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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Systems

Course code: 1320 + Course abbreviation: BCom/BBusSys + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Systems double degree provides professional education in a range of commerce and business disciplines, with a strong emphasis on developing analytical skills. It also offers studies in business-oriented computer skills that will enable graduates to work confidently in the business or public sector, particularly with the application of computerised business systems.

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 the 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.
Students must also complete the prescribed program of business systems units from the Faculty of Information Technology.
All units studied must be from the Faculty of Business and Economics at Clayton and the Faculty of Information Technology.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 17 units (102 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 at least two units (12 credit points) from the following list:

First-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units have been completed successfully.
(iii) A major specialisation of at least eight units (48 credit points) in a discipline or field of study of the faculty with at least 12 credit points at each of second and third-year level.
(iv) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(v) A minimum of four third-year-level units (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.
(b) Students must complete 14 units (84 credit points) from the School of Business Systems as follows:
(i) Twelve compulsory units:

(ii) At least one electronic commerce unit (six credit points) and one business analysis unit (six credit points) from the School of Business Systems.
(c) One further unit (six credit points) from either the School of Business Systems or the Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton).
The following units are excluded from the double degree: AFC2160, BUS1100, BUS3522. The following combinations of units are excluded from the double degree: AFC2140 or AFC3140 and BUS3030.
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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