Bachelor of Business
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A general business management degree covering marketing, management, HR, entrepreneurship and supply-chain. Lighter on accounting and finance than a Bachelor of Commerce, with broader elective scope.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Charles Darwin University Bachelor of Business. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official SATAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Year one builds the business foundation through introductory units in management, marketing, economics, accounting principles and business statistics. CDU's Asia Pacific College of Business and Law builds the programme around northern Australia and Asia-Pacific trade contexts. Year two introduces the major - choose from Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, International Business or Tourism and Hospitality. You also pick a minor or elective stream. Year three caps the degree with an industry-engaged capstone, strategy units and an applied research or consulting project. Teaching is delivered on the Casuarina campus, at Sydney campus and fully online, with mixed cohorts of school leavers, mature-age learners and international students. Most units sit at 12 to 15 contact hours a week split across lectures, tutorials and team workshops.
Example first-year subjects
- Foundations of Business
- Principles of Marketing
- Accounting for Business
- Business Economics
- Business Statistics
- Management and Organisations
How you will be assessed
- Group consulting reports and team presentations
- Case-study analyses and essays
- Mid-semester quizzes and final exams in core units
- Marketing campaign and brand strategy projects
- Reflective portfolios in management and HR units
- Capstone industry-engaged consulting project
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as graduate analysts, marketing coordinators and HR officers across small-business and corporate employers.
- Common destinations include retail-banking graduate programmes, FMCG marketing rotations and management consulting boutiques.
- Many alumni progress into business development, brand management and operations leadership roles within five years.
Professional accreditation
- AACSB accredited (where applicable)
Typical first jobs
- Marketing coordinator
- Human-resources officer
- Small-business operations manager
- Retail and hospitality management trainee
- NT Government graduate (business stream)
- Project officer in a community-services or tourism organisation
After graduation
Graduates can progress to the Master of Business Administration or specialist masters in Marketing, Human Resource Management or Professional Accounting through CDU's Asia Pacific College. The MBA pathway recognises prior learning for those with workplace experience. Alumni also pathway into graduate diplomas in financial planning, project management or Indigenous leadership.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You want broad business literacy rather than narrow accounting focus
- You are interested in small-business, tourism or trade in northern Australia
- You can work effectively in mixed online and face-to-face team projects
- You want flexibility to combine work with study
- You are comfortable in classes with mature-age and international peers
It is probably not for you if
- You want a fully quantitative finance or actuarial pathway
- You dislike group assessment and team-based projects
- You want a large CBD campus with daily peer presence
- You prefer a lock-step accounting accreditation route
Careers this leads to
Australian career pathways that name this Bachelor of Business as an entry route. Each page shows uni, TAFE and apprenticeship alternatives.
Related courses at CDU
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Charles Darwin University handbook and on SATAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/charles-darwin/bachelor-of-business.