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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business (Law)

Course code: 3154 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Law) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This course is designed to provide a degree structure with a major sequence of units in the area of business law and taxation. The course recognises the fundamental importance of business law and taxation in a rapidly changing commercial world, and seeks to provide graduates with extended skills in these areas. Graduates will gain skills in handling the wide range of complex legal and taxation issues that are commonly faced in many areas of business management and government agencies.
The course provides a strong grounding in core business areas such as accounting, economics, , management, business statistics and marketing. It also provides compulsory studies in commercial law, corporations law and taxation law plus a very wide range of more specific business law and taxation electives which students can use to extend their knowledge in particular areas of interest.
The Bachelor of Business (Law) does not provide the basis for admission to practice as a barrister or solicitor.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a major specialisation in business law.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Caulfield campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can 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 requirements

The degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):

(b) Outer core - completion of six outer-core units (36 credit points), including the two compulsory units (12 credit points) listed below and a further four units (24 credit points) from the remaining units listed below:

(c) Strand - choose any six units (36 credit points) from the units listed below to complete a major specialisation in business law and taxation:

(d) A total of 24 units (144 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.
(e) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 credit points).
(f) A minimum of six third-year-level units (36 credit points), of which at least four (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(g) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 credit points) in disciplines taught by other Monash faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program.
(h) At least two non-compulsory units (12 credit points) must be outside the main field of study.
See `Choice of elective units for Bachelor of Business (specialised)' at the end of this section.

Professional recognition

Units taught in the Bachelor of Business (Law) degree assist students to achieve membership of many professional bodies. Details are provided at the beginning of the Caulfield courses entry in this section of the handbook.

Contact details

Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9902 6011, fax +61 3 9903 2955, email enquiries.caulfield@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Mr Brendan Sweeney

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