Monash University: University Handbooks: Undergraduate Handbook 2003: Units indexed by faculty
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Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)/ Bachelor of Laws


General information

Course code: 0816 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Bkg&Fin)/LLB + Course managed by the Faculty of Law + Business units adviser: Mr Terry Boulter

This combined course is designed for students seeking either a career in law or in the banking and finance industry. Some students may already be involved in the banking and finance industry and seeking to gain relevant tertiary qualifications on a full-time or part-time basis. In addition to providing a core of law and business foundation units, the course provides specialist study in key areas.

Mode of offering

The first three years of the course will be combined studies in business and law and require students to study at the Caulfield and Clayton campuses. The remaining two years will be undertaken at the Faculty of Law, Clayton campus.

Advanced standing (credit for work done elsewhere)

Information on credit for work done elsewhere will be available from the relevant faculty administration offices.

Course structure

Units offered at Caulfield campus are taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Year one
First semester
Second semester
Year two
First semester
Second semester
Year three
First semester
Business outer core choice
Second semester
Year four
Year five

Business outer core units must be selected from the following:

* Taught by the Faculty of Law on the Clayton campus.
** Units can be undertaken in semester one and/or two. A maximum total of 30 credit points can be taken in any semester.

It is recommended that double-degree Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)/Bachelor of Laws students study LAW4104 (Australian banking law) and LAW5105 (Credit and security law) as electives in year four or year five in order to fulfil the educational requirements for senior associate membership of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance. Electives should be planned carefully as those electives are not usually offered every semester.

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