Bachelor
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.
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
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.
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.
Students may be eligible to exit with a single degree.
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).
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:* 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:** 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:* 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:** 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.