Bachelor of Arts (International Communication)/Bachelor of Business and Commerce*

• General information
• Admission requirements
  • (a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
  • (b) Comparable qualifications
  • (c) Special admission
• Credit for work done elsewhere
• Mode of offering
• Duration
• Course structure
  • Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • Bachelor of Arts (International Communication)

General information

Course code: To be advised Course abbreviation: BA(IC)/BBusCom Course coordinator: Mr Peter Schuwalow Peninsula campus
This course is designed to provide students with skills in the core business disciplines together with specialist skills through the major and to develop an awareness of the international environment in which modern business operates.

Admission 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.

Credit for work done elsewhere

Credit transfer 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 transfer 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.

Mode of offering

Day classes are offered at Peninsula campus. Some elective subjects may be offered from other campuses through tele-teaching, and some subjects may be offered through distance education.

Duration

Full-time students would normally complete the course in 4.25 years, however it can be completed in four years or less by taking five subjects in two or more semesters or by taking subjects during the summer semester.

Course structure

The double degree follows the structural requirements of the two single degrees as follows:

Bachelor of Business and Commerce

• Six compulsory core subjects (36 points)
• An eight-subject major (48 points), of which two subjects must be from each of the second and third-year levels
• Six subjects (36 points) are free electives.

The following additional regulations must be observed:

• Up to 10 subjects may be taken at first-year level
• At least six subjects (36 points) must be at third-year level (24 of which must be taken from subjects offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics on the Peninsula campus)
• In total, 18 subjects (108 points) must be taken on the Peninsula campus.

Bachelor of Arts (International Communication)

This component of the course comprises 96 points made up of the following:

• One 48 point arts discipline major (either communication or international studies)
• Two 24-point arts discipline minors

* SUBJECT TO FINAL UNIVERSITY APPROVAL.

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