Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Commerce

Course code: 0179 + Course abbreviation: BCom + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The generalist Bachelor of Commerce provides a professional education in a range of units related to commerce disciplines, with a strong emphasis on developing the analytical skills and professional competence required for careers in the business or public sector.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a major specialisation in one of the following disciplines taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics: accounting, finance, economics, business law and taxation, econometrics and business statistics, management or marketing. All units taken as part of a major specialisation are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty on the Clayton campus.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Clayton campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can, in some cases, form a second major specialisation in a commerce 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):

• AFC1021/AFC1022 Accounting principles
• BTC1110 Business law
• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
• MGC1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKC1200 Principles of marketing

(b) Completion of at least two units (12 credit points) from the following list:

• AFC1100/AFC2100 Introduction to finance OR AFC1030 Introductory financial accounting
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ETC1010 Data modelling and computing
• MGC1020 Organisations: contexts and strategies

First-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units have been completed successfully.
(c) Completion of a major specialisation of at least eight units (48 credit points) in a discipline or field of study of the faculty with at least two units (12 credit points) at each of second and third-year level.
(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) At least four non-compulsory units (24 credit points) must be taken outside the main field of study.
(h) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 credit points) from disciplines taught by other faculties or from an approved list of faculty units offered on campuses other than Clayton.

* Although students have a choice of compulsory finance units, it is strongly advised that those attempting AFC2140 without having completed AFC1000/AFC2100, or its equivalent, may be seriously disadvantaged.

Professional recognition

This degree is recognised as meeting academic requirements for membership by:

• CPA Australia
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance
• Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
• Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
• Australian Marketing Institute
• Tax Agents Board

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

Contact details

Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9905 2327, fax +61 3 9905 5499, email enquiries.clayton@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course director

Associate Professor Marg Lindorff

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