Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Business and Commerce on campus and by distance education

Bachelor of Business and Commerce on campus and by distance education - BBusCom

General information
Entrance requirements
Technology requirements
Fees
Credit for work done elsewhere
Course structure*

General information

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The Bachelor of Business and Commerce is the link between the overseas offerings of the faculty and the on-shore program taught across the Berwick, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses. The course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business and commerce discipline areas. Its structure provides the capacity to tailor applications and focus in different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas.

Entrance requirements

(a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Satisfactory completion of the VCE with a study score of at least 25 in English units 3 and 4, plus any two units from General Mathematics and Mathematical Methods at units 1 and 2 level.

(b) Comparable qualifications

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.

(c) Special admission

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 (03) 9905 1320.

Technology requirements

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal computer. (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.

Fees

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.

Credit for work done elsewhere

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 10 years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit and will not be considered for credit/exemption.

Course structure*

The degree program comprises 24 six-point subjects (144 points) that are normally completed over a period of three years by full-time students. The degree requirements are:

· up to 10 subjects at first-year level
· six compulsory subjects covering introductory subjects in each of the following disciplines - accounting, business statistics, business law, economics, management, and marketing
· a mimimum of six third-year-level subjects (36 points) of which at least four must be from those offered in the faculty by the campus delivering the program
· up to six subjects in disciplines taught by other faculties
· at least one major specialisation of at least eight subjects (48 points) from the faculty areas of study including at least two subjects at each of second and third year levels
· at least four non-compulsory subjects must be outside the main field of study.

*SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.