Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

The undergraduate program

The following undergraduate courses are available on the Berwick campus.

Single degrees

• Bachelor of Business and Commerce
• Bachelor of Tourism

Double degrees

• Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Communication
• Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Multimedia Systems
• Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Tourism (administered by the Faculty of Arts)

Honours degree

• Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Honours)

General campus information

Unless otherwise stated in the individual course entry section of this publication, entry requirements, professional recognition information and contact details for further inquiries for all Berwick campus single and double degrees are standard and are listed below:
Entry requirements
(a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Units 1 and 2 - any two units from general mathematics and/or mathematical methods. Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (any).
(b) Comparable qualifications
Applicants may also satisfy entry requirements with qualifications equivalent to VCE, eg TAFE qualifications (a TAFE advanced diploma with a grade average of at least 60 or a TAFE Certificate IV with a grade average of at least 65) or comparable Year 12 qualifications, including International Baccalaureate, or other approved tertiary study.
(c) Special admission
Students who have not successfully completed VCE or equivalent may satisfy entry requirements by completing at least two Monash non-award single units or Open Learning (OLA) units. A pass in a mathematics unit at Year 11 or above is essential for entry. Further information is contained in the Monash University booklet `Returning to study: a guide for mature-age and non-school-leaver applicants', available from the Prospective Students Office, telephone +61 3 9905 1320.

Professional recognition

Management

• Graduates of Bachelor of Business and Commerce degrees at Berwick are eligible for:
• affiliate membership of the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) (http://www.aimvic.com.au)
• graduate membership of the Australian Human Resources Institute (http://www.ahri.com.au).

Marketing

• Graduates of Bachelor of Business and Commerce degrees at Berwick are eligible for:
• graduate membership of the Australian Marketing Institute
  (http://www.ami.org.au).

Accounting

• The Bachelor of Business and Commerce program is accredited with CPA Australia (http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au) and with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) (http://www.icaa.com.au).

Provided students complete all units specified in the accounting major and all units specified in the professional accounting specialisation, they will qualify for associate membership of CPA Australia and entry to the CA program of the ICAA.

Public relations

Graduates of Bachelor of Business and Commerce degrees at Berwick with a major in public relations or marketing communication satisfy the educational requirements for:

• provisional associate membership of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) (http://www.pria.com.au). This membership can be upgraded with the addition of specified work experience.

Taxation

Students who wish to obtain registration with the Tax Agents Board must complete an accounting degree and include in their study an approved taxation law unit. Details can be found in Regulation 156 of the Income Tax Regulations Act 1936 (http://www.ato.com.au).

Inquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9904 7045
Email: enquiries.berwick@buseco.monash.edu.au
Web: http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

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