Majors: What are your options?

With the new Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Business Professional Practice, you won't have to deal with traditional lectures or exams*, instead you will focus on industry projects and real-world learning.

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 and gain an edge.

But what are majors and minors? Put simply, a major is a primary focus for your study and a minor is a secondary focus of study.

Options for 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 and gain an edge.

What are majors and minors? A major is a primary focus for your study and a minor is a secondary focus of study.

Explore our 14 business majors

Blockchain Enabled Business

Be equipped with the knowledge and skills you will need to apply and manage blockchain in public and private enterprises, through multi-disciplinary study.

Explore the blockchain major

Business Information Systems

Major studies in information systems include business IT development, information systems strategy and governance, business databases, e-business systems, and business analysis and design.

Explore the business information systems major

Business and Technology

Technology is completely changing the world of business. Learn how by studying topics such as cybersecurity, fintech, digital finance, legal issues in fintech/cyber, managing in the digital context, and forensic accounting.

Explore the business and technology major

Economics

Understand how businesses, people and governments interact. Learn to tackle challenges such as climate change, equality, and poverty, and develop the analytical expertise important to a range of careers.

Explore the economics major

Entrepreneurship

Discover the ideas and strategies of some of Australia’s new and established entrepreneurs. Gain the confidence and entrepreneurial skills to launch and manage exciting new business ventures.

Explore the entrepreneurship major

Finance

Enhance your analytical and problem-solving abilities, and develop your understanding of the principles of finance.

Explore the finance major

Financial Planning*

Explore personal planning, taxation, estate planning, superannuation, insurance and investment planning to qualify to work as a financial planner.

Explore the financial planning major

Global Business

Gain the skills to analyse and interpret the complex operations of global organisations, international trade and business relationships.

Explore the global business major

Human Resource Management

Develop strategies to manage people and construct workplace arrangements that anticipate and respond to organisational and human needs.

Explore the human resource management major

Logistics and Supply Chain

Explore procurement and global sourcing, warehousing, freight and distribution, business operations, digital supply chain and sustainability, circular economy issues, analytics, and the management of human and physical resources.

Explore the logistics and supply chain major

Management and Change

Build skills in strategic thinking, people and organisational management and problem solving to be a force for change. Navigate complex issues, lead teams and make business decisions applicable across varied organisational structures.

Explore the management and change major

Marketing

Become prepared to take on roles in fields like digital marketing, brand management, campaign strategy, and customer analytics.

Explore the marketing major

Social Impact

Learn about how businesses can become more socially aware and take concrete action to address social issues and challenges.

Explore the social impact major

Strategy and Innovation

Prepare to innovate and create the future of business. Study subjects that develop both your professional capabilities and business acumen via learning that intersects industry and technology.

Explore the strategy and innovation major

Explore the minors on offer

Minors allow you to study a few subjects rather than commit to a full major, so you will get a good grounding in a subject area and variety in your degree.

Minors include subjects which are also often included in individual majors, or other minors, but you can only credit an individual subject towards one major and/or minor.

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Minors include:

Accounting in Business*
Behavioural Business
Behavioural Science for Future Leaders
Blockchain Enabled Business
Business Analytics
Business Information Systems
Business and Technology
Cyber Security
Data Insights
Digital Business Development
Digital Supply Chain
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Planning*
Financial Planning and Tax*
Global Business
Global Procurement and Sourcing
Human Resource Management

Industrial Relations
Interdisciplinary and Responsible Approaches to Digital Business
International Development
International Logistics
Law and Economics
Law and Emerging Technology
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management and Change
Managing Global Teams
Marketing
New Business Creation
Open Innovation
Social and Behavioural Issues in Accounting
Social Impact
Strategy and Innovation
Study and Work
Supply Chain Analytics

Check the subject lists for each major and minor before you make your final selections.

* Please note: If completing the Financial Planning major, Financial Planning and Tax minor or Accounting in Business minor, you are required to undertake assessments that have invigilation requirements.

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Bachelor of Business

Develop the tools to succeed in your chosen career path with a degree that puts you in control with the freedom to choose the path that you are most passionate about. Find out more and get ready to apply for the 3 year Bachelor of Business at RMIT.

Bachelor of Business Professional Practice

Become the architect of your own educational experience with the freedom to tap into your own interests. Find out more and get ready to apply for the 4 year Bachelor of Business Professional Practice.

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Is this minor compatible with my chosen major?

To help you to choose your majors and minors, check the minors listed below to see whether they have subjects overlapping with other majors and/or minors.

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There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Economics major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Behavioural Science for Future Leaders minor, Data Insights minor or New Business Creation minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Economics major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Behavioural Business minor or New Business Creation minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology minor, Cybersecurity minor or Digital Supply Chain minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major, Business Information Systems major or Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Supply Chain Analytics minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business minor, Cybersecurity minor, Innovation and Enterprise minor or Law and Emerging Technology minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business major or Business and Technology major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business minor or Business and Technology minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Economics major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Finance major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Behavioural Business minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Business and Technology major.

If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business major or Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business minor or Supply Chain Analytics minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Economics major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Entrepreneurship major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the New Business Creation minor, Open Innovation minor or Study and Work minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Finance major or Financial Planning major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Financial Planning minor, Financial Planning and Tax minor or Global Business minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Finance major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Finance minor, Regulatory Accounting minor or Social and Behavioural Issues in Accounting minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Financial Planning major or Global Business major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Finance minor or Global Business minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Finance major, Financial Planning major or Global Business major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Social Impact major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Finance minor, Financial Planning minor, Global Procurement and Sourcing minor or International Logistics minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Business or Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Business minor, International Logistics minor or Logistics and Supply Chain minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the People and Organisation major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Study and Work minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business Information Systems major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major or Innovation and Enterprise major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology minor or Law and Emerging Technology minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Social Impact major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Economics and Global Business major. If completing either of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Social Impact minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Business major or Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Business minor, Global Procurement and Sourcing minor or Logistics and Supply Chain minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Economics and Financial Planning majors. If completing either of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Regulatory Accounting minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Blockchain Enabled Business major or Business and Technology major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Innovation and Enterprise major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Business and Technology minor or Innovation and Enterprise minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Procurement and Sourcing minor or International Logistics minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Management and Change major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Global Business major, People and Organisation major and Social Impact major. If completing any of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Open Innovation minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Global Business major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Innovation and Enterprise major and Management and Change major. If completing either of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Marketing major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Entrepreneurship major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Business and Technology major and Global Business major. If completing either of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Behavioural Business minor, Behavioural Science for Future Leaders minor, Entrepreneurship minor or Open Innovation minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major, Entrepreneurship major or Innovation and Enterprise major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Management and Change major and People and Organisation major. If completing either of these majors you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Entrepreneurship minor, Management and Change minor or New Business Creation minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the People and Organisation major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

There is a potential overlap with the discipline electives in the Global Business major. If completing this major you must select different subjects to avoid any overlap.

If you are completing the Financial Planning and Tax minor or Law and Economics minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business and Technology major or Logistics and Supply Chain major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Business Analytics minor or Digital Supply Chain minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Innovation and Enterprise major, People and Organisation major or Entrepreneurship major you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

If you are completing the Entrepreneurship minor or Industrial Relations minor you cannot undertake this minor, as there is an overlap of subjects.

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