Highlights

  • Benefit from meaningful connections with high profile industry employers and classes with leading experts in both property economics and business disciplines.
  • Develop skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Complete 2 degrees in 4 years full time.

Highlights

  • Benefit from meaningful connections with high profile industry employers and classes with leading experts in both property economics and business disciplines.
  • Develop skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
  • Complete 2 degrees in 4 years full time.

Why choose this course?

Through your property economics course, you will develop a detailed understanding and knowledge of:

  • the Australian and global property industries
  • how the property industry relates to the business economy and the built environment, in order to meet current and future industry requirements
  • the use, value, management and marketing of property in order to optimise the benefits from ownership or occupation.

The Bachelor of Business is designed to produce graduates with the knowledge, skills and experiences for success in a broad range of contexts in general and specific fields of business. The course provides students with a strong theoretical and practical underpinning in the key disciplines, functions, principles and practices of business across national and international business environments with depth and specialisation in a discipline. The curriculum is responsive to industry needs, providing students with contemporary knowledge and skills that are highly relevant to industry.

Across both courses, you will benefit from:

  • meaningful connections with high profile industry employers
  • practical and effective hands-on learning experiences during your studies
  • classes with leading and expert teachers
  • international study and placement opportunities
  • the convenience of a city-based campus.

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What to expect

Combine property economics and a business specialisation to use your unique skill-set to:

  • optimise returns and manage the performance of properties
  • think creatively and critically
  • communicate professionally
  • make ethical business decisions
  • work in a global context.

The property sector is one of Australia’s largest industries and the second largest employer. Our property economics course is one of the few specialised property courses in Australia and delves into all aspects of property: investment, asset management, development, valuation and research, with a focus on finance and the commercial property market sector. Our course will develop your expertise in optimising the returns and performance of this specialist asset class.

Our business course equips you to confidently enter the modern business world. It combines key business research and contemporary business best practice, and sets demanding standards to create your future career options.

Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. You can study accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or public relations.

Work Integrated Learning

During this course, you will encounter Work Integrated Learning (WIL) projects informed by industry throughout your studies, and you will have the opportunity to complete a WIL placement in an elective internship unit.

Careers and outcomes

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Property Economics meets the education requirements for professional accreditation and membership at the:

  • Australian Property Institute
  • The Valuers Registration Board of Queensland
  • The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • The Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers, Malaysia

Depending on your choice of business major, you may also be eligible for membership of a number of business professional bodies.

Possible careers

  • Business advisor
  • Business analyst
  • Funds manager
  • Investment analyst
  • Property development
  • Property economist
  • Property management

Details and units

For this double degree you are required to complete 384 credit points, including:

  • 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Property Economics program
  • 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program.

The Bachelor of Property Economics component of this double degree consists of 16 units, including:

  • 48 credit points of core units, including a professional practice unit and a capstone project
  • 144 credit points of property economics major discipline units.

The Bachelor of Business component of this double degree consists of:

  • 8 business core units
  • 8 business major units.

Choose a major from:

  • accounting
  • advertising
  • economics
  • finance
  • financial planning
  • human resource management
  • international business
  • management
  • marketing
  • public relations.

Accounting students must complete 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major units to meet professional recognition requirements.

For this double degree you are required to complete 384 credit points, including:

  • 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Property Economics program
  • 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program.

The Bachelor of Property Economics component of this double degree consists of 16 units, including:

  • 48 credit points of core units, including a professional practice unit and a capstone project
  • 144 credit points of property economics major discipline units.

The Bachelor of Business component of this double degree consists of:

  • 8 business core units
  • 8 business major units.

Choose a major from:

  • accounting
  • advertising
  • economics
  • finance
  • financial planning
  • human resource management
  • international business
  • management
  • marketing
  • public relations.

Accounting students must complete 6 specified business core units and 10 accounting major units to meet professional recognition requirements.

Fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.

2025 fees

2025: CSP fees available from September

2025 fees

2025: Available from July

2024 fees

2024: CSP $16,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)

2024 fees

2024: $36,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)

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