Course code: 2224 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
On-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland)
The course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business and commerce discipline areas. Its structure provides the capacity to tailor applications and focus in different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas.
Students
must complete a major in one of the following disciplines taught by the
faculty: accounting, business law, economics, ebusiness, human resource
management, international business, management and marketing. All units taken
as part of the major are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty
on the campus delivering this program.
Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Gippsland
campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can form a
professional specialisation in professional accounting or a sub-major in one of
the following areas: finance, information technology, human resources,
international management, services management, tourism management and
international marketing and commerce. They can also, 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.
The
degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):
(b) Completion of a major of
at least eight units (48 credit points) in a discipline from the faculty with
at least two units (12 credit points) at each of second and third-year levels.
(c) A total of 24 units (144 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of
study.
(d) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 credit points).
(e) A minimum of six units (36 credit points) at third-year level, of which at
least four (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the
campus delivering this program.
(f) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 credit points) in
disciplines taught by other faculties or from units offered on campuses other
than the campus delivering this program.
(g) At least four non-compulsory units (24 credit points) must be outside the
main field of study.
Students can also choose a professional accounting specialisation in addition to the accounting major. Students who complete the major and the professional specialisation will be eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies. For further details, refer to the `Professional recognition' entry at the beginning of the Gippsland section.
plus seven of the following:
plus five of the following:
plus three of the following:
Note that students undertaking this major may only study up to three more units from outside the Faculty of Business and Economics.
plus six of the following:
Note that units may not all be offered on this campus.
Students are recommended to complete the following:
plus at least two of the following units:
Students are recommended to complete the following:
If selecting the marketing major, the following units are excluded from this degree: MKW3461 (Marketing communication); MKW2211 (Advertising theory and practice).
Students who complete the accounting major and the professional specialisation will be eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies.
Optional sub-majors have been developed to provide students with guidance towards vocational professional outcomes. Sub-majors include:
Students are required to select four units from:
This degree is recognised as meeting the academic requirements of the following professional bodies:
For all profession bodies, membership is dependent upon the correct choice of units by students. Details are provided at the beginning of the Gippsland courses entry in this section of the handbook.
Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9902 6380, email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.
Dr Mindi Nath
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