Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)

Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) - BBus(Bkg&Fin)

General information
Course structure*

General information

Course code: To be advised · The following describes the new course structure, to be introduced for the first time in 2000 and is applicable to both on-campus students at Caulfield and distance education students

Course structure*

Inner core

The following six subjects are compulsory:

· AFX1110 Accounting for financial decision making
· BTX1010 Commercial law
· ECX1100/ECX2100 Microeconomics
· ETX1640 Business mathematics and statistics
· MGX1010 Managing people and organisations
· MKX1120 Marketing theory and practice

Outer core

In addition to the two compulsory subjects below, students must select four from the remaining eight subjects:

· AFX2051 Financial modelling [compulsory]
· AFX2631Financial management [compulsory]
· BTX2601 Banking law
· BTX3931 Taxation law
· ECX1200/ECX2200 Macroeconomics
· ETX2121 Data analysis in business
· MGX2351 International business
· MGX3401 Strategic management
· MKX2111 Buyer behaviour
· MKF2500 Retail management principles

Strand

The following six subjects are compulsory for students in the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance):

· AFF1300 Money and capital markets
· AFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
· AFF3121 Investments and portfolio management
· AFF3651 Treasury management
· AFF3331 International banking and finance
· AFF3841 Lending decisions

Electives

In addition to the above 18 subjects in the 144-point program, students must choose six electives from any discipline within any faculty, subject to approval from other faculties.
The new course structure introduces greater flexibility and the following additional regulations must be observed:

· The number of first-year-level subjects must not exceed 10 (60 credit points).
· A minimum of six third-year-level subjects (36 credit points) of which at least four must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering the program.
· At least two (12 credit points) of the free electives must be taken outside the main field of study.

*SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.