Honours degree of Bachelor of Business

Course code: 0508 ~ Course abbreviation: BBus(Hons) ~ Total points required: 48 ~1 year full-time, 2 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Business and Economics

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 Management, Marketing or Taxation 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.

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.

Course structure

The course structure has three main components:

studies in research methods:
honours units from your area of specialisation;
a research report

Course requirements

The degree requires completion of 48 points as follows:

Management stream

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

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

Option 1 - coursework

Eight units (48 points) from the following list:

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
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

Variations to Option 1:

Students may select other appropriate units offered by the Department of Business Law and Taxation, subject to approval by the course coordinator.
Students may take up to two equivalent units (12 points) from any other department, subject to approval by the course coordinator.

Option 2 - coursework and research

(i) Completion of six units (36 points) from the units listed in Option 1

(ii) completion of BTX4900 Research report (12 points)

Variations to Option 2:

BTF4310 is a prohibited unit
Students take up to four units (24 points) from the units listed in Option 1 and up to two equivalent units (12 points) 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

Course coordinator

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