Undergraduate handbook 2004
Information Technology

Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Business and Information Technology

Course code: 3161 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom/BBusIT + Malaysia + Full-time

The double degree Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Business and Information Technology may be completed in four years of full-time study. The course permits students to specialise in one or more of the Faculty of Business and Economics areas of study and to undertake integrated studies of computer-based management systems. It enhances and provides niche employment opportunities for graduates of the Business and Economics and Information Technology faculties. It supplies Malaysian industry and government organisations with graduates skilled and knowledgeable in various business areas and in using information technology in a business environment.

Entry requirements

GCE A level: 18 points (two or three units); Hong Kong A level: 16 points (two or three units); OAC: 75 per cent; STPM: 18 points (two or three units); Sri Lankan A level: 22 points (two or three units); Australian Year 12: 85 ENTER; MUFY: 280; IB: 28.
Mathematics: GCE O level; Year 11 or equivalent.
English: TOEFL 580 and TWE 5 or computer-based TOEFL score of 237 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5; IELTS 6.0 with a score of at least 6 for each individual band; or GCE A level with a grade of C or above; English is the first language; English was the language of instruction in secondary and/or tertiary studies.
For information on academic qualifications not listed above, contact Monash University Malaysia campus.

Course structure

Students will be required to complete 192 credit points to be awarded the Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Business and Information Technology as follows:
(a) Completion of the following business and commerce units with a total credit value of 108 points meeting the following requirements:
(i) Six core introductory units:

• AFW1001 Introductory accounting A
• ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
• BTW1200 Business law
• MGW1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice
• and either ETW1102 Business statistics or ETW1000 Business and economic statistics

(ii) No more than 14 units (no more than 84 points) at first-year level.
(iii) A major of at least eight units (at least 48 points), which includes at least two units at each of second and third-year levels. One of the six core introductory units can be included in the eight units of the major provided it is in the relevant field of study.
(iv) At least four third-year-level business and commerce units (at least 24 points of third-year-level business and commerce units).
(b) Completion of 14 core business systems units with a total value of 84 points as follows:

• BUS1010 Introductory computing for business applications
• BUS1060 Computer programming for business A
• BUS1021 Business information systems
• BUS1042 Computer programming for business B
• BUS1110 Computer models for business decisions
• BUS2011 Programming for business applications
• BUS2120 Computer concepts and software systems
• BUS2176 Project management
• BUS2021 Advanced business information systems
• BUS3112 Database systems and data management
• BUS3150 Computer facilities and network management
• BUS3600 Business case development
• Two Business Systems electives

(c) In accordance with the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 of Malaysia, three units as follows:

• Malaysian studies
• either `National language for Malaysian citizens' or `National language for citizens of other countries'
• either `Islamic studies' (Muslim students) or `Moral studies' (non-Muslim students).

For further details, inquire on campus.

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