Bachelor of Multimedia Business and Computing

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Employment
• Honours year
• Course structure
  • Electives (36 points)
  • First year
    • Core
    • Electives
  • Second year
    • Core
    • Electives
  • Third year
    • Core
    • Electives
• Length of course

General information

Course code: 3317 + Berwick campus + Course Coordinator: Mr Lindsay Smith + Full-time or part-time + Study modes: on-campus

The Bachelor of Multimedia Business and Computing gives students broad IT and business competencies and prepares students for professional careers in a wide range of information technology areas. This degree is also intended to provide students with a strong basis for longer-term transition to a strategic management role.

Entry requirements

The Bachelor of Multimedia Business and Computing (BMBC) was available via direct entry for the first intake in 2002. From 2003 onwards, the BMBC will be available via VTAC entry with a requirement of at least 25 in VCE units 3 and 4 of English (any), and successful completion of units 3 and 4 of mathematics (any) (or equivalent).

Employment

This degree aims to produce graduates who will work in both the public and private sectors as IT and business professionals.

Honours year

Outstanding students who wish to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of aspects of multimedia computing may choose to take a fourth year of study, called an honours year. Completion of an honours year is essential for students who wish to pursue a research career. Entry into the Bachelor of Multimedia honours year will require completion of the Bachelor of Multimedia Business and Computing degree, or equivalent qualification, with an overall grade average of credit.

Course structure

The pass degree involves 144 credit points of study made up of the following components:

• compulsory core units (96 points)
• sixteen six-point units spread throughout the three years of the degree. Areas covered include management, business programming, databases, systems
• analysis and design, security, internet programming, logistics and fulfilment, multimedia tools and e-business
• multimedia studio units (12 points).
• Studio units contain a mixture of project-based system development work, laboratory sessions, tutorials, seminars and formal lectures. They will enable the students to learn about multimedia and the process of multimedia system development by developing systems and system components in conditions similar to those which they will encounter in the workplace.

Electives (36 points)

Electives will comprise units of study chosen by the student to broaden their interests or to develop in depth their understanding and skills in particular areas of multimedia, business, programming and systems development which suit their interests and aptitude. Examples of relevant fields include advanced marketing, the technology of multimedia, information law, information systems, graphic design, communication and electronic commerce.

No more than 60 points of first-year units may be counted towards the degree.
The core units and studio units are offered only during the day at the Berwick campus. Specialisation and elective units may be taken in any mode at any Monash campus.

First year

The first-year core units will build student skills in the areas of management, communication, accounting, programming and marketing.

Core

• MMS1001 Technical and professional communications (6 points)
• MGW1010 Managing people and organisations 1 (6 points)
• MKW1120 Introduction to marketing (6 points)
• MMS1601 Business data communications (6 points)
• MMS1801 Business programming fundamentals (6 points)
• AFW1001 Introduction to accounting A (6 points)

Electives

• Units selected by the student (12 points)

Second year

The second-year units will build on the material covered in the first-year core and cover more advanced topics in the tools and techniques of multimedia and business systems development. This level will also introduce students to database management systems and the scripting programming languages used for internet programming.

Core

• MMS2203 Project management (6 points)
• MMS2801 Database management systems (6 points)
• MMS2201 Systems analysis and design (6 points)
• MMS2802 Internet programming (6 points)
• MMS2403 Human-computer interaction (6 points)
• MKW2841 e-Business models and analysis (6 points)

Electives

• Units selected by the student (12 points)

Third year

The third-year units will explore the use of security, logistics and fulfilment, performance measurement and multimedia tools for business.

Core

• MMS3601 Systems security (6 points)
• MKW3481 Logistics and channel management (6 points)
• MMS3406 Multimedia tools for business (6 points)
• MKW3841 e-Business performance measurement (6 points)
• Studio
• MMS3205 Development project (12 points)

Electives

• Units selected by the student from the approved elective schedule (12 points)

Length of course

Three years of full-time study or six years of part-time study.

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