Bachelor of Business

Program code

BP343

Duration

3 years

Intakes

Febuary 

June

October

Application deadlines

10 February

16 June

13 October

Location

RMIT Saigon South

RMIT Hanoi city

Overview

Are you ready for a degree that puts you in control, with the freedom to choose a path that you are most passionate about?  

Choose from a suite of Majors and Minors to specialise in one or two chosen fields or broaden your knowledge across many. With a focus on developing your personal and professional capabilities, you will be in high demand once you enter the workforce.  

The program curriculum is co-designed with industry to solve real-world problems and build up cross-disciplinary knowledge and skill sets needed by contemporary business. Graduates of this program will have a global mindset, digital agility and critical thinking abilities.  

The Bachelor of Business allows you to do more than respond to the future, it allows you to create your own. 

Design your own program structure

There are 288 credits (a maximum of 24 courses) in the program. 

In your first year, you will complete 4 business foundation courses to give you the building blocks needed to succeed in your chosen business career path.  

Next, the direction you take is in your hands. You can choose up to two Majors or two Minors, or just focus on individual subjects and electives that interest you most.  

In the final year, all students will undertake the compulsory Capstone Experience, a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course in which industry partners will be bringing challenges, providing feedback and mentoring, and overseeing simulated WIL tasks.

Please note: if you use a course toward the completion of a Major or Minor, you cannot use that same course to count toward another Major or Minor. 

  • Up to 2 Majors (8 courses per Major)
  • Up to 2 Minors (4 courses per Minor)
  • Business electives (choose any course from other Business Majors or Minors)
  • General electives (choose up to 4 elective courses from any program at RMIT)
  • Capstone Experience 

Program combination examples

 

Business foundation

Major(s) 

Minor(s)

Business & General electives*

Capstone Experience 

Combination 1

4 courses 

2 majors  

(16 courses) 

-
3 courses  1 course 
Combination 2

4 courses 

1 major

(8 courses) 

11 courses  1 course 
Combination 3

4 courses 

1 major  

(8 courses) 

2 minors  

(8 courses)

3 courses  1 course 
Combination 4

4 courses 

1 major  

(8 courses) 

1 minor  

(4 courses)

7 courses  1 course 

(*) Business electives: choose any course from other Majors/Minors in the Bachelor of Business.

General electives: choose up to 4 courses from any program at RMIT.

Explore your Majors and Minors

To support your future in business, we have created an extensive range of career focused areas of study (Majors and Minors) allowing you to customise your degree. 

  • A Major is a primary focus for your study, typically 96 credit points (8 standard courses)
  • A Minor is a secondary focus of study, typically 48 credit points (4 standard courses)

Choose from 9 Majors

  • Blockchain Enabled Business   
  • Business and Technology   
  • Economics   
  • Finance   
  • Global Business   
  • Innovation and Enterprise   
  • Logistics & Supply Chain   
  • Management and Change   
  • People and Organisation  

Choose from 14 Minors

  • Accounting in Business
  • Blockchain Enabled Business 
  • Business and Technology 
  • Cybersecurity 
  • Digital Marketing 
  • Economics 
  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Finance 
  • Global Business 
  • Innovation and Enterprise 
  • Logistics and Supply Chain 
  • Management and Change 
  • People and Organisation 
  • Tourism and Hospitality

Explore details and courses for all majors and minors

Design your degree, choose your own career path

Use our tool to help you understand your study options and plan for your future in the RMIT Bachelor of Business.


Learning, teaching & assessment

The Bachelor of Business has a variety of learning and teaching approaches. The assessment you must complete is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate the extent to which you have developed your capabilities and achieved specific learning outcomes in a given area. Methods of assessment will also vary with the learning outcomes and core capabilities of the relevant course.  
 
The Bachelor of Business is predominately a blended learning environment. This includes both classroom teaching and an online learning environment. 

In terms of classroom teaching, this may include discussion, guest lecturers, tutorials, class presentations, group discussions, student-led discussions, role-playing, etc. This style of learning is designed to maximise your understanding of the curriculum content and develop appropriate skills while also promoting an environment where you can ask questions, seek feedback and contribute to class discussion.  
 
The Bachelor of Business incorporates the use of authentic assessment. This is an approach to assessment where you are asked to perform real-world tasks to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills, ensuring your work readiness.

Upon the completion of the Bachelor of Business, you will be able to:  

  1. Explain your role as a local, national, and global citizen and be able to apply these perspectives in business contexts. 
  2. Integrate business knowledge, social intelligence and ethical decision-making in ways that are inclusive and culturally appropriate to produce outcomes that are impactful, sustainable, and fair.
  3. Analyse complex challenges and formulate innovative solutions in real-world contexts. 
  4. Reflect on and continuously progress your own professional development, enhancing your intellectual agility and adaptability as tools for success in ever-changing business contexts.
  5. Coherently articulate technical and conceptual business knowledge that is both contemporary and interdisciplinary.

RMIT provides world-class blended learning with both face-to-face and online experiences in a global network, a supportive community, and real-world skills.

Career prospects

Graduates from this degree will have the skills and knowledge to pioneer change in response to the developing nature of the global economy and its effect on business activities, decision making and investment. 
 

Depending on the majors, minors, and subjects you choose, the following roles may be suitable for you:

  • Accountant, Actuary, Auditor, Economist, Financial Analyst, Financial Planner, Human Resource Professional, Investment Adviser, Legal Professional, Marketing Professional
  • Digital Marketing Analyst, Logistics Analyst, Business Behaviourist, Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media Assistant, Transformation Manager, Community Manager (Public Relations), Ethical Sourcing/Procurement Manager
  • Data Analyst, Pricing Analyst, HR Analytics Manager, Data Scientist, Growth Hacker
  • Agile Coach, Logistics Analyst, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Customer Success Specialist, Social Entrepreneur
  • Digital Marketing Analyst, Social Media Specialist, User Experience (UX) Analyst, Digital Content Curator, Marketing Personalisation Specialist, Employee Experience (EX) Manager, Digital Capability Coordinator
  • Corporate Strategist, Concept Designer, Corporate Development Analyst, Social Innovation Projects Manager, Enterprise Architect.
  • As a Bachelor of Business graduate, you will be prepared for jobs that are growing or yet to be defined. New occupations are emerging, often as the result of disruptions and megatrends. Due to high demand for specialised and hybrid skills and knowledge, roles are surfacing in areas such as nanotechnology, big data, data analysis, digitalisation, AI and automation, and the green and circular economies

Further studies

When you successfully complete this program, you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT honours or postgraduate program in Vietnam and Australia.

 

Fees

Payments can be made each semester, on a course-by-course basis.

Fee program

Annual tuition fee 

(based on full time study load - 8 courses)

Whole program fee

(24 courses - 288 credits)

 

13,664 USD (indicative USD fee) ~ 318,633,667 VND  40,991 USD (indicative USD fee) ~ 955,901,000 VND 

Notes:

  1. The duration of programs is flexible and can be adapted on an individual basis upon enrolment.
  2. Program fees are priced and invoiced in Vietnam Dong (VND).
  3. Payment in other currencies will be converted to VND at the exchange rate on that day. Bank transfer is the preferred method of payment.
  4. The fees in USD are ONLY applicable to those international students who arrange for payment from overseas, as per Circular No. 32/2013/TT-NHNN.
  5. Tuition fees and medical insurance fees are subject to change without notice.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

  • Vietnamese Upper Secondary School (High School) Graduation Diploma with a minimum GPA of 7.0/10.0 for Grade 12 (For other international qualifications please view entry requirements by country).

Academic pathway

English requirements

Successfully complete RMIT Vietnam English Advanced, or complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no band below 6.0)
  • TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum score of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58 (no communication band below 50)
  • C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) or C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) 176 (no less than 169 in any component) 

For other recognised English results, please view English equivalency requirements.

Note:

Previous study and proficiency tests are recognised for two years from the completion date or test date to the program commencement date unless stated otherwise.

Where you have achieved more than one form of English language proficiency only the most relevant achievement will be considered in the admission decision.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

English Pathways

Don't meet the English language test scores? Successfully complete English for University for entry into this program. 

Credit transfer

Come from a partner institution? RMIT has pathway arrangements with many partner institutions around the world. If your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT, you may be able to receive credit and reduce the time it will take to complete your preferred RMIT program. 

Find out if your institution has a pathway arrangement with RMIT.

If you have qualifications from an institution that is not an RMIT partner, credit into your RMIT program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Please contact the RMIT Vietnam Student Recruitment team for more information.

How to apply

1. Find your program

2. Check your eligibility

3. Prepare your documents

4. Submit your application

RMIT’s standard closing dates for receiving applications for each semester is published on the important dates for students page. Please note, RMIT’s offer is subject to the availability of places in each program and applications to competitive programs may close when program quotas fill before published deadlines. As such, applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.