Course code: 2224 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
On-campus (Peninsula)
The Bachelor of Business and Commerce is the link between the overseas offerings of the faculty and the onshore program taught across the Berwick, Gippsland and Peninsula campuses. 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, electronic business systems, human resource management,
international business, management, marketing or sport management. 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 Peninsula
campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can form a
sub-major in one of the following areas: professional accounting, accounting
for managers, business law, financial management, human resources, information
technology, international management, psychology in business, sports and
recreation management and language studies. They can also 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 sequence in addition to the accounting major. Students who complete the major and the professional stream will be eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies.
plus at least two of the following units:
If selecting the marketing major, the following units are excluded from this degree: MKW3461 (Marketing communication), MKW2211 (Advertising theory and practice).
plus two units from the following:
Optional sub-majors have been developed to provide students with guidance towards vocational professional outcomes. Sub-majors include:
Students who complete the major and the professional stream will be eligible for membership of the professional accounting bodies.
Four units from the following list:
plus one of the following units:
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 Peninsula courses entry in this section of the handbook.
Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9904 4314, email enquiries.peninsula@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.
Dr Paul de Lange
Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents