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

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

General information
Credit for work done elsewhere
- Banking and finance
- Computing
Mode of offering
Professional accreditation
Course structure

General information

Course code: 1339 · Course coordinator: Ms Kathy Avram - Banking and Finance (Adviser, computing subjects - Ms Dianne Hagan)
This course aims to produce graduates who are confidently able to evaluate and implement new computer-based information technology in the banking and finance industry.
This course is offered either on a full-time basis of four years duration or on a part-time basis of eight years duration.
Candidates completing this program qualify for the degrees of Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) and Bachelor of Computing.

Credit for work done elsewhere

The following credit transfers have been standardised for the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)/Bachelor of Computing. In all cases, at least 96 credit points (this equates to eight business subjects and 48 credit points for computing subjects) must be completed at Monash University before a candidate is eligible for the award.

Banking and finance

· Holders of the AAIBF award from the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance are eligible for credit for up to six subjects to be determined by the course coordinator.
· Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be granted credit for three subjects.
· Holders of a recognised Certificate of Business Studies are eligible for credit for up to a maximum of four subjects in the course, to be determined by the course coordinator.
· Holders of a recognised Certificate of Business Studies from a TAFE college are eligible for credit for up to a maximum of four subjects in the course, to be determined by the course coordinator.
· Holders of a relevant associate diploma (with Year 12 entry) from a TAFE college may be eligible for credit up to a maximum of eight subjects.

Computing

The Faculty of Information Technology has a credit transfer policy which is published in the faculty handbook. In addition to the general credit principles listed there, the faculty credit transfer committee has established articulation arrangements with several TAFE courses, into the Bachelor of Computing with majors in computer technology, information systems and software development. Students with the following completed TAFE associate diplomas are given 36 points of first-year computing credit:

· TAFE Associate Diploma of Business (Micro Computing)
· TAFE Associate Diploma of Business (Computer Programming)

The faculty also has in place several arrangements for advanced standing to applicants with completed international higher diplomas in computer studies from polytechnics and universities in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
For more detailed information or advice regarding credit for computing subjects, students should contact the FCIT credit and qualifications officer at the faculty office, Caulfield campus on (03) 9903 2817.

Mode of offering

Day and evening classes are offered at the Caulfield campus.

Professional accreditation

This degree satisfies the educational requirements for senior associate membership of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance. Holders of the degree who have not completed the two years employment in the banking and finance industry required for senior associate membership are eligible for associate membership in the interim.

· ETX1640 Business mathematics and statistics
· CSE1200 Computer systems
· CSE1204 Information systems 1
· ECX1710 Macroeconomics

Second semester

· CSE1205 Information systems 2
· AFX1110 Accounting for financial decision making
· AFX1300 Money and capital markets
· BTX1010 Commercial law
· MGX1230 Business communication

Year two

First semester

· AFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
· CSE1202 Programming 1 with Java
· MKX1120 Marketing theory and practice
· MGX1300 Introduction to management
· ECX2710 Microeconomics

Second semester

· BTF2601 Banking law
· CSE1201 Computer organisation
· CSE2201 Software engineering practice
· CSE2200 Systems design and implementation

Year three

First semester

· CSE2203 IT project management
· CSE2201Software engineering practice
· COT2132Database systems
· BTF2801 Lending law

Second semester

· AFX2051 Financial modelling
· AFX2631 Financial management
· AFF3651 Treasury management
· MKX2111 Buyer behaviour
· COT2001Data communication and networks

Year four

First semester

· BTX3931 Taxation law
· AFF3841 Lending decisions
· AFF3331 International banking and finance
· CSE3200 Industrial project: part 1

Second semester

· MKX3141 Issues in competitive advantage
· MGX3401 Strategic management
· Computing elective
· CSE3200 Industrial project: part 2
· Computing elective