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Associate Degree in Business and Commerce

Course code: 3813 ~ Course abbreviation: AssocDegBusCom ~ Total points required: 96 ~ 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time ~ Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland)

Off-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

The course provides a tertiary education for people interested in fast-track career progression in business. It is designed to provide either a detailed knowledge in a single field of business and commerce or broad fundamental knowledge of general principles and applications of business and commerce in two chosen fields of study.

Course objectives

The learning goals of this course are to: develop fundamental knowledge of general principles and applications of a core range of business and commerce disciplines; develop technical knowledge, analytical skills and evaluative capabilities that are appropriate to chosen major areas of study and ability to apply expertise to problem solving in discipline-based contexts; develop capacity for critical thinking and articulate reasoning exhibited through effective written and oral forms of communication; develop capacity to integrate and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines to innovative applications in business settings, with a demonstrated awareness of ethical and social responsibility; develop skills in interpersonal communication and cultural awareness in a global business environment.

Course structure

The course structure has two main components:

  • a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business study:
  • further studies from Faculty of Business and Economics units available on your campus of enrolment. These studies must form either a major or two sub-majors.

Course requirements

The degree requires completion of 16 units (96 points) over a maximum of 10 years as follows *:

(a) four compulsory common core units (24 points) from:

(b) eight units (48 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:

(i) Option 1

  • 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 level

(ii) Option 2

  • completion of two sub-majors of at least four units each (24 points) in disciplines from the faculty.

(c) a further four units (24 points) subject to the following conditions:

  • an option to include a maximum of four units (24 points) in disciplines taught by other faculties.

Additional requirements:

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

* If you have failed a unit and this is having an adverse effect on your ability to meet the standard progression, contact the faculty office on your campus for advice.

Units required for specified majors

Accounting (part-time only)*

The following eight units:

  • AFW1002 Introductory accounting B
  • AFW2020 Cost information for decision making
  • AFW2491 Company reporting
  • AFW2631 Financial management
  • AFW2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
  • AFW3021 Performance measurement and control
  • AFW3040 Accounting theory
  • AFW3050 Financial accounting issues

* Additional units required for professional accreditation:

  • BTW2220 Corporations law and trust
  • ECW1102 Introductory macroeconomics
Economics

(a) the following four units:

(b) four of the following units:

  • ECW2141 Labour economics
  • ECW3121 Economics of international trade and finance
  • ECW3143 Economics of money and banking
  • ECW3146 Regional development and policy
  • ECW3830 Competition and regulation
  • ECX2123 Economics of innovation and high technology
Human resource management

(a) the following two units:

(b) six of the following units:

Management

(a) the following six units:

  • MGW1010 Introduction to management
  • MGW1100 Managerial communication
  • MGW2230 Organisational behaviour
  • MGW2430 Human resource management
  • MGW3130 Organisational change and development
  • MGW3401 Strategic management

(b) two of the following units:

  • MGW2323 Employment relations
  • MGW2351 International business
  • MGW2700 Project management for small to medium enterprises
  • MGW3352 Service operations management
  • MGW3681 International management
Marketing

(a) the following seven units:

  • MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice
  • MKW2402 Consumer behaviour
  • MKW2420 Marketing research methods
  • MKW2460 Integrated marketing communication
  • MKW3121 Marketing planning and implementation
  • MKW3440 Marketing strategy
  • MKW3444 International marketing

(b) one further unit from units offered by the Department of Marketing.

Contact details

Telephone + 61 3 9902 6380 or +61 3 5122 6380; Email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au

Course coordinator

Professor Valerie Clulow