1999 Business and Economics Handbook

Study modes

Undergraduate courses
Graduate courses

Undergraduate courses

Undergraduate courses are taught in the on-campus mode on all six campuses. Some courses are also offered by distance education, and teaching in some courses is also available through Open Learning Australia (OLA). Students already enrolled in a course who wish to take one or more subjects through OLA should first obtain written assurance from the course director that credit will be granted. For more information on distance education contact the relevant department or faculty offices.
Students undertaking undergraduate courses on the Berwick, Clayton, Peninsula and Sunway campuses are almost entirely school leavers with the majority studying full-time. The Caulfield campus enrolments include many part-time students, and the campus offers evening classes. More than 70 per cent of the students enrolled at the Gippsland campus are studying by distance education.
Part-time undergraduate students are expected to proceed at half the rate of full-time students and are expected to complete their subjects for the degree in the same order as full-time students, that is by passing first-year subjects before enrolling for second-year subjects.
The faculty does not provide evening lectures for undergraduate courses at Berwick, Clayton, Gippsland, Peninsula or Sunway. At Caulfield lectures are run from 8 am to 10 pm. Part-time students are given priority access to places in evening lectures and tutorials.
At Clayton it is recommended that part-time students endeavour to attend the university for at least two half-days a week as most of the lectures and tutorials may be taken during these two half-days; this allows students to use their evenings for study and library use. In addition, lectures and tutorials are often available from 4 pm for the first-year subjects and some of the second and third-year subjects. Many part-time students also find that 9 and 10 am lectures are convenient. It is usually possible to arrange tutorials at convenient times including immediately before or after the lectures. It should be noted that the part-time program is based on students obtaining time off from their employment.

Graduate courses

Graduate courses are taught in the on-campus mode at Caulfield, Clayton and Peninsula campuses and in the Melbourne CBD. Graduate courses are also taught by distance education at the Gippsland campus, and in an intensive modular teaching mode in Caulfield, Peninsula, CBD Melbourne, Singapore and Hong Kong. Some graduate subjects are also available through Open Learning Australia.
All graduate courses are available on a part-time basis with some also available for full-time study. Candidates should refer to individual course entries in this handbook for further details.