Bachelor of Business
NOTE: This course has been updated - please refer to the undergraduate handbook change register for details.
Course code: 3806 ~ Course abbreviation: BBus ~ Total points required: 144 ~ 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Business and Economics
Study mode and course location
On-campus (Caulfield)
Course description
The course is designed to provide graduates with high-level skills in a range of key business disciplines. It blends a conceptual theoretical framework with practical applications and covers basic discipline material through to more specialised requirements in the selected discipline. Graduates will be well equipped to seek employment in both private and public-sector enterprises.
Course objectives
The learning goals of this course are to: take a structured approach to business data analysis, problem solving and decision making; apply relevant theory, tools and techniques to solving problems in a dynamic business environment; carry out an organisation's specific projects and recommend responses to issues and opportunities that may impact on an organisation's performance; operate effectively in a multidisciplinary business environment while providing specialist advice from a business perspective; approach business issues in a professional and socially responsible manner.
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:
- a major from the list of majors below. This primary major must be selected from majors available on your campus of enrolment and all units taken as part of this major 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 second major.
Course requirements
The degree requires completion of 24 units (144 points) over a maximum of 10 years as follows:
(a) 16 units (96 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 major of eight units (48 points)
- the major must come from the approved list of majors below
- at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels
(iii) additional units taken in the Bachelor of Business, Caulfield campus to reach the required minimum of 16 units
(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 10 first-year level units (60 points)
- a minimum of six third-year level units (36 points), of which at least four units (24 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) two 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
Banking and finance
(a) the following six units:
- AFF1300 Money and capital markets
- AFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
- AFF2631 Financial management
- AFF3121 Investments and portfolio management
- AFF3841 Lending decisions
- MGX3100 Management ethics and corporate governance
(b) two units from the following list:
- AFF2701 Equity markets
- AFF2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
- AFF3111 Personal financial planning
- AFF3301 Money market operations
- AFF3331 International banking and finance, or AFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
- AFF3351 Investment banking
- AFF3651 Treasury management
- AFF3751 Futures and options markets
- AFX3355 Property investment
- BTF2601 Banking law
- ECF1200 Macroeconomics
- ECF2331 Monetary theory and policy
- ETF3300 Quantitative methods for financial markets
- ETX2121 Data analysis in business
Business law
(a) the following two units:
(b) six units from the following list:
Economics
(a) the following six units:
(b) two units from the following list:
Econometrics
(a) the following five units:
- ETF2700 Mathematics for business
- ETF3200 Quantitative business analysis
- ETF3600 Quantitative models for business research
- ETX1100 Business statistics
- ETX3231 Business forecasting
(b) one unit from the following list:
(c) two units from the following list:
Human resource management
(a) the following six units:
- MGF1010 Introduction to management
- MGF2341 Managing employee relations
- MGF2661 Human resource management
- MGF3430 International human resource management
- MGF3881 Current issues in human resource management
- MGX3441 Human resource strategy
(b) two units from the following list:
Management
(a) the following six units:
(b) two 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
Marketing
(a) the following six units:
- MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice
- MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
- MKF2121 Marketing research methods
- MKF3121 Marketing planning and implementation
- MKF3131 Strategic marketing
- MKF3461 Marketing communication
- (b) two units from the following list:
- MKF2131 Marketing decision analysis
- MKF3141 Issues in competitive advantage
- MKF3471 Sales management & negotiation
- MKF3531 International marketing
- MKX2521 Brand management
- MKX3481 Logistics and fulfilment
- MKX3621 Advertising management
- MKX3631 Marketing internship
Professional recognition
This degree is recognised by the following legal entities:
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Marketing Institute
- Financial Services Institute of Australasia
- CPA Australia
- Risk Management Institution of Australasia
- Tax Agents' Board
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
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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