Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

Course code: 0315 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Acc) + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The course is designed to provide graduates with high-level skills in both the specialised field of accounting and the general field of business management. Graduates will be capable of pursuing careers in professional accounting and a wide range of business fields.

The course blends a conceptual theoretical framework with practical applications and covers basic discipline material through to more specialised accounting strand requirements. Graduates will be well equipped to seek employment in both private and public-sector enterprises.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in accounting.

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*
BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
BTF3931 Taxation law
ECF1200 Macroeconomics
ETX2121 Data analysis in business
MGF2351 International business
MGF3401 Strategic management
MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
MKX1500 Retail management principles

^{* Compulsory}

AFF1121 Accounting systems and procedures
AFF2391 Cost information for decision making
AFF2491 Company reporting
AFF3431 Performance measurement and control
AFF3491 Advanced financial accounting theory and practice
AFF3631 Auditing and assurance

(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 Investments Commission
CPA Australia
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' 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 Geoff Tickell

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