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Course
code: 1714
Course director: Mr Les Hardy
The Bachelor of Business degree provides an opportunity for both school leavers
and those already in employment to undertake tertiary studies in a business
course that is flexible and adaptable.
The course is vocationally oriented. It aims to equip graduates for employment
in a wide range of occupations in industry and commerce, small business,
professional accounting, insurance, banking and finance, managing human
resources, teaching, and in government and semi-government enterprises.
Upon completion of this course students will:
Subject to completion of the appropriate subjects of study, graduates of the Bachelor of Business degree satisfy the academic requirements for membership of:
Satisfactory completion of the VCE with passes in English units 3 and 4, grade average of C, and Mathematics (any), units 1 and 2.
Applicants may also satisfy entrance requirements on the basis of qualifications deemed to be the equivalent of the above VCE. TAFE qualifications (eg the first year of a TAFE advanced diploma or a TAFE qualification that satisfies the first year of a TAFE advanced diploma) or comparable Year 12 qualifications including International Baccalaureate or approved tertiary-level study completed in Victoria, other States of Australia or overseas may satisfy entry requirements.
Students who have not successfully completed VCE or equivalent, may satisfy entry requirements by completing at least two Monash non-award single subjects or open learning (OLA) subjects. Further information is contained in the booklet 'Returning to study at Monash' which is available from the Prospective Students Office, telephone 9905 1320.
It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal computer. (Please note that the School of Business and Electronic Commerce operates in an IBM-compatible Windows environment.) It is also recommended that students have access to a modem to facilitate email communication with teaching staff.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) requires contributions to be made by students towards the cost of their higher education studies commenced after 1 January 1989. The amount to be contributed depends on the study load (subjects) undertaken each semester, and is payable whether or not a pass in each subject is achieved. An additional fee will also apply for amenities and library services. More detailed information relating to HECS can be obtained from the Student Administration Office, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842.
Credits and exemptions may be considered for previous tertiary-level study or post-secondary study (including TAFE) in Australia and overseas. Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit and exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this degree course of study. Subjects studied more than ten years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit and will not be considered for credit/exemption.
The
Bachelor of Business degree is awarded on completion of twenty-four
semester-length subjects taken over three years full-time (on-campus) or six
years of part-time study (by distance education) based on the following
requirements:
(a) A candidate must complete twenty-four semester subjects.
(b) A candidate must complete the following seven 'core' subjects:
(c) A candidate
must complete one major study of at least six semester subjects chosen from
accounting, economics, management, marketing, and tourism management and two
submajors of at least four semester subjects chosen from the above disciplines
and computing and law; or a candidate must complete two majors of at least six
semester subjects chosen from accounting, economics, management, marketing and
tourism management.
(d) A candidate may include up to six semester subjects offered at degree
level by other disciplines or academic units within Monash University, provided
they are of equivalent academic standing.
Major and submajor studies are available in accounting, economics, management, marketing and tourism management with submajor studies offered in computing and law.
A student may not enrol in any subject for which prerequisite subjects have not been successfully completed.
Students should carefully select their program of studies. Advice on course planning is available from the student advisers. This guidance will extend to counselling concerned with meeting the requirements for membership of professional bodies.
The course includes an accounting major with a minimum of six subjects. Additional accounting subjects are also provided for students who wish to satisfy the tertiary requirement for admission to the qualifying studies of the professional accounting bodies.
The primary objective of the accounting major is to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to competently and professionally contribute to the management, information systems structure and operation, and financial planning of business entities. It also aims to develop skills in information technology, problem solving and communication, and an understanding of the relationships among various disciplines which contribute to a broad based multidisciplinary business education.
The following accounting subjects are available to students undertaking the Bachelor of Business degree:
_TO MAJOR IN
ACCOUNTING, THE FIRST TWO SUBJECTS ARE COMPULSORY.
Successful completion of the required subjects will satisfy the tertiary
requirements for admission as an Associate of the Australian Society of
Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA). To achieve CPA status, graduates
would need to complete the society's CPA program and satisfy an experience
requirement.
Graduates who take these required subjects also satisfy the tertiary
requirements for admission to The Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Membership may be applied for following successful completion of the
institute's Professional Year program, and an experience requirement.
For associate membership:
plus one sequence of
the following group of subjects:
(i) Professional accounting and entry to CPA program. Students who
complete this stream will be eligible to enter the CPA program.
(ii) Finance. Students who complete this stream must complete a further unit of study specified by the ASCPA to satisfy entry to the CPA program.
(iii) Information technology. Students who complete this stream marked must complete a further unit of study specified by the ASCPA to satisfy entry to the CPA program.
Tertiary requirements for admission:
The primary objective of the management major is to develop, within a multidisciplinary framework, a sound understanding of management theories and practices which reflect high ethical standards and contribute to business and professional success and the optimisation of organisational resource use. Provision is made for students to focus on strategic management and/or employment relations and for those demonstrating high levels of achievement to proceed to honours and postgraduate studies.
Two
vocational streams are available. One is the strategic management stream and
the other is the employment relations stream. To complete the major a student
is required to satisfy the examiners in six of the following subjects.
Compulsory subjects
Strategic management stream (the following four subjects)
Employment relations stream (the two compulsory subjects plus any four of the following subjects satisfying appropriate prerequisites)
To satisfy academic requirements for professional membership
of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) students are recommended to
complete all subjects offered in the employment relations stream as well as
BTG3241 (Industrial and labour law) and ECG3141 (Labour economics).
Students completing a submajor in management are required to complete two
compulsory subjects, MGG1302 (Management theory and functions) and MGG1303
(Organisational behaviour), plus two of the other subjects listed above.
Students who plan a management major will find it useful to undertake studies
in law, economics and accounting, whilst subjects such as organisational
psychology and politics may well be complementary.
Students undertaking the strategic management stream should consider
application for membership of the Australian Institute of Management.
The economics major aims to provide a rigorous education in the ethics, theories and principles of economics, and their application, developed sequentially over three levels of difficulty, including advanced studies in at least two specialised branches of the discipline. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute substantially to business and the professions and, given a sufficient level of scholastic achievement, to advance to honours and postgraduate studies. Graduates will also have the ability to view their learning in a multidisciplinary context which takes into account the relationship between economics and other disciplines of business and social sciences.
Students enrolling in the Bachelor of Business degree may elect to complete a major of at least six subjects of economics, or may select fewer economics subjects as electives to support their chosen majors. Subjects available are:
Students enrolling in economics for the first time will normally take ECG1101 (Introduction to economics) in first semester and ECG1102 (Macroeconomics) in second semester of their first year, and ECG2120 (Microeconomics) in first semester of second year. After passing these subjects, they will then normally progress to a selection of upper-level subjects, although students are encouraged to complete ECG2121 (International trade and finance) in second semester of second year.
The objectives of the marketing major are, within the framework of the multidisciplinary degree course, to provide students with understandings of the role, scope, principles and concepts of marketing; to develop knowledge and skills in consumer behaviour, marketing research, promotion and sales management; and to cultivate the ability to operate effectively in domestic and international marketing environment. Students demonstrating a high level of scholastic achievement are encouraged to undertake higher level studies.
To complete the major in marketing a student would be required to satisfy the examiners in six of the following subjects or to complete a submajor in four of the following subjects:
*COMPULSORY SUBJECTS FOR MAJOR.
_COMPULSORY SUBJECTS FOR SUBMAJOR.
The Bachelor of Business with a major in marketing will satisfy the requirements for affiliate membership to the Australian Marketing Institute.
The primary objective of the tourism management major is to provide an industry-specific focus for students seeking to complement (multidisciplinary) studies in management, economics, marketing and accounting. The sequence of subjects aims to cultivate in students the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes which will, with appropriate experience, equip them to function effectively in management positions in various sectors of the tourism industry, or to proceed to higher level studies in tourism.
The
major in tourism management commences with a broad overview of the industry and
progresses to a more detailed examination of tourism business operations
management. The advanced level subjects are concerned with destination
management and project development. With the compulsory core subjects, and
appropriate choices in other major or submajor streams, graduates with a
tourism management major will be well prepared to enter a management career
path in public or private tourism-related activities, or for successful
operation of their own tourism business.
The major stream in tourism management comprises six compulsory subjects as
follows:
To complete a submajor in tourism management, students will need to complete four of the above subjects.
Law is offered as a submajor in the Bachelor of Business degree. All students must complete BTG1201 (Introduction to business law). The following additional subjects should be taken for professional studies in accounting:
Students majoring in other areas may wish to take a law submajor or a number of law subjects which will support their area of major study. In addition to the four subjects mentioned above, a number of optional subjects are available to on-campus and distance education students. Availability depends on the other commitments of the members of staff and the number of students opting for a subject. Subject to that, the following subjects will be available as options:
In addition to supporting areas of major studies, the law component in the business degree is designed to acquaint students with the legal problems they might encounter in their careers, and to equip accountancy students for professional practice.
Business computing is offered as a submajor in the Bachelor of Business degree, and may be used to gain advanced status as a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants. The subjects available in the computing submajor are:
Students wishing to satisfy the academic requirements of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance for admittance to senior associate status must complete the following professionally accredited subjects:
In addition, although the above subjects satisfy professional entry requirements, the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance recommends the following specialised stream:
School leavers (VCE) and applicants with comparable Victorian, interstate or overseas Year 12 or tertiary qualifications should apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) by phoning the VTAC 1900 Telecom service.
Applicants
for admission to the Bachelor of Business by distance education are required to
meet the normal entry requirements given above and must also detail in their
application those factors which would enable them to study successfully in a
distance education mode.
Application forms are available from the Course Inquiries Centre by telephoning
1800 671 845. Applications for study by distance education should be
returned by 20 September each year and must include certified documentary
evidence of entry qualifications.
Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 51 226 380. For more specific details on the course, contact the student advisers, telephone (03) 9902 6642 or (03) 51 226 642.
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