Overview
Dive into a major designed for visionaries who recognise that concerns for sustainability and social impact are essential to business success. In a world facing urgent challenges around climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequality, this major showcases the business advantage of aligning concerns for people, planet, and profit.
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This major doesn't just prepare you for specialised roles in sustainability and social impact. The skills developed are highly demanded across a spectrum of career paths, from accounting and financial management, to consulting, management investment banking, assurance, and roles within the government and not-for-profit sectors.
Learning Outcomes
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Business Knowledge: Students will develop an understanding of business challenges posed by sustainability and social impact issues, to be able to leverage that understanding to catalyse business transformation, innovation, and growth.
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Problem Solving: Students can identify, analyse, and solve complex sustainability and social problems using critical thinking, analytical, and decision-making skills.
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Business Communication: Students will learn how to be effective communicators in persuading stakeholders to adopt sustainable and socially responsible practices.
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Teamwork: Students can work effectively in interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement business sustainability and social impact strategies and solutions, utilising appropriate leadership, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills.
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Responsible Business Practice: Students can apply responsible business practices, to solve complex sustainability and social challenges
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Global and Cultural Competence: Students can analyse and address sustainability and social impact challenges in a global context, considering cultural and regulatory differences, and recognising the interconnected nature of business risks.
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Leadership: Students will develop skills and capabilities to champion the importance of business sustainability and social impact in modern organisations.
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom3502 - Commerce
Bachelor of Economics - BEc3543 - Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(Int)3558 - Commerce (International)
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 48 UOC.
Core Courses30 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives18 Units of Credit:
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