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Business and innovation

At Curtin, it’s definitely not business as usual.

If you want to change the way things are done, you need an education that responds to change. With a Curtin business degree you’ll create your dream degree so you can leave your own unique mark in business and on the world.

Why choose Curtin?

Build your dream degree

You can customise your degree to pursue your dream career. Not sure what to study? Don’t worry, we’ll help you choose in your first semester.

Real-world learning

Build your future career while you study! Opportunities include global experiences, internships, networking events, guest lectures and working with real clients to solve business challenges.

Industry snapshots

Employment outlook and industry trends for business areas are strong, with growth predicted over the next five years.

Choose your degree

Curtin business and innovation courses connect you with industry and provide global opportunities, ensuring you have the right skills and confidence to make an impact in your future career.

Now make it yours: customise your degree

Whether you choose Commerce, Innovation or Business Administration, you’ll have the freedom to customise your degree to create your dream career. Depending on your degree, you’ll select from a variety of majors and/or specialisations. You could even study it as part of a double degree.

Not sure what to study? Don’t worry, it’s okay to change to your mind. Just choose the degree which sounds right for you. We’ll help you develop a career plan during the first few weeks of your first semester and ensure you’re on the right path to your dream job!

Business majors

International Business, Technology & Supply Chain

You could combine business with IT to kick-start a data-driven career, help businesses manage legal risks, expand your horizons with international business, or manage the flow of goods and services with logistics and supply chain management.

Finance, Economics and Property

Learn to lead accounting and financial decision-making, evaluate economic supply and demand, or delve into property trends and valuations.

Marketing, Management and Tourism

If you’re keen to lead others and create positive work environments, craft life-changing travel experiences or help build a global brand, our majors in marketing, management and tourism could be for you.

Specialisations

You’ll have the option of studying a range of specialisations within our undergraduate business degrees. Specialisations contain half the number of units than a major. This gives you an opportunity to gain knowledge across a broad range of areas such as business, arts, design or even science.

View the specialisations available in your chosen degree:

Double degrees

Double degrees

A double degree increases your skills and knowledge across two different learning areas, giving you more career opportunities. You’ll study units from both courses, but the condensed structure means it may take only a year or two longer than a single degree.

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What careers can I have with a commerce, innovation or business degree?

The world has changed, and with it, commerce has changed too. Business is no longer the exclusive realm of big banks and brokerage firms – today’s commerce graduates can be found making a difference in a range of areas – they’re supporting women experiencing homelessnessrevitalising Perth’s food and bar scene and building sustainable skin care brands.

Business careers are diverse, ideal for forward-thinking individuals who can seize opportunities and apply their business savvy to a range of industries.

So it’s not where your business degree can take you, but where will you take your business career?

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Who wants business as usual when you can make a difference?

See how Curtin business graduates are making their mark.

Tackling our climate crisis

Commerce graduate Elissa Glorie helps organisations in the Netherlands expand their global impact sustainably. Elissa also founded Moja, an ethical business combating period poverty in Tanzania.

Creating a digital footprint

AgSocial, a social media and communications business founded by PR graduate Lavinia Wehr, is helping bridge the digital gap in the agricultural and rural landscape.

Breaking the cycle of homelessness

Perth café Ground+Co not only employs people from disadvantaged backgrounds, but all profits are reinvested back into training and employing them. It’s the brainchild of commerce grad Katie Liew.

Wasteful to tasteful

By turning tarnished mangoes into organic skincare products with her label The Mango Project, Mary Bocarro is doing her bit for the environment, the community and our future.

Creating happier businesses

Entrepreneur and commerce graduate Andrew Erkins is the co-founder and CEO of Digit, a cloud-based bookkeeping business that’s creating happier businesses through technology and people.

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Learning, reinvented

As a Curtin Business School student, you will experience innovative teaching and learning opportunities that recreate real-world practice and prepare you to enter the industry after graduation.

Simulating Wall Street

Finance and business students gain hands-on experience with Refinitiv Eikon trading and analysis software, the tools used by professional stock traders, and get familiar with trading and investing using the stock market simulation tool StockTrack.

Real-world social media tracking

Marketing, advertising and public relations students experience how major brands monitor their digital presence using the same software that professionals use.

Curtin Tax Clinic

The Curtin Tax Clinic is the first clinic of its kind in Australia offering students, under the supervision of experienced tax practitioners, the opportunity to engage in case work directly relevant to their chosen career in taxation.

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Industry snapshots

With strong employment outlooks across a range of business areas, there’s never been a better time to pursue a career in the business world.

Accounting and taxation

The accounting industry in Australia generates $27 billion revenue, while the employment outlook for Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers is very strong, with 21.3% growth by 2026.

Finance

The finance industry in Australia generates $360.6 billion revenue, increasing by 2.7% in the next 5 years (2023-2028).

Human resources

The employment outlook for Human Resource Managers is strong, with a projected increase of 16.3% by 2026 with an average weekly income of $2,445.

Information systems and technology

The employment outlook for Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists is very strong, projected to increase by 38.9% by 2026.

Logistics and supply chain management

The integrated logistics industry in Australia generates $121.4 billion revenue, increasing by 1.3% in the next 5 years (2023-2028).

Marketing

The advertising industry in Australia generates $3.5 billion revenue, with a predicted growth of 2.6% in the next 5 years (2023-2028).

Choose Business and Innovation at Curtin

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The future needs passionate people who know how to create positive change.

Curtin’s approach to business education allows you to personalise your study so you can create your own unique mark in business and on the world.

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Part of the world’s most prestigious business school networks

Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB International and an EFMD Accredited MBA. This means that your business degree will be recognised around the globe.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

Marketing, Management and Tourism

Accounting, Finance, Economics and Property

International Business, Technology and Supply Chain

Our business core

Double degree options

Four options to choose from

Select your Captone Experience

Enhance your Capstone Experience

Three options

Management core

Specialisations

Innovation fundamentals

Transformative experiences

Explore careers

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Specialisations

Bachelor of Commerce Specialisations

Bachelor of Innovation Specialisations

Marketing, Management and Tourism

Accounting, Finance, Economics and Property

International Business, Technology and Supply Chain

Our business core

Double degree options

Four options to choose from

Select your Captone Experience

Enhance your Capstone Experience

Three options

Management core

Specialisations

Innovation fundamentals

Transformative experiences

Explore careers

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