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The University of Queensland (UQ)

  • 29% international / 71% domestic

Bachelors of Business Management / Economics

  • Bachelor

With this dual program, you'll be prepared to lead, develop and grow businesses across all sectors of the economy. You'll learn to think like an economist and understand how people make decisions, how markets operate and how the world works.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
2439, 098328K
Intake Months
Feb, Aug
International Fees
$42,272 per year / $169,088 total

About this course

This dual program allows you to combine specific business management studies with an area of study in the Bachelor of Economics.

During your business studies, you'll hear from industry guest lecturers, examine real-life case studies and undertake projects, placements and internships with leading businesses. With course content developed in close collaboration with UQ industry partners, you'll study topics including accounting, economics, law, marketing, business information systems and strategy.

The Bachelor of Economics will teach you how to question, analyse, model and predict behaviour. Economics is central to decision-making in business, markets, trade, government, health, and a range of other areas. You'll complete a list of compulsory courses that will build your knowledge about key economic principles, theories and tools. You'll study topics including microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and more.

You'll graduate from one of the largest, most influential and most prestigious schools for economics in Australia. The school is home to more than 70 staff, including experts in energy and climate change, productivity and efficiency analysis, and development economics.

Study locations

St Lucia

What you will learn

Program highlights
  • Take advantage of UQ's strong industry collaborations and gain experience through initiatives including executive shadowing and individual placements.
  • Study at one of the largest, most influential and most prestigious schools for economics in Australia.
  • Join one of the world's top business schools and learn from award-winning research and industry experts.
  • Open up opportunities for a wide range of change-making careers in the public, private and not-for-profit sector.

2 in Australia for business and economics

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

57 in the world for business and economics

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2019

Career pathways

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Depending on which major you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Investment analyst
  • Economic consultant
  • Economics, policy and social analyst
  • Business systems planner
  • Business development manager
  • Business management consultant
  • International trade manager
  • Corporate banking analyst
  • Product manager
  • Policy evaluation officer