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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Business and Economics

Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Network Computing

Course code: 3200 + Course abbreviation: BBusCom/BNetComp + Total credit points required: 204 + 4.5 years full-time, 9 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Peninsula)

Course description

This double-degree course is designed to provide students with both the technical and organisational competencies to build and implement distributed application systems within a business environment. This requires that students understand the applications of network computing in business and the organisational issues involved in establishing and managing the various types of business.
Course structure

Majors and other studies

Students must complete a major in one of the following disciplines taught by the faculty: accounting, 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.
Students studying the Bachelor of Business and Commerce/Bachelor of Network Computing double degree are not permitted to study the electronic business major.
Students must also complete the prescribed program of studies from the Faculty of Information Technology with majors available in network applications, network technology and mobile computing.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:
(a) Students must complete 18 units (108 credit points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:
(i) Six compulsory common core units (36 credit points):

(ii) 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.
(iii) A maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 credit points).
(iv) A minimum of four units (24 credit points) at third-year level from those offered by the campus delivering this program.
(b) Students must complete 18 units (108 credit points) from the Faculty of Information Technology as follows:
(i) Twelve compulsory units (72 credit points):

(ii) A minimum of two second-year-level network computing elective units (CPE coded) (12 credit points).
(iii) A minimum of four third-year-level network computing elective units (CPE coded) (24 credit points).
(c) Students must also satisfy the following degree regulations:
(i) A total of 34 units (204 credit points).
(ii) Overall, a maximum of 14 units (84 credit points) of first-year-level units.
(iii) A minimum of six units (36 credit points) at each of second and third year.

Contact details

Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9904 4314, email enquiries.peninsula@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Dr Paul de Lange

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