1718 - Bachelor of Business Studies

This degree program, offered through Open Universities Australia, is designed to be flexible and achieve depth and breadth in the study of human resource management, management and marketing business majors. The course includes units from Monash University and other universities.

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
• demonstrate 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
• demonstrate critical thinking and articulate reasoning exhibited through effective written and oral forms of communication
• integrate and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines to innovative applications in business settings, with a demonstrated awareness of ethical and social responsibility
• demonstrate skills in interpersonal communication and cultural awareness in a global business environment.

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
• 11 electives which may, in some cases, form a second major. Electives can be selected from those listed on the Open Universities Australia website.

It is recommended students new to university complete the Open Universities unit SSK12 (Introduction to university learning).

The degree requires completion of 24 units (144 points) over six years part time as follows:

(a.) six compulsory common core units (36 points):

• ACF110 Accounting fundamentals
• BLW16 Introduction to law
• BMS11 Business statistics*
• ECO11 Microeconomics
• MAN11 Introduction to management*
• MAR11 Marketing theory and practice*

(b.) a major of seven units (42 points):

• the major must come from the approved list of majors below

(c.) students must complete a further 11 units (66 points) as follows:

• further units may be selected from units in the Bachelor of Business Studies and may make up another major or one or two minor sequences
• eight further units (48 points) may be selected from any undergraduate level units listed in the Open Universities Australia handbook.

Additional degree requirements:

• at least eight units from Monash's Faculty of Business and Economics
• no more than 10 first-year-level units (60 points)
• at least six third-year-level units (36 points)
• in addition to specific unit prerequisites, second-year level 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 specified majors

Human resource management

• MAN22 Human resource management*
• MAN130 Managerial communication*
• MAN231 Recruitment and selection*
• MAN232 Employment relations*
• MAN320 International human resource management*
• MAN321 Organisational change*
• PSY130 Organisational behaviour

Management

• BIS15 Information technology in organisations
• MAN22 Human resource management*
• MAN26 International business*
• MAN31 Strategic management*
• MAN32 International management*
• MAN33 Service operations management*
• MAN240 Project management*

Marketing

• MAR12 Research methods for marketing and management*
• MAR23 Integrated marketing communication*
• MAR24 Buyer behaviour*
• MAR32 Issues in competitive advantage*
• MAR33 Marketing planning and implementation*
• MAR34 International marketing*
• MAR35 Strategic marketing*

Units required for minor sequences

Business law

• BLW21 Company law
• BLW22 Taxation law
• BLW23 Marketing legal issues
• BLW26 International law

Human resource management

Cannot be taken with a human resource management major.

• MAN22 Human resource management*
• MAN231 Recruitment and selection*
• MAN232 Employment relations*
• MAN321Organisational change*

Management

Cannot be taken with a management major.

• MAN14 Project management
• MAN22 Human resource management*
• MAN32 International management*
• MAN33 Service operations management*

Marketing

Cannot be taken with a marketing major.

• MAR23 Integrated marketing communication*
• MAR24 Buyer behaviour*
• MAR33 Marketing planning and implementation*
• MAR35 Strategic marketing*

Psychology

• PSY11 Introduction to psychology 1A
• PSY12 Introduction to psychology 1B
• PSY130 Organisational behaviour
• PSY230 Introduction to theories in counselling

* Units offered by Monash University Faculty of Business and Economics.

Bachelor of Business Studies