Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Bachelor of Business Studies


General information

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.

Recommended Year 12 units

There are no formal academic prerequisites for Open Learning Australia (OLA) students wishing to study the Bachelor of Business Studies.

Advanced standing (credit for work done elsewhere)

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.

Mode of offering

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.

Course structure

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.

1. Compulsory inner core units -- all units to be completed
2. Six compulsory outer core units
Management major

plus four of the following:

Marketing and retail majors

Two compulsory outer core units:

plus four of the following:

3. Six major strand units -- choose one or two majors
Management
Marketing
Retail
4. Electives

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.

5. Minors -- complete the degree by selecting groups of units that form a minor or minors
Agribusiness
Business law
Marketing (cannot be taken with a marketing major)
Retail (cannot be taken with a retail major)

*UNITS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK ARE OFFERED BY THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.

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