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Bachelor of Business (Information Systems Management)
UndergraduateUSQ-ISM-DEG2024
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Unlock careers in both business and IT
Stand out in the business marketplace with an IT specialisation. You’ll cover both technical and business topics and engage in real-world projects with industry partners. Use digital technologies to bridge the gap between business and IT.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Business (Information Systems Management)
About this degree
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Work autonomously and collaboratively to contribute to organisational initiatives by selecting and applying relevant theory to analyse and generate solutions to dynamic issues and changing landscapes.
- Evaluate inputs from various sources and stakeholders to ensure that the interests of others, including organisational, societal, environmental, and professional expectations, are recognised.
- Evaluate digital technologies, mechanisation, computerisation, and/or automation to support current and future business processes in the relevant domain of specialist expertise.
- Communicate broad-level specialist advice to others to build professional credibility.
- Exercise professional judgement using critical and reflective thinking and self-directed learning to continue developing as a self-reliant, ethical, and responsible professional.
- Leverage a well-developed professional identity by exhibiting the human capabilities and knowledge demanded by modern organisations.
- If you know you want a career in IT but don’t want to narrow your focus too early, the Information Systems Management major is ideal. You will gain a broad range of skills with the aim of helping you become a versatile and adaptable employee, equally adept at addressing both technical and business issues. Aiming to help you gain significant analysis and design experience in the business context, you will also work alongside industry partners on real-world issues through a variety of authentic case studies as well as a capstone project in your final year.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
FIN1100 Commercialisation
MGT1001 Cultivating Talent
CIS1000 Digital Disruption
MKT1100 Customer Experience
MGT1101 Human Capabilities for Business
ECO1002 Market Behaviour
ACC1201 Data Insights and Financial Performance
CIS2101 Cloud Based Systems
Year 2
CIS2104 Human Behaviour in Cyber Security
CIS2103 Digital Assets and Responsible Data Management
CIS2105 Enterprise Service Management
CIS2100 Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation
CIS3100 Business Architecture and Systems Thinking
3 x Electives
Year 3
CIS3101 The Digital Business Analyst
MGT3007 Building Intelligent Organisations
MGT3303 The Equipped Graduate
5 x Electives
Award requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Associate Degree of Business, Diploma of Business.
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Indicative total fee $48,969
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 60.0 or equivalent; proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists | Over $120K | Up 45.1% |
ICT Business and Systems Analysts | Over $120K | Up 62.5% |
ICT Managers | Over $120K | Up 49.6% |