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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)

Course code: 2015 + Course abbreviation: BCom(Acc&Fin) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course provides professional education for those wishing to become accounting and/or finance professionals. It has a strong emphasis on developing analytical skills and offers a solid grounding and professional competence in all aspects of commerce required for careers in the business or public sector.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in one of accounting or finance. All units taken as part of a major specialisation are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty on the Clayton campus. For details of the units required for a major specialisation refer to the Bachelor of Commerce entry.

Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Clayton campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. These other studies can, in some cases, form a second major specialisation in a commerce discipline or field of study.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

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

(b) Completion of two further compulsory units (12 points):

First-year students normally may not take a second-year-level unit until at least four first-year-level units have been completed successfully.

(c) Completion of a major specialisation of at least 10 units (60 points) in accounting and finance with at least two units (12 points) at second-year level and three units (18 points) at third-year level.

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

(h) An option to include a maximum of six units (36 points) from disciplines taught by other faculties or from an approved list of faculty units offered on campuses other than Clayton.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that their enrolment complies with course requirements. Any student who has doubts on this matter should seek a meeting with a course adviser.

Professional recognition

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

  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  • Banking, Finance and Securities Industries
  • CPA Australia
  • Financial Product Adviser
  • Tax Agents’ Board
  • The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia

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 9905 2327, fax +61 3 9905 5499, email enquiries.clayton@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course director

Associate Professor Marg Lindorff

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