Undergraduate handbook 2004
Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business
(Retail Management)

Course code: 0517 + Course abbreviation: BBus(RetMgt) + On-campus + Day and evening classes available + Three years full-time, six years part-time + Course coordinator: Mr Michael Morrison + Total credit points required: 144

General course information

The overall aim of the Bachelor of Business (Retail Management) course is to raise the level of management skill and competence in all aspects of retail management. The content, structure and presentation of the course are designed to equip students with the skills to manage a retail business in an increasingly complex and challenging environment.

Majors and other studies in the degree

Students must complete a major specialisation in retail management.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Caulfield campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can in some cases form a second major in a business discipline.
Up to six open electives may also be taken from other campuses or other Monash faculties.

Course structure

The degree requirements are:
(a) Inner core - completion of six compulsory units (36 credit points):

• AFF1110 Accounting for financial decision making
• BTF1010 Commercial law
• ECF1100/ECF2100 Microeconomics
• ETX1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

(b) Outer core - completion of six outer-core units (36 credit points), including the two compulsory units (12 credit points) listed below and a further four units (24 credit points) from the remaining units listed below:

• AFF1300 Money and capital markets
• AFF2631 Financial management
• BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
• BTF3931/BTF2931 Taxation law
• ECF1200/ECF2100 Macroeconomics
• ETX2111 Business data modelling
• MGF2661 Human resource management
• MGF3401 Strategic management
• MKF2111 Buyer behaviour (compulsory)
• MKF1500 Retail management principles (compulsory)

(c) Strand - the following six units (36 credit points) are compulsory and complete a major specialisation in retail management:

• MKF3381 Retail case studies
• MKF1501 Buying for retail markets
• MKF2331 Retail promotion
• MKF3390 Retail project
• MKF3360 Retail technology
• MKF3441 International retailing

(d) A total of 24 units (144 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of study
(e) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 credit points)
(f) A minimum of six third-year-level units (36 credit points), of which at least four (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(g) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 credit points) in disciplines taught by other Monash faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program

(h) At least two non-compulsory units (12 credit points) must be outside the main field of study.
See `Choice of elective units for Bachelor of Business (specialised)' at the end of this section.

Professional accreditation

This degree is recognised as meeting academic requirements for membership by:

• Australian Retailers' Association

For all professional bodies, membership is dependent upon the correct choice of units by students. Details are provided at the beginning of the Caulfield courses entry in this section of the handbook.

Progression to further studies

Completion of the Bachelor of Business (Retail Management) will enable progression to an honours year and a variety of postgraduate courses either at Monash or other Australian or overseas universities. Details of specific postgraduate courses are available on inquiry from the faculty.

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