Bachelor of Business and Commerce

• General information
• Aims
• Professional recognition
• The Bachelor of Business and Commerce with an Accounting major is recognised by both the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia as meeting the academic requirements for membership. St
• Entry requirements
• Special requirements
  • PC requirement
  • Attendance
• Course structure
  • Course plan
• Major studies
• Accounting major
• Assessment
• Credits/exemptions
• Further information
• Completed applications

General information

Course code: 2224· Gippsland campus · HECS fees applicable · Overseas student fees: $1687.50 (2001) per subject · Attendance optional.

Aims

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce provides an international degree in business and commerce. 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 on different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas. Majors, consisting of a sequence of eight subjects available at the Gippsland campus are accounting, business, economics, electronic commerce, management, and marketing. Students have the option of choosing a second major or combining their major with one or more professional specialisations, consisting of a sequence of four subjects.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce with an Accounting major is recognised by both the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia as meeting the academic requirements for membership. St

Entry 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 (e.g. 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.

Special requirements

PC requirement

Access to an IBM-compatible computer is essential for the use of word-processing and other software packages. It is also recommended that distance education students have access to a modem to facilitate EMAIL communication with teaching staff.

Attendance

Weekend schools are run three times each semester for many of the business subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce is awarded on completion of 24 semester subjects taken over six years part-time study (by distance education based on the following requirements:
(a) Completion of six compulsory subjects:

• AFW1001 Introductory accounting A
• BTW1200 Business Law
• ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ETW1102 Business Statistics
• MGW1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKW1120 Marketing Theory and Practice

(b) Completion of at least one major consisting of eight subjects.
(c) Completion of up to six electives that may be taken from any discipline within the faculty or from any other faculty.
Note that of the above, no more than ten first year level subjects may be taken; at least six third year level subjects must be taken of which at least four must be taken from subjects offered by the Faculty on the Gippsland campus; at least four of the electives must be taken outside the main field of study.

Course plan

A typical course plan for a Bachelor of Business and Commerce distance education student may be as follows:

Completion of the above course plan will depend on the discipline areas chosen for a major. You may wish to consult a Student Services Officer for further subject recommendations.

Major studies

Major studies comprising eight subjects are available in accounting, business law, economics, electronic commerce, management, and marketing.

Accounting major

Business Law and taxation major
Major subjects:
BTW1200 Business Law
Plus seven of the following
BTW2281 Marketing Law
BTW2220 Corporations Law and Trusts
BTW2221 Taxation Law and Practice
BTW2223 Business Regulation and Corporate Crime
BTW3240 Administrative Law
BTW3241 Employment Law
BTW3242 Business Taxation and GST
BTW3243 Finance Law
BTW3641 Information Law
Economics major
Major subjects:
ECW1101 Introductory Microeconomics
ECW1102 Introductory Macroeconomics
ECW2120 Applied Micro/macroeconomics
Plus five of the following:
ECW1103 Ethics, Economy and Society
ECW2122 Contemporary Issues in Global Commerce
ECW2121 Economics of International Trade & Finance
ECW2731 Managerial Economics
ECW2123 Economics of I.T and E.C.
ECW2600 Tourism Economics
ECW2141 Labour Economics
ECW3146 Regional Development
ECW3150 Natural Resources and Environment
AFW3144 Financial Institutions Management
ECW3143 Economics of Money and Banking
Electronic commerce major
Major subjects:
BEW1601 Introduction to electronic commerce
BEW2620 Supra-organisational systems
BEW2621 Commercial aspects of electronic commerce
GCO2601 Electronic commerce systems - analysis and design
GCO3601 Infrastructure of electronic commerce
GCO3807 Project management
BTW3641 Information law
GCO2851 Programming for business applications
Management major

Marketing major

Assessment

Assessment is by a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject.

Credits/exemptions

Credits/exemptions may be considered for previous tertiary level study or post secondary study (including TAFE) and open learning in Australia and overseas. Each application is assessed on a case by case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit/exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this degree course of study. Subjects studied more than ten years ago will not be considered for credit/exemption.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact a student services officer, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524, or email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 22 September 2000 to be considered for a first-round offer.

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