Bachelor of Business (Honours)

Course code: 0508 + Course abbreviation: BBus(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, two years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This course aims to provide a post-degree level of study for students seeking to widen their knowledge in one of the specialist areas offered by the departments and to expose students to both substantive theory and practice of research in the field of business. The course gives graduates the training necessary to conduct independent high-quality research in either business or academic settings, cultivates analytical and critical skills, and an awareness of emerging developments in business. The course is particularly suited to those who may wish to undertake further study at the higher degree level.

The mode of offering varies between departments, and students should consult the department with which they are enrolled for honours.

Entry requirements

Applicants need to have attained a minimum average grade of 65 per cent in the final two years of their bachelor’s degree in the relevant discipline to be considered.

Contact the relevant department for more details.

Course structure

Areas of study

The degree offers selected students the opportunity for specialised study in banking and finance, management, marketing (subject to faculty board approval) or taxation at an advanced level. All studies are confined to the area of specialisation chosen.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

Management stream

(a) completion of five compulsory units (48 points):

MGX4000 Introductory management research methods
MGX4100 Perspectives and paradigms in management theory
MGX4200 Data analysis for organisational research
MGX4300 Contemporary issues in management
MGX4400 Research thesis (24 points)

Marketing stream

(a) completion of five compulsory units (48 points):

MKX4050 Marketing theory
MKX4060 Marketing research practice
MKX4070 Qualitative methods: paradigms and approaches
MKX4080 Quantitative research methods in marketing
MKX4900 Independent research project (24 points)

Taxation stream

(a) completion of eight units (48 points):

BTF4200 Income and deductions
BTF4210 Taxation of trusts and partnerships
BTF4220 Taxation of companies and shareholders
BTF4230 Taxation of capital gains
BTF4240 Taxation of employees and contractors
BTF4250 Anti-avoidance rules and financial transactions
BTF4260 Tax administration and policy
BTF4270 Superannuation and retirement benefits
BTF4280 Taxation of international transactions
BTF4290 GST and other indirect taxes
BTF4300 Contemporary issues in taxation
BTX4001 Financial institutions law
BTC4150 Advanced taxation
BTC4180 Securities regulation
BTF4310 Research project – tax (not available with BTF4900)
BTC4316 Malaysian taxation law
BTC4319 Asian business law
BTC4320 Finance law
BTC4330 Marketing law
BTC4364 Information technology law
BTC4373 Industrial bargaining and arbitration
BTX4031 Insurance law
BTX4100 Corporate environmental responsibility
Other appropriate units offered by the Department of Business Law and Taxation, subject to approval by the course coordinator

(b) completion of BTF4900 (Research report) (12 points) and six units (36 points) from the units listed in (a) above, except BTF4310.

For the purpose of both options, students may take up to two equivalent units from any other department, subject to approval by the course coordinator.

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 coordinators

Mr Jeff McLean (management stream), Associate Professor Francis Farrelly (marketing stream), Dr Bill Orow (taxation stream)

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