Bachelor of Business
at Flinders University, South Australia.
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 Flinders 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
First year builds the business core: principles of management, introductory marketing, accounting and financial literacy for managers, business economics, and a topic on business statistics and data. You also take a professional-skills topic covering teamwork, communication and basic business analysis, which sets up the case-study and group work that runs through the degree. Second year is where you choose a major or majors from areas such as marketing, management, human resource management, international business, tourism and event management, or innovation and enterprise. Topics become more applied, with live-client briefs, consulting-style projects and more data and analytics work. Third year combines advanced major topics with strategy and a work-integrated or capstone topic. Flinders runs industry-engagement and internship options that place students with Adelaide employers and small businesses. The capstone typically asks teams to diagnose a real business problem and pitch a strategy to a panel.
Example first-year subjects
- Principles of Management
- Introduction to Marketing
- Accounting for Business
- Business Economics
- Business Statistics and Data
- Professional Skills for Business
How you will be assessed
- Group consulting projects and live-client reports
- Individual business reports and case analyses (1500 to 3000 words)
- Mid-semester tests and final exams in core topics
- Marketing or strategy pitches to a panel
- Online quizzes on management and economics concepts
- Reflective workplace journals in work-integrated topics
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
- Graduate marketing or brand coordinator
- Human resources or recruitment officer
- Business or operations analyst
- Retail or commercial banking graduate
- Small-business or project coordinator
- Sales or account manager
- Event, tourism or hospitality management trainee
Graduate starting salary
$58,000 - $70,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
Most graduates move directly into graduate or coordinator roles. Postgraduate options at Flinders and elsewhere include the Master of Business Administration (after some work experience), Master of Management, Master of Marketing, Master of Human Resource Management and specialist graduate certificates. Students wanting professional accounting recognition usually need the Bachelor of Commerce or a conversion masters rather than this degree.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who like applied, team-based problem solving over theory
- Confident communicators comfortable pitching and presenting
- People interested in marketing, management or starting a venture
- Self-starters who chase internships and networking early
- Generalists who want broad options rather than one specialism
It is probably not for you if
- Students who want a deeply quantitative, finance-heavy degree
- Those seeking professional accounting accreditation (choose Commerce)
- People who dislike group work and oral presentations
- Students wanting a clear single regulated profession at the end
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 Flinders
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Flinders University handbook and on SATAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/flinders/bachelor-of-business.