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3 years full-time
Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Full-time · 8 hours of classes per week on-campus, plus minimum 10–12 hours per week independent study
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November | 2026 Semester 1 Block 4 (Jun 1, 2026)
Course Overview
Eligibility
Tuition fee
Course tuition fee over 3 years: $53,520 (2026). Fee per annum: $17,840 (2026). Fee per unit: $2,230 (2026). Previous 2024 rates: $51,000 over 3 years, $17,000 per annum, $2,125 per unit. All fees in Australian dollars. Fees are subject to change without notice. Course fees are to be paid in full before enrolment/selection of subjects in any given semester.
Duration
3 years full-time
Intakes
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November
Study mode
On-campus / Full-time
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Academic Skills for Success
Introduces students to academic skills required for academic studies, including time management, digital skills, referencing, critical thinking, academic writing, research and investigation techniques, and presentation skills.
Foundations of Information Technology
Introduces students to the field of information technology, covering hardware, operating systems, software tools, networking, communication systems, database technology, and business information systems.
Strategy, Structure and Culture
Provides a framework underpinned by strategy, structure and culture that drives project success. Explores pure project, matrix and mixed organisational structures, and how organisational culture shapes project culture.
Principles of Management and Organisations
Examines theories of management and their application to the contemporary workplace, including leadership, teamwork, planning, organising, motivating, and management strategies in personal and professional contexts.
Business Communication and Stakeholder Management
Covers fundamentals of business communication, including internal and external communication strategies, and stakeholder management, using lectures, discussions, experiential learning and group work.
Accounting for Managers
Introduces key concepts in accounting and finance for non-specialist business students, including accounting fundamentals, planning, capital investment, and guidance on when to seek specialist advice.
Project Scope and Quality Management
Covers theory and practice of scope and quality management, stakeholder expectations, avoiding scope creep, and securing project performance through defined criteria and processes.
Schedule and Resources Management
Examines project schedule and resource management, including defining and estimating project activities, Critical Path Method, PERT analysis, and acquiring and managing project resources.
Leadership and Project Plan
Explores principles and concepts of project leadership, tools and best practices to create a project management plan step by step, including leadership theories in the context of project work.
Project Team Building, Conflict and Negotiation
Covers project team building, conflict prevention and resolution using psychology and negotiation techniques, as well as bargaining approaches with internal and external stakeholders.
Business and Corporations Law
Introduces the legal framework applying to commercial activity in Australia, including torts, contracts, consumer law, types of companies, incorporation, directors' duties, shareholders' remedies, and insolvency procedures.
Preventing Project Underperformance
Examines causes of project underperformance (people, systems, processes) and strategies to create a positive environment to avoid problems, with a focus on prevention commencing at project start-up.
Statistical Data Analysis for Business
Provides foundational understanding of statistical tools and techniques for business decision-making, including descriptive and inferential statistics, Excel Solver, hypothesis testing, and measuring relationships.
Risk Management in Project Management
Covers risk management strategy within project management, including identifying and monitoring risks, developing contingencies and mitigation plans, and designing systems to reduce negative and exploit positive risks.
Managing Project Changes and Gold Plating
Covers the Change Management Process, including initiating, approving and resolving project changes, and approaches for dealing with gold plating and scope creep.
Negotiate Project Agreements
Develops analytical skills and practical understanding of negotiation techniques in projects, conflict resolution, and the influence of culture, personality, perceptions and communication on reaching project agreements.
Project Selection and Portfolio Management
Covers the importance of project selection and portfolio management, determining project priorities, reviewing performance, and terminating unsuccessful projects.
Delivering Urgent Projects
Develops capability in planning to ensure urgency results from necessity rather than reactive culture, with a focus on maximising business value and differentiating apparent from real problems.
Plan and Manage Procurement
Advances knowledge in designing and implementing systems for contracting, administration and procurement management of projects and programs, examining a range of project delivery models and contract types.
Manage Project Artifacts
Covers principles, models and methods for managing project artifacts from start-up through planning, execution and close-out, ensuring artifacts add value rather than unnecessary bureaucracy.
Plan and Manage Project Compliance
Provides a framework for proactive compliance within projects, covering legal requirements, internal constraints, and integrating compliance into project culture as per PMBoK 7th Ed.
Project Closure and Benefits Realisation
Covers principles, practices, tools and techniques to manage project closeout, including Benefits Realisation Management (BRM) for attaining and sustaining benefits arising from closed portfolios, programs and projects.
Practical Industry Projects - PIP (Part A)
Capstone unit delivered in partnership with Practera. Students work in groups of up to six on real-world business challenges for industry clients, guided by a client mentor and lecturer. Prerequisite: completion of 160 course credit points.
Practical Industry Projects - PIP (Part B)
Continuation of the Capstone Practical Industry Project. Prerequisite: completion of BBPM3008a.
Common Questions
The total course tuition fee over 3 years is $51,000 (2024 fees) or $53,520 (2026 fees). The fee per annum is $17,000 (2024) or $17,840 (2026), and the fee per unit is $2,125 (2024) or $2,230 (2026). All fees are in Australian dollars and are subject to change without notice. Course fees are to be paid in full before enrolment or selection of subjects in any given semester.
The course has multiple intakes throughout the year: February, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November. A specific 2026 Semester 1 Block 4 intake has classes commencing on 1 June 2026, with orientation on 27 May 2026 and a census date of 8 June 2026.
To complete the degree you must pass 24 units worth a total of 240 credit points (10 credit points per unit). Units are divided across three levels: Level 1000 includes 5 core units and 3 specialisation units; Level 2000 includes 2 core units, 4 specialised units, and 2 elective units; Level 3000 includes 5 specialised units, 1 elective unit, and a 2-part Capstone Practical Industry Project (PIP). There are also nested exit awards: a Diploma of Business (Project Management) after 1 year full-time and an Associate Degree of Business (Project Management) after 2 years full-time.
Graduates are prepared for roles including Project Coordinator, Project Administrator, Assistant Project Manager, Operations Analyst, and Project Support Specialist across a range of industries. Completion of the degree also meets the academic requirement for admission to Postgraduate courses within Australia and overseas (subject to additional institution and course-specific requirements).
The course is aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) methodology, with twelve specialisation units mapped to PMBOK's key domains. The Capstone Practical Industry Project (PIP), delivered in the final year in partnership with Practera, is a two-part unit (BBPM3008a and BBPM3008b) in which students work in groups of up to six on real-world business challenges for industry clients, guided by both a client mentor and a lecturer. Students receive a certification and digital badge upon completion. To enrol in PIP Part A, students must first complete 160 course credit points.
The course is delivered at AIH campuses in Sydney (Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, NSW 2000) and Melbourne (Level 1, 20 Queen Street, VIC 3000). Full-time students typically have around 8 hours of on-campus classes each week, and are expected to set aside a minimum of 10–12 additional hours per week for assignments, readings, projects, and preparation for quizzes and presentations.
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