Course code: 0180 + Course abbreviation: BAcc(Hons)
Course code: 0181 + Course abbreviation: BCom(Hons)
Course
code: 0024 + Course abbreviation: BEc(Hons)
A fourth-year honours specialisation is available to selected students who have
completed one of the Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor
of Economics courses at Monash University. Selected students who complete a
double degree with either the Bachelor of Commerce or the Bachelor of Economics
also may proceed to the honours degree.
Students
must have completed the first three years of one of the Bachelor of Accounting,
Commerce or Economics courses and obtained results judged to be of a sufficient
standard by the head of the Department of Accounting and Finance for permission
to be given to proceed to the fourth-year honours unit. Students will normally
have completed at least three units at third-year level chosen from AFC3120
(Advanced financial accounting), AFC3130 (Advanced management accounting),
AFC3140 (Advanced business finance), BTC3150 (Taxation law), BTC3153 (Malaysian
taxation law), AFC3160 (Auditing and systems), AFC3170 (Management of financial
intermediaries), AFC3220 (International financial reporting), AFC3230
(Financial analysis and valuation), AFC3240 (International finance), AFC3340
(Options, financial futures and other derivatives) and AFC3440 (Pension and
financial planning).
Students will be expected to have obtained an average of at least 65 per cent
in the third-year units taught by the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Students wishing to undertake fourth-year honours in the Department of
Accounting and Finance must enrol for AFC4020 (Accounting and finance honours).
Such students must apply to, and have their enrolment approved by, the head of
the Department of Accounting and Finance or the head's nominee.
The course comprises six units and the issues seminar. Two units may be special
units which are based on the third-year units taught by the faculty
supplemented by additional reading and research. These special units are listed
among the third-year units and have a unit code ending with the digit '4' (eg
AFC3124 Advanced financial accounting or BTC3154 Taxation law).
1. Three fourth-year-level units selected from:
In special circumstances, the head of
the department may approve as one of the three core units a special unit.
2. Three units selected from:
It is
strongly recommended that students with only an elementary background in
statistics should include AFC4100 if they intend to do AFC4130, AFC4140 or
AFC4170.
In special circumstances a student may be given permission to include up to two
units from another faculty, where they are complementary to the honours program
offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance. Such a student would need
to have the appropriate prerequisites, and the head of the Department of
Accounting and Finance would need to be satisfied that the unit contributed to
a coherent program of study.
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students
must have completed the first three years of either the Bachelor of Economics
or the Bachelor of Commerce courses and obtained results judged to be of
sufficient standard for permission to be given by the heads of the Departments
of Accounting and Finance and Econometrics and Business Statistics to proceed
to fourth-year honours.
Students wishing to undertake fourth-year honours jointly in the Departments of
Accounting and Finance and Econometrics and Business Statistics must enrol for
AFC4040 (Accounting/econometrics honours). Such students must apply to, and
have their enrolment approved by, both heads.
The course comprises six units and the issues seminar. Three units must be
taken from each area of study except with the permission of the two heads.
1. Three units selected from:
Only one special unit may be counted
as one of the three core units. These special units are listed among the
third-year units and have a unit code ending with the digit '4' (eg AFC3124
Advanced financial accounting).
2. Three units selected from:
Only one special unit may be
counted as one of the three core units. These special units are listed among
the third-year units and have a unit code ending the digit '4'.
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students wishing to undertake fourth-year honours in the Department of Business Law and Taxation are referred to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in taxation offered by the department at Caulfield.
Students
must have completed the first three years of the Bachelor of Economics,
Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Commerce (Business Statistics) courses and
obtained results judged to be of satisfactory standard for permission to be
given by the head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics to
proceed to the fourth-year honours unit. Students will be expected to have
achieved an average grade of 65 per cent or above in the third-year honours
program. Students who have not completed ETC3470 and who have obtained at least
a credit standard in the appropriate third-year units, normally ETC3400 and
ETC3410, may be considered for fourth-year honours in special circumstances.
These students will be expected to complete additional work during either the
long vacation or the fourth-year honours unit.
Students wishing to undertake fourth-year honours in the Department of
Econometrics and Business Statistics must enrol for ETC4020 (Econometrics
honours). Such students must apply to, and have their enrolment approved by,
the head of the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics.
The course comprises six units and ETC4860 (Economics and commerce issues
seminar).
1. Three units from the following list, including at least one of ETC4400 or
ETC4410:
Only one special unit may be counted
as one of the three core units. These special units are listed among the
third-year units and have a unit code ending with the digit '4'.
2. Three units selected from the preceding units or (with the approval of the
head of department) from third or fourth-year units offered by the departments
of Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, Econometrics and Business
Statistics, Economics, Management, Marketing and Mathematics.
Up to two units overall may be special units. In some circumstances, a student
may be given permission to include as a unit a fourth-year unit from a
department outside the faculty. Such a student would need to have the
appropriate prerequisites and the head of the Department of Econometrics and
Business Statistics would need to be satisfied that the units formed a coherent
part of the proposed unit of study.
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students must have completed the first three years of either the Bachelor of Economics or Bachelor of Commerce courses and have obtained results judged to be of satisfactory standard for permission to be given by the head of Department of Economics to proceed to the fourth-year honours unit. Students will be expected to have achieved an average grade of 65 per cent or above in the third-year honours program. Students who wish to proceed to fourth year honours without having completed ECC3850 require the permission of the department head. If their undergraduate performance is judged to be of a sufficient standard to proceed to fourth year, they will be required to complete additional work during the long vacation in lieu of having completed the unit ECC3850 preceding their fourth year.
Students
wishing to undertake fourth-year honours in the economics specialisation must
enrol in ECC4020 (Economics honours), and have their enrolment approved by the
head of the Department of Economics.
The course comprises six units plus the issues seminar as follows:
1. Two core units:
2. Four elective units selected from:
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students
enrol in six units plus a policy seminar. Four units are to be economic history
units. The remaining two units may be selected from other economic history
units or from the departments of Accounting and Finance, Business Law and
Taxation, Econometrics and Business Statistics or Economics.
1. Core unit:
2. Five units selected from:
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students
wishing to undertake fourth-year honours jointly in economics and econometrics
should enrol for ECC4040 (Economics/econometrics). Such students must have
their enrolment approved by the heads of both departments.
The course comprises six units and the issues seminar:
1. Four units, two from economics and two from econometrics. These must
include one of ECC4650 Microeconomics or ECC4660 Macroeconomics, and one of
ETC4400 Econometric theory or ETC4410 Applied econometrics.
The other two elective units must be selected from the following:
2. Two units:
3. Compulsory seminar:
Students
must have completed the first three years of the Bachelor of Commerce or
Bachelor of Economics courses and obtained results judged to be of satisfactory
standard for permission to be given by the head of Department of Management to
proceed to the fourth-year honours unit. Students will be expected to have
achieved an average grade of 65 per cent or above in the third-year program.
Students who wish to enrol in the honours program will be required to have
completed MGC3600 (Management pre-honours) during their third year of study, or
to undertake additional work over the vacation period prior to entering the
fourth-year honours course. It is also recommended that students should have
completed MGC3650 (Management research methods pre-honours).
The honours year comprises both coursework and a thesis project. Teaching
methods will vary according to the specific aims of the course components.
Units aimed at developing research methodology skills will contain a
combination of lectures designed to develop an understanding of critical issues
in research methodology, and workshops designed to train students in research
skills and techniques. Analytic/theoretical units will be based upon seminars
organised around classical and contemporary contributions to theory in the
field, and will focus on the relationship between conceptual/theoretical
frameworks and research practice. The thesis component will comprise individual
supervision.
Assessment will include written assignments, examinations, class presentations
and a thesis. Details are available from the Department of Management. Students
must enrol in MGC4020 (Management honours) and have their enrolment approved by
the head of the Department of Management. The course comprises four units plus
a thesis.
1. Three core units:
2. The management thesis:
3. One unit from the following:
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