Course
code: 1794
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance optional
This
double degree course is designed to enable graduates to pursue a computing
career in areas requiring a strong business and commercial background, or a
career in one of the business discipline areas supported by commercially
relevant professional computing skills.
The course is directed towards intending students whose career goals are in
line with the above objectives, and who combine ability with high motivation.
Normal
Monash entry requirements of the VCE or an equivalent qualification apply.
Successful applicants will have above average results, with a grade average of
at least C in English, and at least a D in an area of Mathematics. Students who
have completed the first year of the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of
Computing with good academic results may be admitted to the second year of the
double degree with full credit for appropriate first-year studies.
Mature aged applicants are considered on the basis of their employment history,
educational background and career objectives. A lack of formal qualifications
should not discourage inquiry.
The course involves four years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study by distance education. Students complete a total of at least 198 credit points, comprising:
The two sequences must meet the following requirements.
(a) Completion of the following seven core subjects:
(b) either (i) completion of two business major sequences of six subjects (but including one subject from (a) above) selected from accounting, economics, marketing and management; or (ii) completion of one business major sequence of six subjects drawn from the strands in (i) above, combined with two submajor sequences each of four subjects (but including one core subject from (a) above) drawn from accounting, economics, marketing and management, business computing and law.
Appropriate credits may be granted for approved studies completed at a recognised post-secondary institution, including other universities, TAFE institutes, and the Open Learning Agency of Australia.
Please refer to subject descriptions provided in the Bachelor of Computing section and also in the Bachelor of Business section of this book.