please refer to the library subject guides here: https://rmit.libguides.com/
IT and Wireless
If you have a laptop or other wireless-enabled device you can connect to RMIT’s fast Wi-Fi. While on campus, no matter how you work or where you work, you’re able to connect, collaborate and create using this secure network. In addition, with myDesktop, you can access your RMIT desktop and applications from home or wherever you have an internet connection.
Online learning tools and content
As a student in this program, you may access online learning tools and content for your program and associated courses from the student portal: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students.
Services available to you as a student at RMIT University
RMIT University provides a wide range of resources and opportunities to assist your learning and wellbeing so you can achieve your study and career goals.
Services are available face to face and online assisting with:
- Disability, long-term illness, mental health support: Equitable Learning Service can create a tailored plan that supports your needs and identifies ongoing assistance so you can participate in your studies: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning
- Career Development and employment: get help finding a job, planning your career and exploring opportunities like volunteering, global study experiences and scholarships: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/careers-opportunities
- Health and wellbeing: access medical and psychological support services as well as fitness and faith-based facilities. health, housing and financial matters: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/health-safety-wellbeing
- Accommodation: help finding accommodation if you’re joining RMIT from interstate or overseas or leaving home for the first time: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-life/accommodation
- Build connections with peers: participate in arts, sport, recreation, fitness activities: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-life
We also offer a dedicated support service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: Indigenous students - RMIT University https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/indigenous
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