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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Communication

Course code: 1941 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom/BComn + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Berwick)

Course description

This double-degree program offers students the opportunity to graduate with two separate degrees - a Bachelor of Business and Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Communication degree.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a major in one of the following disciplines taught by the faculty: accounting, e-business, economics, human resource management, management, marketing, marketing communication, public relations or tourism. All units taken as part of the major are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Berwick campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can form a sub-major in one of the following areas: professional accounting, management, travel and tourism, public relations, marketing and marketing communication.
In their arts component, students complete a compulsory communication major and additional studies in arts. Arts studies offered at Berwick include behavioural studies, Indonesian, international studies, journalism, psychology and visual culture. Alternatively, students select a sequence of arts units taught at one of the other campuses of the university. Students who opt for this alternative should note that it will involve travelling to another campus to attend lectures, and close attention will need to be paid to the lecture timetable.
For details on the communications major and other arts studies, students should refer to the `Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 16 units (96 credit points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:
(i) Six compulsory common core 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.
(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) A major of at least eight units (48 credit points) in communications.
(ii) A first-year sequence in visual culture - VSA1000 and VSA1050.
(iii) A minor of at least four units (24 credit points) in an arts discipline.
(c) Students must also satisfy the following double degree regulations:
(i) A total of 32 units (192 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years.
(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 level.

Professional recognition

This degree is recognised as meeting the academic requirements of the following professional bodies:

For all professional bodies, membership is dependent upon the correct choice of units by students. Details are provided at the beginning of the Berwick courses entry in this section of the handbook.

Contact details

Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9904 7045, email enquiries.berwick@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Dr Mahendra Goyal

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