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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Course code: 1807 + Course abbreviation: BA/BBusCom + Total credit points required: 204 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Peninsula)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business and Commerce degrees.

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business and Commerce course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business, commerce and humanities discipline areas. Its structure provides the capacity to tailor applications and focus in different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major in one of the following disciplines taught by the faculty: accounting, human resource management, international business, management, marketing or sport management. All units taken as part of the major are limited to units taught by departments of the faculty on the campus delivering this program.

Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Peninsula campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Students must also complete a major arts sequence and additional arts studies from the units offered in the Faculty of Arts degree. For information on arts majors and minors, refer to the ‘Areas of study’ section on the Arts faculty website at www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

(a) students must complete 18 units (108 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:

(i) six compulsory common core units (36 points):

(ii) a major of at least eight units (48 points) in a discipline from the faculty with at least two units (12 points) at each of second and third-year levels.

(iii) a maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 points).

(iv) a minimum of four units (24 points) at third-year level from those offered by the campus delivering this program.

(b) students must complete 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Arts as follows:

(i) a major of at least eight units (48 points) from the Faculty of Arts.

(ii) a minor of at least four units (24 points) from the Faculty of Arts.

(iii) an additional arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points).

(iv) a further two units (12 points) taken from the Faculty of Arts.

(c) students must also satisfy the following degree regulations:

(i) a total of 34 units (204 points).

(ii) overall, a maximum of 14 units (84 points) of first-year-level units.

(iii) a minimum of six units (36 points) at each of second and third-year-level units.

Professional recognition

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

  • Australian Institute of Management
  • Australian Marketing Institute
  • 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' in the 'Faculty information section of the Faculty of Business and Economics entry.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9904 4314, email enquiries.peninsula@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course coordinator

Mr Peter Krueger

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