How can AI change the way we do business? What makes a brand stand out? How do organisations navigate disruption and decide what comes next?
Start with the questions that interest you. As technology reshapes industries and the way we work, deep subject knowledge, critical thinking and the ability to adapt can help you navigate new challenges and opportunities.
In our Bachelor of Commerce, you can choose to complete one or two business majors. A major is a sequence of units that builds your knowledge and skills in a particular subject area, such as finance, business analytics or marketing.
Use this guide to explore what you’ll learn, the skills you’ll develop and the career pathways each major could support. You don’t need to have a job title in mind to find a subject worth exploring.
Accounting, Governance and Regulation
What do the numbers reveal about a business?
In the Accounting, Governance and Regulation major, you’ll learn to understand, analyse and communicate financial and non-financial information, and use it to inform decisions.
- Analyse and record financial transactions
- Allocate costs and prepare budgets and other reports to inform operational and strategic decisions
- Prepare and audit financial statements in line with international accounting and auditing standards
- Assess financial information and understand its value for business decisions
Explore units of study in the Accounting, Governance and Regulation major.
Career pathways include:
- Financial accounting
- Auditing and assurance
- Internal audit and risk
- Management accountant/business analyst
- Financial analyst
- Management consultant
- Tax adviser
Banking
How does money keep the economy moving?
Banks play an important role in the economy, attracting savings, granting credit, investing in industries and facilitating business through payment systems. Our banking major takes an applied approach and will allow you to gain in-depth understanding of how banks and financial intermediaries function in the world economy, as well as how they operate internally.
- Use statistical software to analyse real datasets
- Build mathematical models to solve problems
- Gain expertise in bank management and risk management
- Learn how to measure and manage financial risk
- Analyse monetary policy and learn machine-learning methods
- Communication business intelligence to inform decisions
Explore units of study in the Banking major.
Career pathways include:
- Commercial and investment banking
- Financial services
- Consulting
- Risk management
- Financial industry regulation
- Central banking
- Government departments
Business Analytics
What can you discover in the data?
As businesses use AI and data to inform decisions, asking good questions and interpreting the results matters. In Business Analytics, you’ll develop practical skills to investigate business problems, identify patterns and communicate insights. Explore statistical analysis and machine-learning methods, connecting analytical techniques with business decisions.
- Use statistical software to analyse real datasets
- Build mathematical models to solve problem
- Explore methods for credit scoring, market segmentation, consumer behaviour modelling and product positioning
- Communicate business intelligence to inform decisions
- Learn machine-learning methods
Career pathways include:
- Business analyst
- Data analyst
- Business intelligence specialist
- Analytics consultant
- Logistics and supply chain analyst
- Forecasting and risk analyst
- Market, customer and retail analyst
- Commercial and investment banker
- Government, policy and public sector analyst
Business Law
Can you see the legal questions behind a business decision?
Business decisions sit within a framework of laws and regulations. Explore how that framework shapes commercial activity, and develop the analytical and problem-solving skills to recognise legal issues, assess risk and identify when specialist legal advice is needed.
- How to conduct case-based analysis of the law
- Identify the legal implications, opportunities and risks of business activities
- Build written and oral arguments relevant to commercial legal issues
- Explore securities and derivatives law, finance and banking, taxation, employment, corporate crime, trade practices and consumer law
Career pathways include:
- Accountant
- Financial analyst
- Investment adviser
- Policy advisor
- Compliance and regulatory specialist
- Tax adviser
- Financial broker
- Financial planner
Digital Business
How could technology help a business work better?
Digital Business brings people, processes and technology together. In Digital Business you’ll explore how information and communication technology can support organisational development and transformation, from improving processes to designing user-friendly solutions.
- Collaborate in cross-functional teams and learn to understand different stakeholders’ needs, perspectives and values
- Map, model and improve organisational processes and activities
- Communicate technology driven change to a range of stakeholders
- Develop ideas user-friendly interfaces, approaches and solutions
- Learn how organisations govern and manage data
- Build your proficiency with systems and software
Career pathways include:
- Solutions architect
- Enterprise information architect
- Information analyst
- Information management specialist
- Digital capability manager
- Data analyst
- Cybersecurity analyst
Finance
What makes an investment worth the risk?
Financial decisions influence where organisations invest and how they plan for the future Explore how businesses use financial information to guide strategy, and develop knowledge and practical skills relevant to financial services and investment, including banking, asset management, risk management, and entrepreneurial finance.
- Measure and manage financial risk
- Build financial models
- Explore how assets are priced
- Learn about portfolio management
- Present financial information
Explore units of study in the Finance major.
Career pathways include:
- Financial analyst
- Economist
- Financial planner
- Funds manager
- Investment banker
- Markets analyst
- Trader
- Financial advisor
- Managing companies
- Wealth management
- Financial consultant
Global Business
What changes when business crosses borders?
Working across countries means navigating different cultures, risks and ways of doing business. In Global Business, you’ll explore international strategy and develop skills relevant to global businesses, government agencies and international non-for-profit organisations.
- Explore multinational and transnational business strategies
- Analyse and manage risk
- Develop strategy and apply design thinking
- Learn about managing employees and organisations across cultures
- Explore logistics and supply chain management
- Build interpersonal skills for working across cultures and borders
- Develop entrepreneurial skills in an international business context
Career pathways include:
- Management consultant
- Trade strategist
- International human resource manager
- Global marketing strategist
- Entrepreneur of born-global business
- Consultant in government and non-government organisations, such as the World Bank, AUSTRADE or the United Nations
Human Resource Management and Employment Relations
How can we make work better for people and organisations?
Work shapes people’s lives. The way it is organised and managed matters. Explore how to manage people, promote decent work, build positive workplace cultures and help organisations achieve their objectives through effective people management.
- Tackle contemporary employment and workplace challenges
- Explore how people management supports organisational strategy
- Develop approaches to positive workplace cultures
- Examine responses to complex issues like sexual harassment, discrimination and workers’ rights
- Understand how climate change is affecting the world of work
- Explore how government policy and organisational contexts shape people’s experiences at work
- Work with senior leaders and industry partners in human resources and industrial relations, including the Fair Work Commission, businesses, and unions
- Experience advocacy work with tribunals such as the Fair Work Commission
Explore units of study in the Human Resource Management and Employment Relations major.
Career pathways include:
- Human resources strategist
- Human resources coordinator
- People and change consultant
- Diversity consultant
- Policy analyst
- Industrial officer
- Employer branding consultant
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
What could you build from a good idea?
A new service? A social venture? A different way to tackle a familiar problem? In Innovation and Entrepreneurship, you’ll develop your ability to recognise opportunities and explore how ideas become ventures or innovation projects within existing organisations.
- Explore technological innovation, digital disruption and social entrepreneurship
- Investigate sustainability-focused innovation and entrepreneurship
- Use design thinking to develop new products or services
- Learn how to build for-profit and social ventures and launch start-ups
- Explore how to lead innovation projects in private, public or not-for-profit organisations
- Apply innovation skills to areas ranging from global social problems to music festivals and digital games
- Develop your creativity and ability to identify and frame opportunities
- Build skills in collaborating with and leading multidisciplinary teams
Explore units of study in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship major.
Career pathways include:
- Entrepreneur
- Business analyst
- Business consultant
- Project manager
- Event manager
- Operations manager
Management and Leadership
How do you help people and organisations move forward?
Leading an organisation involves understanding people, making decisions and putting strategy into practice. Explore the knowledge, tools and skills that help organisations achieve their objectives, navigate change and make a positive contribution to society.
- Build a foundation in management and leadership, including technical and people skills
- Develop and implement sustainable business and organisational strategies
- Learn to lead and manage organisational change
- Use data-driven insights and analytical approaches to inform management decisions
- Explore the psychology of people at work
- Develop skills for managing teams to thrive in national and global business environments
- Work on real-world industry problems
Explore units of study in the Management and Leadership major.
Career pathways include:
- Management consultant
- Organisational development consultant
- Change manager
- Sustainability manager
- Executive manager
Marketing
Why does one brand get your attention?
Behind a compelling brand is an understanding of what people need and value. In Marketing, you’ll explore how customer and market insights inform what organisations offer, and develop skills to turn those insights into marketing strategies.
- Design business proposals and marketing strategies informed by data
- Create, position and develop brands
- Formulate research questions and develop consumer insights
- Explore advertising and produce creative material
- Develop persuasive communication and pitch ideas
Career pathways include:
- Marketing manager
- Business strategist
- Advertising executive
- Marketing communications specialist
- Brand manager
- Product manager
- Market researcher
- Digital marketing specialist