Course code: 2224 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom + Course director: Associate Professor Ron Edwards + Berwick course coordinator: Dr Mahendra Goyal
The Bachelor of Business and Commerce is the link between the overseas offerings of the faculty and the on-shore program taught across the Berwick, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses. The course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business and commerce discipline areas. Its structure provides the capacity to tailor applications and focus in different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas.
Units 1 and 2 - any two units from general mathematics and/or mathematical methods. Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (any).
Satisfactory completion of qualifications deemed to be equivalent to the VCE such as interstate Year 12 or International Baccalaureate, or the completion of a TAFE Certificate IV with a grade average of at least 65 per cent, or one year of an advanced diploma (formerly associate diploma) with a grade average of at least 60 per cent.
A minimum score of 240.
Those who have not satisfied the above admission requirements may do so by successfully completing two units with a credit average at university level. These may be studied either on campus or by off-campus learning or through Open Learning Australia. A pass in a mathematics subject at Year 11 or above is essential for entry.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) requires contributions to be made by students towards the cost of their higher education studies commenced after 1 January 1989. The amount to be contributed depends on the study load (units) undertaken each semester, and is payable whether or not a pass in each unit is achieved. An additional fee will also apply for amenities and library services.
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 units submitted for credit transfer fit the philosophy and principles of this degree course of study. Units studied more than 10 years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit and will not be considered for credit/ exemption.
This course should normally be completed in three years of full-time study at the Berwick campus.
Students successfully completing the required units in the accounting stream will satisfy the tertiary requirements for associate membership of CPA Australia. To achieve CPA status, graduates need to complete the society's CPA program and satisfy an experience requirement.
Students undertaking the management stream should consider application for
membership of the Australian Institute of Management.
The Bachelor of Business and Commerce with a six-unit sequence in marketing
will satisfy the requirements for affiliate membership of the Australian
Marketing Institute.
The public relations industry body, the Public Relations Institute of
Australia, has accredited the PR specialisation at Monash University. Graduates
who have successfully completed the necessary units are eligible for membership
as provisional associates and may apply for regrading to professional
membership of PRIA once they have practised full-time for a specified period.
The degree program comprises 24 six-point units (144 points) that
are normally completed over a period of three years by full-time students. The
degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of six compulsory units:
(b) Up to
10 units at first-year level.
(c) A minimum of six third-year level units (36 points), of which at least
four must be from those offered in the faculty at the campus delivering the
program.
(d) Up to six units in disciplines taught by other faculties.
(e) At least one major specialisation of at least eight units (48 points)
from the faculty areas of study including at least two units at each of second
and third-year levels.
(f) At least four non-compulsory units must be outside the main field of
study.
To complete an accounting major, students must complete:
Students can also choose a professional accounting sequence in addition to the accounting major:
Students who complete the major and the professional stream will be eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies.
To complete an economics major, students must complete:
Plus five of the following:
To complete a management major, it is recommended that students complete:
Plus any two of the following, subject to availability:
Optional specialisation sequences have been developed to provide students with guidance towards vocational professional outcomes. Specialisation sequences include:
To complete a major in marketing, students must complete:
Plus any two from the following, subject to availability:
Students can also choose the following specialisations in addition to the marketing major:
To complete a marketing communication major, students must complete the following:
Students can also choose the following specialisations in addition to the Marketing communication major:
To complete a public relations major, students must complete the following:
Students can also choose the following specialisations in addition to the public relations major:
To complete a tourism major, students must complete the following:
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