Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation*

• Entrance requirements
• Course structure
• Length of course
• Credit provision
• Fees
• Further information

Course code: 3202 Course abbreviation: BBusCom/BS&OR On campus only -- Gippsland Contact: Mr Andrew Cope (telephone (03) 5122 6969, (03) 9902 6372 or (03) 9902 6969 for initial inquiries)
The Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation double-degree program offers students an opportunity to complete two separate degrees, a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and a Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation from Monash University. A feature of this course is its interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of some subjects. The major aim of the double degree is to foster the development of a confident and competent professional, combining knowledge and skills from the fields of business, sport and outdoor recreation. Graduates of the program will have qualifications, which enable them to enter the sport and outdoor industries with a strong business emphasis.

Entrance requirements

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed the VCE or its equivalent, 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, and a study score of at least 20 in any two other VCE studies.

Course structure

Students will be required to complete a minimum of 204 credit points to be awarded the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation, as follows:
(a) Completion of core sport and outdoor sequences of subjects with a total credit value of 96 points:

• EDF1601 Sociocultural elements of sport and the individual
• EDF1602 Biophysical foundations of human movement A
• EDF1603 Biophysical foundations of human movement B
• EDF1604 Introduction to outdoor recreation education
• EDF2601 Adventure education
• ENV1616 Environmental science 1 -- the dynamic environment
• EDF2602 Coaching and instruction
• EDF2603 Swimming and water safety
• EDF2604 Leadership and programming
• ASC2736 Exercise physiology and fitness assessment
• EDF3605 Risk management and emergency response
• EDF3607 Social issues in sport and outdoor recreation
• EDF3608 Sport education
• EDF3610 Research/project in sport and outdoor recreation
• Two approved sport and outdoor recreation electives

(b) Completion of the following business subjects with a total credit value of 108 credit points including six core subjects:

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

(c) A major specialisation of eight subjects from accounting, business law, economics, management and marketing.
(d) A minor of at least four subjects, to be from a different discipline than the major specialisation.

Length of course

This course consists of four years full-time study or equivalent part time study taken on-campus. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student is 48.

Credit provision

Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment to the Faculty of Education.

Fees

The course is offered as HECS and fee-liable.

Further information

Further information regarding this course may be obtained from the Faculty of Business and Economics, Gippsland campus, telephone (03) 99026380 or (03) 5122 6380, or the Faculty of Education, Gippsland campus, telephone (03) 9902 6969.
* SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.

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