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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Economics

Course code: 3804 + Course abbreviation: BBiomedSc/BEc + 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 (Clayton)

Course description

This double degree provides a professional education in the disciplines of biomedical science and economics, with a strong emphasis in developing skills as health economists in the health services industry.

Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a major specialisation in economics. All units taken as part of the major specialisation are limited to units taught by the department of Economics 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. Students must also complete the prescribed units from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

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) Completion of six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):

(ii) Completion of five further compulsory units (30 credit points):

First-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units have been completed successfully.
(iii) Three third-year-level units (18 credit points) from the Department of Economics to complete a major specialisation in economics.
(iv) Two further units (12 credit points) drawn from those offered at second year or third year from the Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton).
(v) A minimum of four third-year-level units (24 credit points).
(vi) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(b) Students must complete 16 units (96 credit points) from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as follows:
(i) The compulsory units BMS1011, BMS1021, BMS1031, BMS1042, BMS1052, BMS1062, BMS2011, BMS2021, BMS2031, BMS2042, BMS2052, BMS2062, BMS3011, BMS3021, BMS3032, BMS3042.
The degree must be completed in a maximum of 10 years of study.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that their enrolment complies with course requirements. Any student who has doubts on this matter should seek a meeting with a course adviser.

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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