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Develop the specialist skills that employers want:

• Common undergraduate first year: Bachelor of Business students have the chance to try study areas before selecting a major in second year.
• A choice of 13 majors:  Undergraduates can choose to major in Accountancy, Business Analytics, Business Law, Economics, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Sport Marketing and Management or Supply Chain Management.
• Choose more than one: The undergraduate program allows you to take a second minor, or combine complementary specialisations in a double degree.
• Two master's in two years: Combine two master's degrees and graduate with two specialist qualifications in as little as two years offered by the Sydney Business School, UOW.

A degree from UOW opens doors:

• Get noticed: Gain valuable real-world experience, and make professional connections that will help launch your career, with a business internship. You'll work with industry leaders such as KPMG, Mercer, NAB and Accor Hotels.
• Industry collaboration: UOW has a strong business research reputation in collaboration with industry.
• Access to experts: Learn from industry guest lecturers.
• Be rewarded: Earn an industry sponsored scholarship or cadetship.
• Travel: Study a short course at our partner institutes in China and Dubai, or a semester exchange through our Study Abroad network.

Launch your entrepreneurial career:

• Prepare: Take subjects in entrepreneurship, innovation and start-up management to develop your entrepreneurial skills while you study.
• Connect: Become part of iAccelerate, UOW's unique business accelerator program where startups, scaleups, social enterprises and intrapreneurs thrive.
• Partner: Benefit from strong connections with start-up incubators which can help fund business ideas into action.

Business Internship Program: Throughout their degree, business students have the opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience and make professional connections that will help launch their career, including the opportunity to participate in our Business Internship program.

Our business graduates earn up to 50 percent more than a typical Year 12 graduate in the same role*.

* Braithwaite, B., West, G., Harvie, C., Hartgerink, N. (2013), Leading Locally, Competing Globally: Measuring the University of Wollongong’s Contribution to Economic and Social Prosperity, Centre for Small Business and Regional Research, Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong, Wollongong. ISBN: 978-1-74128-231-3 (book) ISBN: 978-1-74128-232-0 (ebook).

Earn a recognised qualification:

• Accredited: Our business degrees are recognised by professional associations in Australia and overseas including Chartered Accountants, and the CFA Institute Affiliate program. See individual course descriptions for more information.
• Globally recognised: UOW is accredited by AACSB, a globally recognised accreditation that has been awarded to only the top 6% of the world's business schools. This is a public recognition that UOW’s business curriculum meets the highest standards, our students learn from the best business minds, and that our graduates have the skills, knowledge and experience that today's global employers are looking for.

Take it to the next level: Stay at the top of your game with a postgraduate short-course, or earn a master's degree in as little as one year offered by Sydney Business School.

Developing responsible future leaders:

UOW are signatories to the UN Principles of Responsible Management - a global movement providing future leaders with the skills needed to balance economic and sustainability goals.

Working through the Six PRME Principles, we ensure that our students take a holistic view of the impact of their decisions, consider the impact on all stakeholders, understand requirements for corporate governance and develop their skills as responsible leaders. Making our graduates ready to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.