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Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Business and Economics

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Course code: 1807 + Course abbreviation: BA/BBusCom + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Normally eight years part- time + Course coordinator: Dr Mindi Nath (business) + Total credit points required: 204

The course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business, commerce and humanities 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, business law (off-campus learning only), economics, electronic business, human resource management, international business (off-campus learning only), management and marketing.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics via the Gippsland campus . These other studies can form a professional specialisation in professional accounting, or a sub-major in finance, human resource, international management, services management, tourism management and international marketing and commerce.
Students must also complete a major arts sequence from the following disciplines offered via the Gippsland campus: Australian Indigenous studies, behavioural studies, history-politics, Indonesian, communications, philosophy, psychology (off-campus learning only), public relations, sociology and writing.
All units studied must be from the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Arts.

Course structure

The degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 18 units (108 credit points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:
(i) Six compulsory units (36 credit points):

(ii) 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.
(iii) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(iv) A minimum of four units (24 credit points) at third-year level from those offered by the campus delivering this program.
(b) Students must complete 16 units (96 credit points) from the Faculty of Arts as follows:
(i) One major sequence of eight units (48 credit points) with at least four units (24 credit points) at third-year level
(ii) one minor sequence of four units (24 credit points).
(iii) A third first-year sequence (12 credit points) from units offered in the Bachelor of Arts degree
(iv) A further two units (12 credit points) of your choice from the Faculty of Arts
(c) Students must also satisfy the following degree regulations:
(i) A total of 34 units (204 credit points).
(ii) Overall, a maximum of 14 units (84 credit points) of first-year-level units.

(iii) A minimum of six units (36 credit points) at each of second and third year.

Further information

For inquiries regarding the Bachelor of Arts component of the double-degree program, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone +61 3 9902 6339, or email humass.info@arts.monash.edu.au.

Application procedures

Completed applications are to be forwarded to Student Administration Office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 24 September 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer.

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