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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments

  • Bachelor

Combine business with games and interactive environments for a competitive advantage. Work in roles such as producer, project manager, content manager or marketer.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
419692, 092651C
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Gain a competitive advantage over other games and interactive environments graduates with highly developed business knowledge.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Be a part of Queensland's leading video game industry, responsible for titles such as Hellboy and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
  • Specialise in animation, digital media, game design or software technologies
  • Major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.
Highlights
  • Gain a competitive advantage over other games and interactive environments graduates with highly developed business knowledge.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Be a part of Queensland's leading video game industry, responsible for titles such as Hellboy and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
  • Specialise in animation, digital media, game design or software technologies
  • 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

Gardens Point

What you will learn

By combining these degrees you will not only expand your business skills but also your creative skills through the development of digital environments and other forms of interactive media. In the business component of this double degree you will gain broad-based business knowledge and skills that will prepare you for any business role along with the specialist skills and knowledge in your choice of business major. In the games and interactive environments component you will have the opportunity to develop your creative skills in the area of your chosen major.

Other study options
  • Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments
  • Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments/Bachelor of Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates may find employment in management roles within the games and interactive environments industry such as project manager production manager producer content manager business development manager product manager or marketer.

Professional recognition

The Software Technologies major of the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). ACS accreditation is internationally recognised by the Seoul Accord. Your business degree may also be recognised by the relevant professional body for your chosen business major.

Early exit

Students may be eligible to exit with a single degree.

Research pathways

You may wish to take your passion further and extend your studies with an honours research program.

Honours is an ideal pathway for high-achieving graduates to enter the doctoral program (PhD) and provides a wider range of career opportunities including research analytic or teaching positions. Consult your course coordinator in second or third year to assess what projects may be available within your areas of interest.

Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Business with an overall GPA of at least 5.5 (on a 7-point scale) may be eligible for admission to the BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments with an overall GPA of at least 4.5 (on a 7-point scale) may be eligible for admission to the IN10 Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours).

Students who successfully complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Business with an overall GPA of at least 4 (on a 7-point scale) may be eligible for admission to the BS16 Master of Business (Study Area A).

Possible careers
  • Account executive
  • Accountant
  • Advertising professional
  • Advertising and new media professional
  • Animator
  • Banker
  • Banking and finance professional
  • Branding specialist
  • Certified practicing accountant
  • Computer game programmer
  • Computer games developer
  • Digital communication specialist
  • Digital content designer
  • Digital content producer
  • Digital strategist
  • Economist
  • Financial advisor/analyst
  • Forensic accountant
  • Games developer
  • International business specialist
  • Investment banker
  • Market research manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Media or communications adviser
  • Public relations manager
  • Sound designer

Course structure

Students are required to complete 384 credit points comprised of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business program and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments program.

Business component:
  • 8 units (96 credit points) of Business School core units
  • 8 units (96 credit points) of Major core units*

* Please note Accounting major students complete 6 business core units (72 credit points) and 10 accounting major units (120 credit points) to allow them to complete professional requirements.

Games and Interactive Environments component:
  • 6 units (72 credit points) of games and interactive environments core units which includes 2 units (24 credit points) of option units** selected from an approved list.
  • 10 units (120 credit points) of Major core units.

** Unit options list - comprises a range of units from which you choose to undertake two (2). The core option choices provide you with space in your course to explore other fields such as within Games and Interactive Environments Information Technology. The core option choices can be used to complement your Major studies.

Students are required to complete 384 credit points comprised of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business program and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments program.

Business component:
  • 8 units (96 credit points) of Business School core units
  • 8 units (96 credit points) of Major core units*

* Please note Accounting major students complete 6 business core units (72 credit points) and 10 accounting major units (120 credit points) to allow them to complete professional requirements.

Games and Interactive Environments component:
  • 6 units (72 credit points) of games and interactive environments core units which includes 2 units (24 credit points) of option units** selected from an approved list.
  • 10 units (120 credit points) of Major core units.

** Unit options list - comprises a range of units from which you choose to undertake two (2). The core option choices provide you with space in your course to explore other fields such as within Games and Interactive Environments Information Technology. The core option choices can be used to complement your Major studies.