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

Bachelor of Business (Honours) - BBus(Hons)

General
Course objectives
Mode of offering
Course structure

General

Course code: 0508
Course coordinator: Mr Roger Love (Banking and Finance stream), Dr Nick Beaumont (Management stream)
This one-year full-time or two-year part-time course offers selected students the opportunity for specialised study in banking and finance, management or marketing (full-time only) at an advanced level.
The course aims to provide a post-degree level of study for students seeking to widen their knowledge in one of the specialist areas offered by the departments and to expose students to both substantive theory and practice of research in the field of business. The course gives graduates the training necessary to conduct independent high-quality research in either business or academic settings, cultivates analytical and critical skills, and an awareness of emerging developments in business. The course is particularly suited to those who may wish to undertake further study at the higher degree level.

Course objectives

On completion of the Bachelor of Business (Honours) course students should have:

analytical and technical skills gained from advanced studies in specialist business areas;
comprehensive and relevant business-related research skills, including extensive grounding in empirical, theoretical, practical, and research methodologies;
the necessary skills to undertake independent research;
a capacity to engage in critical, logical and independent thinking;
effective communicational and interpersonal skills;
benefited from an opportunity to have collaborated with students from other disciplines;
a competitive advantage over a three-year graduate student.

Mode of offering

Day and evening classes are offered at the Caulfield campus. The total formal time commitment is twelve hours per week for two semesters. Students should be prepared to devote approximately treble that time (ie a further thirty-six hours per week) to private study. A Bachelor of Business (Honours) course is also offered at the Gippsland campus.

Course structure

Banking and finance stream

To qualify for the honours degree in the banking and finance stream, a candidate shall complete

AFF4060 Research methods I
AFF4061 Research methods II
AFF4901 Research report
AFF4015 Advanced topics in banking 1 and
AFF4021 Advanced topics in banking 2

Management stream

To qualify for the honours degree in the management stream, a candidate shall complete:

MGF4910 Research methods
MGF4900 Research report
MGF4000 Contemporary issues in management, and
MGF4010 Applied business research

Marketing stream

To qualify for the honours degree in the marketing stream, a candidate shall complete:

MKF4900 Research project
MKF4000 Advanced marketing
MKF4010 Developing a marketing orientation
MKF4020 History and philosophy of marketing
MKF4030 Advanced business research methods for marketing honours