Outline
The Bachelor of Business Administration is an international qualification that develops broad business knowledge, helping you become a highly adaptable business professional. You will be cross-skilled in various business areas, graduating ready to work in the dynamic business industry.
Specialisations
You will study three specialisations during your course: International Management, Digital Marketing, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. These specialisations allow you to personalise your degree, enhance your career choices and improve your marketability in international business.
International Management
Prepare for your global career by understanding how best to manage international operations in cross-cultural or cross-national environments in emerging countries. In this specialisation, you will learn to analyse the impact of global and local environments on management, organisations and leadership.
Digital Marketing
Understand digital marketing and its application across the business world and beyond. Learn to manage retail and e-commerce businesses, create digital marketing strategies and manage social media platforms.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
This specialisation is designed for enterprising people who want to found fast-growing businesses or work as internal corporate entrepreneurs. You’ll gain problem-solving, planning, organisation and management skills related to innovation. Throughout this specialisation, you’ll develop the skills, knowledge and expertise to grow an entrepreneurial venture throughout this specialisation. You’ll also practice creativity, design thinking and prototyping.
Career information
Graduates are prepared for leadership roles in organisations across the globe. With a focus on strategic management, marketing and finance, this course will help you build the skills to excel in business consulting, project management, entrepreneurship and corporate leadership.
Professional Recognition
The Bachelor of Business Administration at Curtin University Colombo is offered through Curtin Business School (CBS). CBS is recognised globally for our excellence in teaching and the practical, applied nature of our courses. We have earnt accreditation from the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), placing CBS in the top tier of business schools worldwide. Curtin University is also a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and ethical leadership.
Careers
- Entrepreneur
- Business partner
- Digital marketing specialist
- International business consultant
- Business development manager
- Retail manager
- Sales manager
Industries
- Start-ups
- Advertising
- Marketing
- Diplomacy
- Public Sector
- Procurement
- Finance and Insurance
Course outline
Year 1
- Analytics for Decision Making
- Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business
- Discovering Marketing
- Financial Decision Making
- Introduction to Business Information Systems
- Markets and Legal Framework
- Organisational Behaviour
- strategic Career Design
Year 2
- Business and Sustainable Development
- Designing User Experiences
- Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Finance Principles
- Introduction to Global Business
- Managing Operations
- Marketing Across Borders
- Project Management
- Responsible Management in Asia
Year 3
- Managing Change
- Management of Innovation
- Digital Marketing Strategy and E-Commerce
- Strategic Management
- Enhancing your Business Mind
- International Management
- Enhancing your Business Mind
- Consumer Behavior
- Creating Content and Marketing Breifs
Qualification
Bachelor of Business Administration
CRICOS Code
018007A
Application Intake
Semester 1 2025
Orientation week: Monday 17 to Friday 21 February
Semester Start: Monday 24 February
Semester End: Friday 13 June
Duration
3 Years full time
Location
Curtin University Colombo
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Semester 2 2025
Orientation week: Monday 14 to Friday 18 July
Semester start: Monday 21 July
Semester end: Friday 7 November
*Application close two weeks before orientation.
*Above dates are subject to change.
Academic entry requirements
Sri Lankan A/L
Completion of Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level with an aggregate calculated from your best three subjects (excluding General English) completed in one sitting. See table below
London A/L
Completion of GCE A-Levels from a UK examination authority (Cambridge, Edexcel or equivalent) and achieve the required aggregate as specified in table 1. Evidence of English competency must be provided.
OR
Completion of the Curtin University foundation program (Information Technology, Engineering or Business streams).
OR
Any other alternative qualification recognised by Curtin University.
Minimum requirements for degree programs
Points are assigned on the basis that: A*/A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, S/E=1
English entry requirements
A minimum of a C grade in GCE O-Level English; or a GCE A-Level General English is required. Sri Lankan O-Level and A-Level English results must have been issued within five years of the application date to Curtin University Colombo.
OR
A minimum of any one of the accepted English proficiency tests as specified in the table below. The test must have been undertaken within two years of your application to study at Curtin University Colombo.
Course fee structure
** Course fees apply to degrees completed in Sri Lanka and are subject to review.
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