Bachelor of Business
at The University of Western Australia, Western Australia.
A general business management degree at the UWA Business School covering marketing, management, HR, entrepreneurship and supply chain. Lighter on accounting and finance than the BCom, with broader elective scope across the Crawley campus.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the The University of Western Australia 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 | TISC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | TISC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official TISC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
Brush up on each prerequisite with our state-syllabus explainers and dot points.
What you will study
Year one builds the UWA Business School transdisciplinary core: introductory economics, accounting, marketing, management and business analytics, plus one or two electives. First-year lectures sit in cohorts of 100 to 200 students with tutorials of 20 to 30 in the Business School building on the Crawley campus.
From year two students select a major. UWA offers majors including Management, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Business Law, Business Information Systems and Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Students stack discipline electives and have access to McCusker Centre for Citizenship community placements as a credit-bearing option.
Year three is heavy on capstone work, case competitions and an applied strategy or consulting project, often delivered with WA industry partners. The BBus differs from the BCom by carrying less compulsory accounting, finance and econometrics and more management, HR and marketing. Group work is constant from second semester onwards.
Example first-year subjects
- Introduction to Economics
- Foundations of Marketing
- Accounting and Financial Management
- Management and Organisations
- Business Statistics
- Introduction to Business Law
How you will be assessed
- Mid-semester quizzes and final exams of 40 to 60 percent in quantitative units
- Group case-study reports worth 25 to 40 percent in marketing and strategy units
- Individual essays and reflective reports in HR and management
- Capstone strategy project pitched to industry partners
- Online weekly engagement quizzes
- Internship reflective journal and supervisor evaluation
Placement and industry experience
UWA Business School embeds Work Integrated Learning options through the Career Mentor Link program and the Business School internship unit (typically 100 to 200 hours) where students join an industry partner on a live business problem. Hosts span Bankwest, Woodside, BHP, Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers, Fortescue, the WA Department of Treasury and Perth-based start-ups via the Plus Three accelerator. The McCusker Centre for Citizenship places students in WA not-for-profits. Most placements sit in Perth CBD and West Perth. Global mobility runs through UWA's partner schools in Europe, North America and Asia.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work as graduate analysts, marketing coordinators and HR officers across WA small business and corporate employers.
- Common destinations include retail-banking graduate programmes at Bankwest, marketing rotations with FMCG and mining services firms, and management consulting boutiques in Perth.
- Many alumni progress into business development, brand management and operations leadership roles within five years.
Professional accreditation
- AACSB accredited (UWA Business School)
Typical first jobs
- Graduate analyst at Bankwest, Macquarie Perth and the major banks
- Consulting graduate at the big four professional services firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC Perth)
- Marketing or brand coordinator at WA retailers, FMCG and mining-services firms
- Human resources adviser at Woodside, BHP, Rio Tinto and Department of WA Government agencies
- Business analyst in the WA technology and start-up sector
- Graduate at Wesfarmers and its operating divisions (Bunnings, Officeworks, Kmart Group)
Graduate starting salary
$60,000 - $75,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
High GPA graduates can enter the one-year UWA Business School Honours year (research thesis) before research masters or a PhD. Common coursework pathways include the Master of Marketing, Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations, Master of International Business or the Master of Professional Accounting to pivot toward CPA Australia or Chartered Accountants ANZ. Combined bachelors are available with Laws, Philosophy Politics and Economics, and Science. Many alumni take the AHRI, CPA, CIM or AMI credentialing path alongside work.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who enjoy team-based case competitions and live business problems
- Those comfortable with mid-level maths in finance and analytics units
- People who want broad business literacy before committing to a specialty
- Students who network actively and want to build a Perth corporate CV
- Those willing to manage heavy group-work loads
It is probably not for you if
- Students wanting deep quantitative finance and economics theory (consider a BCom or BEcon)
- Those who dislike group work or large lecture environments
- Anyone avoiding numerate units entirely
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 UWA
Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the The University of Western Australia handbook and on TISC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/uwa/bachelor-of-business.