Course
code: 0946 + Course abbreviation: BBusSt + Course coordinator: To be advised +
This course is currently under review and is subject to change
The Bachelor of Business Studies is a degree program that is offered through
Open Learning Australia. The degree includes units offered by Monash University
as well as units available from other universities. Students wishing to take
out a Monash degree should note that they must include a minimum of eight
Monash units to be eligible for a Monash degree.
There are no formal academic prerequisites for Open Learning Australia (OLA) students wishing to study the Bachelor of Business Studies.
Bachelor of Business Studies students will be awarded the same amount of credit for previous studies as students of other degrees offered by the faculty, depending on their major.
Students
may select from a wide range of units, but because not all units are delivered
through all modes of learning or on all campuses, students will need to
consider this when selecting units.
Open learning allows students to study from home or from their workplace.
Specially prepared study materials are sent to students, who are expected to
complete regular assignments by mail. Study assistance is available from
lecturers and advisers by telephone, fax, email or post.
Normally the only attendance requirement for open learning students is one
three-hour examination for each unit held at the end of each semester.
Examination centres are established throughout Australia so that no student
should have to spend more than an hour-and-a-half travelling to the nearest
examination centre.
Television programs for many open learning units are broadcast in the mornings
on ABC TV. Open learning is offered continuously throughout the year, although
individual units may not be offered in all study periods, so students may begin
study by open learning in any of four study periods each year.
The Bachelor of Business Studies comprises 24 units as follows:
Students must
ensure that they complete at least eight Monash-provided business units to be
eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Business Studies.
Students must complete and pass a minimum of two Open Learning units (one of
which must be Monash provided) before they are eligible to register and confirm
their place with Monash University directly in the Bachelor of Business
Studies. Once students have registered with Monash University, they have 10
years in which to complete the degree requirements.
Unit codes are shown as per the OLA handbook; Monash units show the Monash code
in parentheses after the unit name.
plus four of the following:
Two compulsory outer core units:
plus four of the following:
Students
are free to choose six elective units from any of the undergraduate level units
listed in the OLA handbook; however where students intend to complete a double
major, the six free electives will be used in undertaking the six strand units
prescribed for the second major.
Students who have not completed 24 units but have completed the compulsory
units and one major may select their remaining units from those listed above or
from other university level units offered by OLA, provided that they complete a
minimum of eight Monash business units.
Students intending to seek employment within the business sector or to apply
for an honours program offered through a university are advised to take
electives from within the business and economics area. Students intending to
work in either the retail or agribusiness sectors are advised to complete
minors in these areas.
*UNITS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK ARE OFFERED BY THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.
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