Dean's Welcome

I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to the School of Business at The University of Notre Dame Australia. Our Business School is an exciting, vibrant and unique community that fosters reflective individuals with a capacity for high professional and ethical standards underpinned by academic excellence.

The School of Business emphasises three main points of difference:

Firstly, we are a deliberately small business school with a focus on excellence in undergraduate teaching. This equates to smaller class sizes, excellent pastoral care and a unique community atmosphere. Our undergraduate focus ensures student learning is scaffolded by essential business foundation units prior to the undertaking of specialisation subjects. We also offer a number of excellent post-graduate qualifications.

Secondly, we believe that learning needs to be as authentic as possible. All our students must undertake an internship at a relevant workplace prior to graduation. Internships provide our students with the opportunity to implement theoretical knowledge within a practical setting and exposes them to a variety of workplace practices.  Our lecturing staff further build upon our authentic learning model by ensuring a strong practical focus, with many also involved in the corporate world. In addition, our degrees are accredited by numerous professional associations.

Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, we have chosen to ensure that the study and practise of ethics is an integral part of how we teach business. Whilst all our students must undertake an ethics unit as part of the Notre Dame Australia Core Curriculum, we also ensure that business ethics and global responsibility underpins all our teaching. While undertaking their degree, students are encouraged to become actively involved in either community service and/or service learning in the hope that such a commitment to their community becomes truly transformational.

I encourage you to consider joining The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Business community and would welcome any questions you may have.

Associate Professor Sonja Bogunovich
Dean of Business