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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

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Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)

  • Bachelor

Combine business and journalism for a journalism career with a specialty in finance, international affairs or politics, or work as a media executive, business analyst or researcher.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
409662, 096579G
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Learn to prepare and present news through a variety of social channels and across online, print and broadcast platforms.
  • Access newsrooms, radio and TV studios and contribute to QUT News and other outlets. You'll also have the opportunity to apply for industry internships and international exchanges.
  • Forge a career as a journalist with a specialty in finance, international affairs, or political and social commentary. You may also work as a media executive, business analyst or researcher.
Highlights
  • Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Learn to prepare and present news through a variety of social channels and across online, print and broadcast platforms.
  • Access newsrooms, radio and TV studios and contribute to QUT News and other outlets. You'll also have the opportunity to apply for industry internships and international exchanges.
  • Forge a career as a journalist with a specialty in finance, international affairs, or political and social commentary. You may also work as a media executive, business analyst or researcher.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Gardens Point

What you will learn

Bachelor of Business

Our business degree equips you to confidently enter the modern business world. It combines key business research and contemporary business best practice and sets demanding standards to create your future career options.

Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically communicate professionally make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. You can study accounting advertising economics finance human resource management international business management marketing or public relations.

Using this double degree forge a career as a journalist with a specialty in finance international affairs or political and social commentary. You may also work as a media executive business analyst or researcher.

Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)

Our journalism degree will prepare you for a changing world. You'll learn to prepare and present news through a variety of social channels and across online print and broadcast platforms.

This course goes beyond the writing communication and ethical foundations of journalism and builds your production skills through hands-on experience in world class facilities. You'll access newsrooms radio and TV studios and contribute to QUT News and other outlets. You'll also have the opportunity to apply for industry internships and international exchanges.

Our journalism graduates have achieved distinction in high-profile news media and public relations positions. Our graduates include senior Australian journalists such as Leigh Sales Peter Greste Leila McKinnon Conor Duffy and Karl Stefanovic.

Learn from working professionals and internationally renowned scholars of journalism and media studies. Journalism staff maintain close links to the industry through their association with high-profile awards and organisations.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Forge a career as a journalist with a specialty in finance international affairs or political and social commentary. You may also work as a media executive business analyst or researcher.

Possible careers
  • Accountant
  • Advertising professional
  • Economist
  • Financial advisor/analyst
  • Human resource manager
  • International business specialist
  • Journalist
  • Manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Public relations officer/consultant

Course structure

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

  • business core units (96 credit points)
  • a business major (96 credit points) choosing from:
    • accounting
    • advertising
    • economics
    • finance
    • human resource management
    • international business
    • management
    • marketing
    • public relations.

Accounting students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Communication component

You will complete:

  • four core units (48 credit points)
  • a communication major (144 credit points) in journalism.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism). You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

You must complete:

  • business core units (96 credit points)
  • a business major (96 credit points) choosing from:
    • accounting
    • advertising
    • economics
    • finance
    • human resource management
    • international business
    • management
    • marketing
    • public relations.

Accounting students will undertake 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Communication component

You will complete:

  • four core units (48 credit points)
  • a communication major (144 credit points) in journalism.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.