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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Creative Industries

  • Bachelor

Combine business and creative industries for careers including entertainment industries producer, events manager, creative entrepreneur or social media marketer.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
409182, 059596B
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Complement your creative and entrepreneurial skills with core business knowledge for a competitive professional advantage.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Combine your creative industries major with a major in accountancy, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.
  • Develop your creative thinking and innovation, and project management skills.
  • Learn through industry partnerships and networking, and interdisciplinary work.
Highlights
  • Complement your creative and entrepreneurial skills with core business knowledge for a competitive professional advantage.
  • Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
  • Combine your creative industries major with a major in accountancy, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing, or public relations.
  • Develop your creative thinking and innovation, and project management skills.
  • Learn through industry partnerships and networking, and interdisciplinary work.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Gardens Point

What you will learn

You will complete six Bachelor of Creative Industries core units as well as one creative industries major of eight units and two Creative Industries introductory units. Your business degree component includes eight business core units and eight business major units.

The Bachelor of Business is designed to produce graduates with the knowledge skills and experiences for success in a broad range of contexts in general and specific fields of business. The course provides students with a strong theoretical and practical underpinning in the key disciplines functions principles and practices of business across national and international business environments with depth and specialisation in a discipline. The curriculum is responsive to industry needs providing students with contemporary knowledge and skills that are highly relevant to industry.

The Creative Enterprise core consists of studio units that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with Work Integrated Learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups - the perfect complement to your business studies.

Some of the combinations of business and creative industries include:

  • media and communication and advertising
  • screen content production with marketing
  • creative and professional writing and public relations.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

Graduates work in a diverse range of interesting careers taking on positions such as:

  • entertainment industries producer
  • events manager
  • creative entrepreneur
  • social media marketer
  • entertainment marketing professional.

Career outcomes will depend largely on the choice of major or specialisation undertaken.

Professional recognition

Students may be eligible for membership to a number of professional bodies depending on choice of major and unit selection in their business degree. Find details on professional recognition under the individual majors of the Bachelor of Business (BS05).

Research pathways Bachelor of Business (Honours) option

On successful completion of this course you will be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Business (Honours) Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Philosophy provided you meet the entry requirements.

Possible careers
  • Administrator
  • Advertising and new media professional
  • Banking and finance professional
  • Branding specialist
  • Campaign manager
  • Communication specialist
  • Copywriter
  • Creative entrepreneur
  • Creative writer
  • Digital communication specialist
  • Digital content producer
  • Drama teacher
  • Entertainment entrepreneur
  • Events and festivals coordinator
  • Fashion marketer
  • Film/television producer
  • Graphic designer
  • Human resource developer
  • Human resource manager
  • Information officer
  • International business specialist
  • Internet professional
  • Market research manager
  • Marketing officer/manager
  • Media producer
  • Multimedia designer
  • Music agent/manager
  • Music publisher
  • Organisational communication specialist
  • Policy officer
  • Post-production specialist
  • Public relations officer/consultant
  • Publicist
  • Stage manager
  • Theatre professionals
  • Web designer

Course structure

Your course

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Creative Industries. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accountancy advertising economics finance human resource management international business management marketing public relations. Accountancy students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Creative Industries component

The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major.

You will complete:

  • Core units - 72 credit points
  • Creative Industries introductory units - 24 credit points
  • A Creative Industries major - 96 credit points from one of the specified majors including: Creative and Professional Writing; Media and Communication; Drama and Performance; Entertainment; Fashion Communication; Interactive and Visual Design; Music and Sound; and Screen Content Production.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.

Your course

In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 384 credit points comprising 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Creative Industries. You will undertake the two components of the double degree concurrently.

Business component

The business component is made up of 96 credit points of Business School core units and 96 credit points of units from a business major. The business majors are accountancy advertising economics finance human resource management international business management marketing public relations. Accountancy students will complete 10 major units and six Business School core units in order to meet professional recognition requirements.

Creative Industries component

The core of the program centres on Creative Enterprise studios that offer authentic problem-based activities coupled with work integrated learning skills in entrepreneurship and commercial links that engage in creative start-ups. Early in your degree you choose 24 credit points of introductory units to experience your preferred majors with the option to undertake defined breadth units in other relevant areas. Using this experience you then decide upon a creative industries major.

You will complete:

  • Core units - 72 credit points
  • Creative Industries introductory units - 24 credit points
  • A Creative Industries major - 96 credit points from one of the specified majors including: Creative and Professional Writing; Media and Communication; Drama and Performance; Entertainment; Fashion Communication; Interactive and Visual Design; Music and Sound; and Screen Content Production.
Study overseas

Study overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.