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Bachelor of Advanced Studies - Startup Year

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 16 December 2025.
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Unit of study table

Students completing the Bachelor of Advanced Studies Startup Year must complete a minimum of 48 credit points of 4000-level advanced coursework units of study from the Startup Year Table of units of study, including:
(i) 12 credit points of core 4000-level advanced coursework units
(ii) an additional 12 credit points of selective 4000-level advanced coursework from either the advanced coursework project units listed below or Table A Advanced Coursework Business
(iii) a 24 credit point capstone project.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

4000-level units of study

Advanced coursework units

Core
BUSS4907
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation
6 P Students must meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced Coursework) including completion of a pass undergraduate degree
N SIEN1000
BUSS4908
Innovator's Skills and Actions
6 P Students must meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced Coursework) including completion of a pass undergraduate degree
N SIEN1001

Advanced coursework project units

Selective
Students complete either BUSS4917 or two Industry and Community Project units (12 credit points)
BUSS4905
Advanced Industry and Community Project A
6 P 144 credit points of units of study, including BUSS2000
BUSS4906
Advanced Industry and Community Project B
6 P 144 credit points of units of study, including BUSS2000
C BUSS4905
BUSS4917
Entrepreneurship Project
12 P Students must meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced Coursework), including completion of a pass undergraduate degree
FASS4901
Advanced Industry and Community Project A
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one subject area (major)
FASS4902
Advanced Industry and Community Project B
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one subject area (major)
C FASS4901
SCPU4001
Industry and Community Science Project A
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one Science discipline (completion of a major)
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A
SCPU4002
Industry and Community Science Project B
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one Science discipline (completion of a major)
P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A
C SCPU4001
ARCH4108
Industry and Community Project Unit A
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one discipline (major)
ARCH4109
Industry and Community Project Unit B
6 A Depth of knowledge in at least one discipline (major)
C ARCH4108
FMHU4000
Advanced Industry and Community Project A
6 P 144 credit points of units of study which must also include 6 credit points of EXSS3061 or EXSS3073 or HSBH3026 or EXSS3064
FMHU4001
Advanced Industry and Community Project B
6 P 144 credit points of units of study which must also include 6 credit points of EXSS3061 or EXSS3073 or HSBH3026 or EXSS3064

Advanced coursework project units

Capstone
BUSS4909
Startup Project
24 P Students must meet the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced Coursework), including completion of a pass undergraduate degree, BUSS4907 or SIEN1000 and BUSS4908 or SIEN1001

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
08/12/2025 No Co-requisites (C) for SCPU4001 Co-requisites (C) for SCPU4001 added:
"C SCPU4002"
16/12/2025 Co-requisites (C) for SCPU4001 published as:
"C SCPU4002"
Co-requisites (C) for SCPU4001 removed: