Bachelor of Business
at University of Tasmania, Tasmania.
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 University of Tasmania 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 | VTAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | VTAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official VTAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Year one builds the business foundation through Discovering Marketing, Foundations of Management, Principles of Economics, Introduction to Financial Decision Making, Quantitative Methods for Business and a digital business literacy unit. The Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE) runs the degree from Sandy Bay in Hobart and Newnham in Launceston, with selected units delivered online and at the Cradle Coast (Burnie) campus. Year two confirms the major from Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, International Business, Tourism Management or Sustainability and Environment. You pick a minor or specified electives to widen scope. Year three caps the degree with strategy units, an industry-engaged capstone and an applied research or consulting project. Most units sit at 12 to 15 contact hours a week split across lectures, tutorials and team workshops. The TSBE Industry Engagement office connects students to Hobart and Launceston employers for capstones and internships.
Example first-year subjects
- Discovering Marketing
- Foundations of Management
- Principles of Economics
- Introduction to Financial Decision Making
- Quantitative Methods for Business
- Behaviour in 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 (Tourism Tasmania, MONA, local agencies)
- Human-resources officer in the Tasmanian State Service
- Small-business operations manager
- Retail and hospitality management trainee (Federal Group, RACT)
- Graduate officer in a Tasmanian local council (Hobart, Launceston, Devonport)
- Project officer at a community-services or industry body
Graduate starting salary
$56,000 - $68,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Graduates can progress to the UTAS MBA (Sandy Bay and online), Master of Marketing, Master of Human Resource Management, Master of Professional Accounting or Master of International Business. The MBA pathway recognises prior learning for those with workplace experience. Combined options at UTAS include the BBus/Bachelor of Laws and the BBus/Bachelor of Economics. Alumni also progress into CPA Australia or CA ANZ accreditation by adding accounting majors at masters level, or into project management certifications (PMP, PRINCE2).
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 Tasmanian tourism, hospitality or small business
- You can work effectively in team projects across Hobart, Launceston and online cohorts
- 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 mainland 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 UTAS
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the University of Tasmania handbook and on VTAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/utas/bachelor-of-business.