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University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)

Sunshine Coast , Queensland ,Australia

Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Design

Looking for a creative business career that lets you help shape the future? In this double degree, you’ll develop the creative and technical skills you need to work as a graphic, visual communication or web designer, as well as strong foundations in the critical aspects of a changing business landscape including marketing, management and entrepreneurship. Using cutting-edge tools and traditional design methods, you’ll work in a studio-based environment to hone your abilities and prepare to tackle a broad range of design challenges within complex and dynamic business environments.

In this degree you will:

  • Study the principles of good design, and learn how to use design to help people communicate, interact and learn
  • Build design expertise in your choice of major, including Animation and Visualisation Design, Interaction and UX Design, Serious Games Design or Visual Communication
  • Understand the fundamentals of modern business, including management, marketing, international trade and corporate social responsibility
  • Practise thinking creatively, analytically, and entrepreneurially to solve complex challenges related to business and design

Campus Information

USC Sunshine Coast

90 Sippy Downs Drive Sippy Downs Queensland 4556 Australia

USC Moreton Bay

1 Moreton Parade Petrie Queensland 4502 Australia

Intakes

  • Feb
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required
10 Days
Possible Interview Call from Institution
10 Days
Provisional/Unconditional Offer
20 Days
Visa Process
45 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

  • Animation and visualisation designer
  • UX designer
  • Game programmer/designer
  • Concept artist
  • Photographer
  • Fashion designer
  • Entrepreneur
  • Marketing coordinator
  • Creative director
  • Advertising executive
  • Business manager
  • International business

Please note that not all study components and/or combinations of study components included in this program may be able to be completed in the minimum duration. Please contact the Program Coordinator if you require written confirmation prior to accepting a place in this program.

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

FOR INDIA

  • All India Senior School Certificate – awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) with a minimum grade average of 60% or better in the best 4 academic subjects in final year and and overall First Division results; 
    or
  • Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) with a minimum grade average of 60% or better in the best 4 academic subjects in final year and overall First Division results; 
    or
  • State board exams, other than Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB), with a minimum grade average of 65% average across the 4 best academic subjects in the final year and overall First Division results;  or
  • Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB) exams, with a minimum grade average of 70% average across the 4 best academic subjects in the final year and overall First Division results; and
  • All applicants must have at least 50% in the theory component (where applicable) of any subject.

FOR BANGLADESH

  • Higher Secondary Certificate, Intermediate Certificate - Minimum GPA of 3.50 out of a 5.00 point scale.

FOR NEPAL

  • Nepalese Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Aggregate Division I and over 65% or GPA of 2.9 in final year, or
  • Nepalese Proficiency Certificate or Intermediate Certificate (issued by a NOOSR recognised Nepalese University or the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT))  - Division I (over 70%).

FOR BHUTAN

  • Bhutan Higher Secondary Certificate - Minimum 80% in the best 4 academic subjects (excluding Languages).

FOR SRI LANKA

  • Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education ('Advanced' Level) - Aggregate score of 3 over the best three academic A Level subjects where A=4, B=3, C=2, S=1

 

 

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