Course director: Associate Professor Bill Battersby
The course
This one year full time course has been especially designed to offer selected students the opportunity for advanced study in one of the specialist business areas offered by the departments of the Faculty of Business and Economics and to teach students how to conduct business related research at an advanced level.
The honours course is conducted at the Caulfield and Gippsland campuses and is of one year's full-time duration.
Objectives
The course aims to provide a fourth year tertiary level of study for students seeking to widen their knowledge in one of the specialist business areas offered by the faculty. This further specialisation also provides a competitive edge in the job market.
It also aims to expose students to both the substantial theory and practice of business related research so that they are prepared for future higher degree research.
Course structure
Students may elect to undertake honours studies at Gippsland in the areas of accounting, management, marketing or, subject to faculty approval, economics. The banking and finance specialisation which is offered on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses is not available at Gippsland.
The course involves one year of full-time study, and is offered on-campus only.
During the year the candidates complete eight subjects as follows:
* Business research methods (two subjects) which comprises seventy-eight hours of class contact over one semester;
* Two subjects (one per semester) selected from the specialist areas of accounting, economics, management or marketing which comprise thirty nine hours of class contact per subject.
* Research report (four subjects) which involves the equivalent of 156 contact hours, over both semesters.
Admission requirements
(i) A candidate for the honours degree will have completed the requirements for a Bachelor of Business or any combined degree program which includes a major study in one specialised area of business (accounting, economics, management or marketing) at Monash University or obtained an equivalent degree from an equivalent University or Institute.
(ii) Candidates should normally have obtained a minimum average credit grade over levels two and three of the undergraduate degree in the specialised area of business subjects.
(iii) Applications must include legally certified copies of entry qualifications.
Time commitment
The business research methods subject requires six hours of formal class work per week over the first semester. The substantive area of specialisation (accounting, economics, management or marketing) requires a further three hours of formal class work per week over each semester of the honours year. The research report requires an equivalent further six hours per week. Thus the total formal time commitment is fifteen hours per week, for the first semester and twelve hours per week for the second semester. Students should be prepared to devote approximately double that amount of time (ie thirty hours) to private study.
Fees
The course is subject to the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). In addition, students are currently required to become members of the Student Union.
How to apply
Application forms for course admission may be obtained from the School of Business - Gippsland administration office by telephoning (051) 22 6380, (03) 902 6380 - fax (051) 22 6524, (03) 902 6524
School of Business - Gippsland
Faculty of Business and Economics
Monash University Gippsland Campus
Churchill Victoria 3842
Application forms should be forwarded to:
The Manager
Student Administration
Monash University
Switchback Road
Churchill Victoria 3842
Australia
Course director
The course director, Associate Professor Bill Battersby, is responsible for the course. Information may be obtained from the course advisers:
* Telephone: (03) 902 6642, (051) 22 6642
* Fax: (03) 902 6524, (051) 22 6524