Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama)

Bachelor

Combine business and drama to gain business knowledge for careers including performing arts marketing, management and stage management.

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Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

4 years full-time

Course Code

409952, 064813M

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

ATAR

70

About this course

Highlights

Graduate with advanced creative skills in drama and highly developed business knowledge.
Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
Fine Arts (Drama) is the most comprehensive undergraduate drama program in Queensland.
Study a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.

Highlights

Graduate with advanced creative skills in drama and highly developed business knowledge.
Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
Fine Arts (Drama) is the most comprehensive undergraduate drama program in Queensland.
Study a business major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.

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

Immerse yourself in the fine arts major with up to 16 discipline units and gain in-depth knowledge in your specialisation.

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

Your business degree component comprises eight business core units and eight business major units.

Flexible delivery

The flexible nature of the course means you can combine creative experiences in performance making with theoretical studies. This will allow you to get the most from classroom learning as you connect with contemporary performance both nationally and globally. You will also develop business skills across a broad range of majors to ensure your degree is tailored to you.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

As a multiskilled graduate you will seek to complement your artistic career with paid employment in related areas. Graduates work as event coordinators festival organisers and administrators. Some establish companies with other graduates to create work for the independent theatre sector. Graduates have established successful careers as playwrights artistic directors directors and designers or performers working across a variety of genres including physical theatre or music.

Combined with skilled honed in your business degree you w will enter an industry which has an established network of QUT graduates currently working in positions around the world including:

public relations consultant/manager
communications adviser
corporate relations executive
media adviser or press secretary
media and communications officer or manager
stakeholder relations adviser or manager
publicist
community relations officer
corporate affairs manager

Professional recognition

Students may be eligible for membership to a number of professional bodies depending on choice of major and unit selection in their business degree. Details on professional recognition can be found under the individual majors of the Bachelor of Business (BS05).

Research pathways Bachelor of Business (Honours) option

High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Possible careers

Academic
Account executive
Actor
Administrator
Advertising professional
Art director
Arts administrator
Events and festivals coordinator
Manager
Public relations officer/consultant
Stage manager
Theatre lighting
Theatre professionals

Course structure

Your 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 Fine Arts. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accounting advertising economics finance financial planning human resource management international business management marketing and public relations. Accounting students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Fine arts component

You will complete two common units (24 credit points) and a fine arts major (168 credit points) in drama.

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.