Course code: 1718 + Course abbreviation: BBusSt + Total credit points required: 144 + 6 years part-time
Off-campus (Gippsland P/T only)
The Bachelor of Business Studies is a degree program that is offered through Open Learning Australia. The course includes units offered by Monash University as well as units available from other universities. Students wishing to take out a Monash degree should note that they must include a minimum of eight Monash units to be eligible for a Monash degree.
Students
must complete a major in either management or marketing.
Other studies can be chosen from any of the undergraduate-level units listed in
the 2004 OLA handbook. A specific specialisation is available in the area of
business law.
Students
must complete and pass a minimum of two Open Learning units (one of which must
be Monash provided) before they are eligible to register and confirm their
place with Monash University directly in the Bachelor of Business Studies. Once
students have registered with Monash University, they have 10 years in which to
complete the degree requirements.
Unit codes are shown as per the OLA handbook.
The degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):
(b) Outer core - completion of six outer-core units (36 credit points), including the two compulsory units (12 credit points) listed below and a further four units (24 credit points) from the remaining units listed below:
plus four of the following:
Two compulsory outer-core units:
plus four of the following:
(c) Strand - the following six units (36 credit points) are compulsory and complete a major sequence in the discipline chosen:
(d) Completion of a further six units (36
credit points) of other studies from any of the undergraduate level units
listed in the OLA handbook that satisfy the following regulations:
(i) Students must complete a total of 24 units (144 credit points).
(ii) Students must complete at least eight Monash-provided business units to be
eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Business Studies.
(iii) Where students intend to complete a double major, the six open electives
will be used in undertaking the six units prescribed for the second major.
(iv) Students who have not completed 24 units but have completed the compulsory
units and one major may select their remaining units from those listed above or
from other university level units offered by OLA, provided that they complete a
minimum of eight Monash business units.
(v) Students intending to seek employment within the business sector or to
apply for an honours program offered through a university are advised to take
electives from within the business and economics area.
* These units are offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics.
Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9902 6380, email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.
Ms Wendy Webber
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