Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)

Course code: 0312 + Course abbreviation: BBus(BkgandFin) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This course is principally designed for students seeking a career in the banking and finance industry or who are already employed in the banking and finance industry and are seeking a relevant tertiary qualification on a part-time basis. In addition to a core of business foundation units, the course provides specialist study in a number of key functional areas of relevance to financial institutions and markets.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in banking and finance.

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:

AFF2631 Financial management*
AFF2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling*
BTF2601 Banking law
BTF3931 Taxation law
ECF1200 Macroeconomics
ETX2121 Data analysis in business
MGF2351 International business
MGF3401 Strategic management
MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
MKX1500 Retail management principles

^{* Compulsory}

(c) strand – the following six units (36 points) are compulsory and complete a major specialisation in banking and finance:

AFF1300 Money and capital markets
AFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
AFF3121 Investments and portfolio management
AFF3651 Treasury management
AFF3331 International banking and finance or
AFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
AFF3841 Lending decisions

(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.

Professional recognition

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

Australian Securities and Investment Commission
Banking, Finance and Securities Industries
Financial Product Adviser

It is important to note that professional recognition may be dependent upon the correct choice of units. For further details, refer to 'Professional recognition' earlier in this section of the handbook.

Contact details

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 Kevin Tant

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