0553 - Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | BA/BBus(Bkg&Fin) |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 017115E |
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Caulfield) Students may select limited units from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus. Students may also select units offered in off-campus mode. |
| Total credit points required | 192 |
| Duration (years) | 4 years FT, 8 years PT |
| Contact details | http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/ |
Description
The Bachelor of Arts is a general, flexible degree which allows students to match academic interests with career aspirations to create a personalised course progression. Studying humanities will develop general knowledge and specific intellectual skills relating to human thought and relations, such as the way we communicate or how the past has affected the present. Social science analyses and explains societies and the relationships of individuals within those societies.
The Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) component of this double degree is designed for those seeking a career in the banking and finance industry, especially in commercial and investment banking, corporate finance, stock markets, capital markets and derivative markets.
Objectives
Structure
Students must complete 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts component and 96 points in the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) component.
Areas of study
For information on arts majors and minors, refer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.
Requirements
Arts component
(a.) an arts discipline major (48 points)
(b.) an arts discipline minor (24 points)
(c.) an additional arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points)
(d.) a further 12 points in arts units
Business component
(i.) six compulsory common core units (36 points):
- AFF1000 Principles of accounting and finance
- BTF1010 Commercial law
- ECF1100 Microeconomics
- ETX1100 Business statistics
- MGF1010 Introduction to management
- MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice
(ii.) a major of 10 units (60 points) in banking and finance
- the requirements of the major are listed below
- at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels.
Additional degree requirements:
- a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
- a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points) from those offered by the faculty at the Caulfield campus.
- in addition to specific unit prerequisites, second-year leve l units require the successful completion of three first-year level units and third-year level units require the successful completion of two second-year level units.
Units required for banking and finance major
Students complete six specified units (36 points):
- 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
plus four units from the following list
- AFF3351 Investment banking
- AFF3651 Treasury management
- AFF3751 Futures and options markets
- AFX3355 Property investment
- AFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
- BTF2601 Banking law
- ECF1200 Macroeconomics
- ECF2331 Monetary theory and policy
- ETF3300 Quantitative methods for financial markets
- ETX2121 Data analysis in business
- ETF3300 Quantitative methods for financial markets
Professional recognition
Award(s) received on completion
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)