Undergraduate handbook 2004
Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Management)

Course code: 1334 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Acc)/BBus(Mgt) + On-campus + Day and evening classes available + Four years full-time, eight years part-time + Course coordinator: Mr Rolf Bergman + Total credit points required: 192

General course information

The Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (Management) double-degree course is a combination of two degree programs and is structured so that successful completion leads to the award of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and the Bachelor of Business (Management).

Majors and other studies in the degree

Students must complete a major specialisation in both accounting and 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 third 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 eight outer-core units (48 credit points), including the four compulsory units (24 credit points) listed below and a further four units (24 credit points) from the remaining units listed below:

• AFF2051 Financial modelling (compulsory)
• AFF2631 Financial management (compulsory)
• MGF2351 International business (compulsory)
• MGF3401 Strategic management (compulsory)
• BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
• BTF3931/BTF2931 Taxation law
• ECF1200/ECF2200 Macroeconomics
• ETX2121 Data analysis in business or ETX2111 Business data modelling
• MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
• MKF1500 Retail management principles
• BTF2601 Banking law
• ECF3550/ECF2550 Business in Asia

(c) Strand - the following 12 units (72 credit points) are compulsory and complete a major specialisation in both accounting and in management:

Accounting units

• AFF1121 Accounting systems and procedures
• AFF2391 Cost accounting
• AFF2491 Company reporting
• AFF3431 Management accounting
• AFF3491 Advanced financial accounting theory and practice
• AFF3631 Auditing

Management units

• MGF3681 International management
• MGF1100/MGF2100 Managerial communication
• MGF2621 Organisational change
• MGF2661 Human resource management
• MGF3381 Managing information systems
• MGF3111 Organisational behaviour

(d) A total of 32 units (192 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.
(e) A maximum of 13 first-year-level units (78 credit points).
(f) A minimum of eight third-year-level units (48 credit points), of which at least five (30 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 program is accredited with CPA Australia and with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). Provided students complete all units specified by these bodies they will qualify for associate membership of CPA Australia and entry to the CA program of the ICAA.

Progression to further studies

Completion of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting)/Bachelor of Business (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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