Bachelor of Business
at Federation University Australia, Victoria.
A three-year co-operative business degree at Mount Helen (Ballarat), Berwick and online, listed in VTAC for the first time for 2027 entry (alongside the separate Business (Accounting) and Business (Marketing and Management) degrees), so there is no selection-rank history. Federation's guaranteed ATAR is 50. VCE prerequisite is a study score of at least 20 in any English.
Lowest selection rank
FedUni has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Students build core skills in management, marketing, accounting and entrepreneurship. Study areas include business strategy, consumer behaviour, data and information systems, the future of business, marketing communication and social media marketing, with structured professional identity development.
Placement and industry experience
Federation's co-operative education model combines study with industry-based projects and a supervised professional placement.
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.
Typical first jobs
- Graduate marketing or brand coordinator
- Human resources officer or talent coordinator
- Business analyst or operations graduate
- Account manager in advertising, sales or B2B services
- Supply chain or logistics analyst
- Retail or hospitality assistant manager
- Small-business or family-business operations role
Graduate starting salary
$60,000 - $75,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Graduates work in management, marketing, accounting and small-business roles, or continue to postgraduate business study.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who enjoy teamwork and group projects
- People interested in how organisations are run and grown
- Strong communicators who like presenting ideas
- Self-starters who join clubs, case competitions and start-ups
- Students wanting flexible career options across industries
It is probably not for you if
- Students wanting deep technical or scientific specialisation
- Those who dislike group work or assessed presentations
- People who want a chartered profession with a single licence path
- Students looking for a quantitative finance or economics track (commerce is closer)
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.
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Federation University Australia website and on VTAC before applying.