Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Business Information Systems
Overview
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Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of Commerce
Summary
Key features
- Grow your knowledge and skills across a range of key areas
Study units across accounting, computing, criminology, information systems and security studies.
- Boost your employability by reviewing real-world case studies
Apply theory to real-world situations, and be equipped with the skills you’ll need to operate effectively in business environments.
- Connect with industry leaders
Attend guest lectures by cybersecurity practitioners and industry partners.
- Enhance your understanding of business intelligence
Grow your knowledge of business intelligence, and the social and ethical issues that are critical for business processes.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
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About Business Information Systems at Macquarie University
Macquarie Business School
Macquarie Business School rethinks, reimagines and rewrites the rules of business to deliver solutions with global impact. Through our cross-disciplinary approach to teaching, we empower you to make a real and positive impact on the world using the power of entrepreneurship, collaboration, creativity and business acumen.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Business Information Systems, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essential units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below.
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this major?
Business Information Systems is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Further course details
For further details and specific course requirements, visit the Handbook >
Guide to University terminology
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Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Business or venture analyst
- Computer systems analyst
- Database analyst
- Document management systems consultant
- Global business systems manager
- Information or records manager
- Information systems coordinator
- Management information systems analyst
- Project manager
- Systems accountant
Employers
- Accounting firms
- Banks and financial institutions
- Business analysis firms
- Businesses and corporations
- Consulting firms
- Forensic accounting firms
- Government agencies and departments
- Insurance firms
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Private and public-sector organisations
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
Multiply your employability
In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Co-designed degrees
Study a degree co-designed with industry, and graduate with the knowledge and skills employers want.
Career service
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