Undergraduate handbook 2004
Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Course code: 2224 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom + On-campus + Day classes available + Three years full-time, six years part-time + Course coordinator: TBA + Total credit points required: 144

General course information

The Bachelor of Business and Commerce provides an international degree in business and commerce. 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.

Majors and other studies in the degree

Students must complete a major in one of the following disciplines taught by the faculty: accounting, management or marketing.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the South Africa campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. They can also, 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) Completion of six compulsory units (36 credit points):

• AFW1001 Introductory accounting A
• BTW1201 South African business law
• ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ETW1102 Business statistics
• MGW1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice

(b) Completion of a major of at least eight units (48 credit points) in a discipline from the faculty with at least two units (12 credit points) at each of second and third-year levels. All units taken as part of the major are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(c) A total of 24 units (144 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.
(d) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 credit points).
(e) A minimum of six units (36 credit points) at third-year level, of which at least four (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(f) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 credit points) in disciplines taught by other faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program.

(g) At least four non-compulsory units (24 credit points) must be outside the main field of study.

Units required for specified majors

Accounting

• AFW1001 Introductory accounting A (core)
• AFW1002 Introductory accounting B
• AFW2020 Accounting for management information
• AFW2041 South African auditing A
• AFW2042 South African corporate reporting 1
• AFW3004 South African financial accounting issues
• AFW3005 Corporate finance
• AFW3006 Group statements
• AFW3007 Advanced accounting for management information
• AFW3941 South African auditing B
• AFW3942 South African auditing C

Management

• MGW1010 Managing people and organisations (core)
• MGW1100 Managerial communication
• MGW2230 Organisational behaviour
• MGW2351/MGW3351 International business
• MGW2430 Human resource management
• MGW2130/MGW3130 Organisational change and development
• MGW3401 Strategic management
• MGW3681 International management

Marketing

• MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice (core)
• MKW2402 Consumer behaviour
• MKW2460 Integrated marketing communication
• MKW3444 International marketing
• MKW3121 Marketing planning and implementation
• MKW2420 Market research methods
• MKW3440 Marketing strategy

Plus any two of the following (subject to availability)

• MKW2431 Business marketing
• MKW3881 Electronic marketing
• MKW3443 Export marketing
• BTW2281 Marketing law
• MKW3442 Sales management

Units required for a professional specialisation

Optional specialisation sequences have been developed to provide students with guidance towards vocational professional outcomes. Professional specialisations include:

Business law and taxation

• BTW2121 South African taxation of individuals
• BTW2122 South African taxation of businesses
• BTW2201 South African business law 2
• BTW3301 South African business law 3
• BTW3300 South African administration of deceased and insolvent estates

Business systems

• BUS1010 Introductory computing
• BUS1021 Business information systems

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