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Overview

As digital and operational disruption continues to radically re-shape the global business landscape, business leaders need to be agile, innovative, responsible and entrepreneurial to navigate this increasingly challenging environment. The Enterprise major will provide you with the enterprise knowledge and skills required to contribute effectively to business creation, development and … For more content click the Read more button below. You will learn about: Finance. Learn the finance knowledge and skills to analyse business performance, assess financing and growth alternatives and the quantitative impact of strategic business decisions. Consumer behaviour. Discover how business and society connect, and understand customer trends and behaviour to develop or position a business to maximise opportunities and growth. Ethical practice. Understand the ethical issues that arise in making business decisions. Digital literacy. Learn to use a wide range of digital tools to analyse market and business activity and become a more efficient and effective business professional. Entrepreneurship. Learn the fundamentals of creative innovation and get a competitive edge in the modern business environment. Innovation. Understand the importance of innovation to the economy and apply business model and design thinking principles to develop new or disruptive business opportunities.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

Academic contact

Nicole El-Haber

Location(s)

Bendigo, Melbourne (Bundoora), On-Line

Open to all courses

Yes

Structure

Where one or more subjects are shared between this major and another component (course, second major or minor) the subjects will be replaced with a Business school elective at that level of the common subject.

120 credit points

Level one30 credit points
Level two30 credit points
Level three60 credit points

Enrolment rules

This major is also available through Open Universities Australia (OUA)

Available in courses

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Business - Bendigo

Bachelor of Business - Melbourne (Bundoora)

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Psychological Science - On-Line

Bachelor of Business - Bendigo

Bachelor of Business - On-Line

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts - On-Line

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Analyse business and financial data to assess viable start-ups and new ventures and make sound recommendations to resolve business and societal challenges.
2.
Evaluate research in various business environments using a range of digital tools to analyse and identify emerging business opportunities and locate financial sources to develop a competitive action plan grounded in ethical practice.
3.
Critically analyse a business venture to outline innovative ideas that can be applied in context to a complex and dynamic global business environment.
4.
Employ effective strategies for active participation and engagement in a team to contribute to the analysis and communication of a critique for an entrepreneurial business opportunity.

Career opportunities

The Enterprise major opens up a large range of career options in the wider business field, from establishing, creating and managing your own business through to contributing to existing business operation and enhancement or working for a government or business advisory or regulatory organisation. Potential career options include:

  • Self-employed entrepreneur
  • Business consultant or adviser
  • Market analyst
  • Financing specialist
  • Innovation or business designer
  • Business manager
  • Business data analyst
  • Government policy analyst

The major is also particularly attractive for career paths outside of the business field which require some understanding of enterprise operation and analysis, such as in the engineering, computer science, politics or health sector areas.