Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Business (Management)
Course code: 1334 ~ Course abbreviation: BBus(Acc)/BBus(Mgt) ~ Total points required: 192 ~ 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Business and Economics
Study mode and course location
On-campus (Caulfield)
Course description
This double-degree course aims to produce graduates who are able to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment and who can operate effectively in the business world of today.
Course objectives
Refer to both the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Business (Management) single degree entries.
Course structure
The course structure has three main components:
- a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business study:
- majors in accounting and management. All units taken as part of these majors must be from your campus of enrolment;
- eight open electives which may be taken from any Faculty of Business and Economics programs and campuses, or from disciplines offered by another faculty. These open electives can, in some cases, form a third major.
Course requirements
The degree requires completion of 32 units (192 points) over a maximum of 10 years of study as follows:
(a) 24 units (144 points) from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business at the Caulfield campus as follows:
(i) six compulsory common core units (36 points):
(ii) a 10 unit (60 points) major in accounting*
(iii) a 10 unit (60 points) major in management*
- the requirements of the majors are listed below
- for each major, at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels
(b) eight open electives (48 points)
- may be taken from disciplines offered by another faculty
- may be taken from any Faculty of Business and Economics programs and campuses.
Additional degree requirements:
- a maximum of 13 first-year-level units (78 points)
- a minimum of eight third-year-level units (48 points), of which at least five units (30 points) must be from those offered by the faculty at the Caulfield campus.
- in addition to specific unit prerequisites, third-year level units require the successful completion of two second-year level units and second-year level units require the successful completion of four first-year level units
Units required for specified majors
Accounting
(a) the following six units:
- AFF1110 Accounting for financial decision making
- 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
(b) four units from the following list:
- AFF2631 Financial management
- AFF2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
- AFF3511 Strategic management accounting
- AFF3631 Auditing and assurance
- AFF3791 Comparative international accounting
- AFF3851 Advanced accounting information systems and financial modelling
- AFX3551 International study program in accounting
- BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts
- BTF3931 Taxation law
- ECF1200 Macroeconomics
- ETX2121 Data analysis in business
Management
(a) the following six units:
(b) four units from the following list:
- MGF2341 Managing employee relations
- MGF2511 Managing quality, innovation and knowledge
- MGF2661 Human resource management
- MGF3361 Performance management
- MGF3381 Managing information systems
- MGF3681 International management
- MGX3771 Operations management
- MGX3991 Leadership principles and practices
Professional recognition
This degree is recognised by the following legal entities:
- Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- CPA Australia
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- Tax Agents' Board.
Professional recognition may be dependent upon work experience requirements and the correct choice of units.
Contact details
Telephone +61 3 9902 6011, fax +61 3 9903 2955; Email: enquiries.caulfield@buseco.monash.edu.au
Course coordinator
Mr David Watson
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