1999 Information Technology Handbooks - Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Computing

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Computing

General information
Introduction
Entry requirements
Course structure

General information

Gippsland campus
Course code: 1714
Directors of studies: Mr Les Hardy and Ms Kim Styles

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 who have relevant career goals and who combine ability with high motivation.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have met the appropriate entry criteria for both the Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of Computing, that being a C in English units 3 and 4 and at least a D in an area of mathematics. Students who have good academic results from the first year of the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of Computing may be admitted to the second year of the double degree with full credit for appropriate first-year studies.

Course structure

The course involves four years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study by distance education. Students complete two major subject sequences - in business and either business systems or system development.

Core subjects

Students must complete the following core subjects, totalling forty-two points:

AFG1001 Introductory accounting A
ECG1101 Introduction to economics
TBG1201 Introduction to business law
MGG1302 Management theory and functions
MKG1401 Introduction to marketing
ETG1640 Business mathematics and statistics
GCO1815 Computer technology

Business majors and submajors

Either one major study and two submajor studies or two major studies are taken from:

Accounting
Economics
Management
Marketing
Tourism management
Law

A major comprises six subjects of six points each. A submajor comprises four subjects of six points each. Law is available as a submajor only.

Computing major

System development
Business systems

Electives

Students select additional business or information technology subjects to complete the required 198 points minimum. Subjects can also be selected from other faculties.

Further information

For more information about the course structure and subjects, please refer to the 1999 Business and Economics handbook, contact the School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or an on-campus student advisor on (03) 51 226 642 Application procedures are detailed in Information for students in this handbook.