1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (Honours)

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (Honours) - BBus(Acc)(Hons)

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Credit for work done elsewhere
Mode of offering
Duration
Course structure
Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 0510
Course coordinator: Mr Roger Love
The honours degree in accounting provides students with the opportunity to undertake a further one year's education in accounting and finance and to provide a framework for more in-depth study of areas covered in the ordinary three-year Bachelor of Business degree. The fourth year comprises eight semester units which include the completion of a research project. The extra material covered in fourth year allows honours students to tackle practical problems from a broader intellectual perspective. The honours degree allows students to complete a research essay, a major piece of investigation and writing which has no counterpart in the pass degrees. Increasingly, major employers of accounting graduates are supporting honours programs and encouraging eligible students to tackle the fourth year.

Course objectives

To expose students to a number of important practical accounting issues, problems and dilemmas not previously covered in the three-year Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree.
To introduce students to important theoretical and empirical currents in the accounting literature and interpret their significance to the world of accounting practice.
To equip students with various analytical approaches to the interpretation of accounting policies, regulations and standards.
To train students in the rudiments of accounting research and research methodology.

Admission requirements

A bachelor degree consisting of an accounting major from an approved tertiary institution. Applicants need to have attained an average grade of credit or above in the relevant discipline for consideration.

Fees

Fees will depend upon the student's residency status. Local residents will be liable for the fees set by the government under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). International students will pay fees at the rate set by the government for non-resident students. For details of current fees contact Monash International Pty Ltd, (03) 9903 2311.

Credit for work done elsewhere

Credit for previous study is not available in this course.

Mode of offering

Students normally take subjects at Caulfield campus, but with the approval of the course coordinator, subjects from other campuses may be taken.

Duration

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Honours degree is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study.

Course structure

To qualify for the honours degree, a candidate shall complete eight subjects, including:
1 AFF4050 (Research project) which is compulsory and equivalent to two subjects; AFF4060 (Research methods I) and AFF4061 (Research methods II);
2 two subjects chosen from AFF4010 (Advanced financial accounting), AFF4020 (Advanced management accounting), AFF4030 (Advanced finance), AFF4040 (Advanced investment);
3 two subjects chosen from those listed in (3) above (and not previously selected) or from subjects offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance with a subject code with a numeric prefix of '5'.

Progression to further studies

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (Honours) degree, students may apply for admission to the Masters by research, or other postgraduate programs.