Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours)

Domestic and International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course:

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) [BAdvancedBus(Hons)], you must successfully complete 320 credit points made up of:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 60 credit points for the major module
• 80 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting Extended major:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 90 credit points for the major module
• 50 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake a Financial Planning Extended major:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 80 credit points for the major module
• 60 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting and Taxation Extended major:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 120 credit points for an extended major module
• 20 credit points for flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting and Economics Extended major:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 140 credit points for the major module.

Students wishing to undertake a Financial Planning and Taxation Extended major:

• 180 credit points for the core module
• 120 credit points for the extended major module
• 20 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake the Accounting and Financial Planning Extended major:

• 170 credit points for the core module
• 150 credit points for the Accounting Extended and Financial Planning Extended major module.

Note: Language majors are only available as a second major.

International students required to complete the English Language Enhancement course:

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Advanced Business (Honours) [BAdvancedBus(Hons)], you must successfully complete 320 credit points made up of:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 180 credit points for the core module
• 60 credit points for the major module
• 70 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 180 credit points for the core module
• 90 credit points for the major module
• 40 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake a Financial Planning Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 180 credit points for the core module
• 80 credit points for the major module
• 50 credit points for the flexible module.

Students undertaking the Accounting and Financial Planning Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 160 credit points for the core module
• 150 credit points for the Accounting Extended and Financial Planning Extended major module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting and Taxation Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 180 credit points for the core module
• 120 credit points for an extended major module
• 10 credit points for flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake a Financial Planning and Taxation Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 180 credit points for the core module
• 120 credit points for the extended major module
• 10 credit points for the flexible module.

Students wishing to undertake an Accounting and Economics Extended major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 170 credit points for the core module
• 140 credit points for the extended major module.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 120 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Classification of Honours

This degree with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:

• Class I Honours
• Class IIA Honours
• Class IIB Honours
• Class III Honours

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined on the basis of the GPA achieved for the 80 credit points of nominated courses and a minimum percentage for the Dissertation as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The nominated courses are as follows:
80 credit points of listed courses in the Honours year:

• 7010GBS Research Design
• 7014GBS Systematic Literature Review
• 7011GBS Quantitative Methods
• 7012GBS Qualitative Methods OR 7317AFE Advanced Quantitative Methods and Econometrics
• 6300GBS_P1 Honours Dissertation Part 1
• 6300GBS_P2 Honours Dissertation Part 2
• 6300GBS_P3 Honours Dissertation Part 3
• 6300GBS_P4 Honours Dissertation Part 4

Students who do not achieve Class III Honours will be awarded a Bachelor of Business.

All undergraduate International students are required to complete an English Language Enhancement Course unless specific criteria are met as specified in Section 5.0 Qualifications Procedure.

The following course must be completed in the first trimester of study:

• 5901LHS Language and Communication for Business and Commerce

Advice regarding the requirement to complete the English Language Enhancement Course is available via the myGriffith portal (in the To Do List).

Students whose first language is English are not permitted to undertake this course.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.