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Bachelor of Business (Retail Management)

Course code: 0517 + Course abbreviation: BBus(RetMgt) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The overall aim of the course is to raise the level of management skill and competence in all aspects of retail management. The content, structure and presentation of the course are designed to equip students with the skills to manage a retail business in an increasingly complex and challenging environment.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in retail management.

Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Caulfield campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can 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.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

(a) Completion of six compulsory common core units (36 points):

• AFF1110 Accounting for financial decision making
• BTF1010 Commercial law
• ECF1100 Microeconomics
• ETX1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

(b) Outer core - completion of six outer-core units (36 points), including the two compulsory units (12 points) listed below and a further four units (24 points) from the remaining units listed below:

• AFF1300 Money and capital markets
• AFF2631 Financial management
• BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
• BTF3931 Taxation law
• ECF1200 Macroeconomics
• ETX2111 Business data modelling
• MGF2661 Human resource management
• MGF3401 Strategic management
• MKF2111 Buyer behaviour (compulsory)
• MKF1500 Retail management principles (compulsory)

(c) Strand - the following six units (36 points) are compulsory and complete a major specialisation in retail management:

• MKF3381 Retail case studies
• MKF1501 Buying for retail markets
• MKF2331 Retail promotion
• MKF3390 Retail project
• MKF3360 Retail technology
• MKF3441 International retailing

(d) A total of 24 units (144 points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.

(e) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 points).

(f) A minimum of six third-year-level units (36 points), of which at least four (24 points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.

(g) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 points) in disciplines taught by other Monash faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program.

(h) At least two non-compulsory units (12 points) must be outside the main field of study.

The following unit is excluded from this degree: MKF3461 (Marketing communication).

Professional recognition

This degree with relevant units is recognised by the following legal entity:

• Australian Retailers Association

It is important to note that professional recognition may be dependent upon the correct choice of units. For further details, refer to 'Professional recognition' in the 'Faculty information' section of the Faculty of Business and Economics entry.

Contact details

Inquiries: telephone +61 3 9902 6011, fax +61 3 9903 2955, email enquiries.caulfield@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Mr Michael Morrison

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