Course code: 0508 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, two years part-time
On-campus (Caulfield)
Off-campus (Caulfield)
This
course aims to provide a post-degree level of study for students seeking to
widen their knowledge in one of the specialist areas offered by the departments
and to expose students to both substantive theory and practice of research in
the field of business. The course gives graduates the training necessary to
conduct independent high-quality research in either business or academic
settings, cultivates analytical and critical skills, and an awareness of
emerging developments in business. The course is particularly suited to those
who may wish to undertake further study at the higher degree level.
The mode of offering varies between departments, and students should consult
the department with which they are enrolled for honours. The management stream
must be studied full-time by on-campus attendance.
A bachelors degree from an approved tertiary institution. Applicants need to have attained a minimum average grade of 65% in the relevant disciplines in the final two years of undergraduate studies for consideration.
The degree offers selected students the opportunity for specialised study in banking and finance, management, marketing (subject to faculty board approval) or taxation at an advanced level. All studies are confined to the area of specialisation chosen.
The degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of five compulsory units (48 credit points):
(a) Completion of four compulsory units (42 credit points):
(b) Completion of one
further unit (six credit points) as follows:
(i) Those students who have not completed MGF3421 (Introductory management
research methods) in their third year of study will be required to undertake
this unit as their additional unit, or
(ii) The third-year or fourth-year units taught by the departments of
Management, Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, Econometrics and
Business Statistics, Economics, and Marketing. Third-year units may be
undertaken on the condition that the unit has not been undertaken in third
year, and that the appropriate prerequisites are met. Additionally, third-year
units must be supplemented by additional supervised work. In order to undertake
a unit from another department, the head of the Department of Management must
be satisfied that the unit forms a coherent part of the proposed course of study.
(a) Completion of five compulsory units (48 credit points):
* Subject to faculty board approval.
The
degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of eight units (48 credit points) from the list below:
or
(b) Completion of BTF4900 (Research report) (12 credit points) and six units
(36 credit points) from the units listed in (a) above, except BTF4310.
For the purpose of both options, students may take up to two equivalent units
from any other department, subject to approval by the course coordinator.
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.
Mr Roger Love (banking and finance stream), Mr Jeff McLean (management stream), Associate Professor Chris Dubelaar (marketing stream), Dr Bill Orow (taxation stream)
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