3202 - Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Graduates of the program will have qualifications which enable them to enter the sport and outdoor recreation and tourism industries supported by a sound knowledge of business/commerce.

The major aim of this double-degree program is to foster the development of confident and competent professionals, combining knowledge and skills from the fields of business, sport and outdoor recreation.

To receive the awards of the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and the Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation, a candidate must successfully complete units totaling 192 points, consisting of the following:

(a.) 16 units (96 points) from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce as follows:

(i.) six compulsory common core units (36 pts):

• AFW1000 Principles of accounting and finance
• BTW1200 Business law
• ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ETW1102 Business statistics
• MGW1010 Introduction to management
• MKW1120 Marketing theory and practice

(ii.) a major of eight units (48 pts):

• the major must come from the approved list of majors offered in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce*
• at least two units (12 pts) must be completed at each of second and third year levels

(iii.) additional units from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce to reach the required minimum of 16 units (96 pts).

* Refer to the Bachelor of Business and Commerce entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/2224.html or contact the Business and Economics faculty office for advice.

Additional degree requirements:

• a maximum of 8 first-year level units (48 pts) from the Faculty of Business and Economics
• a minimum of 4 third-year level units (24 pts) from the Faculty of Business and Economics
• 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.

(b.) studies in sport and outdoor recreation (96 points) chosen from the Faculty of Education, which must follow the course requirements as set out below.

First year

Sport and outdoor recreation units (totalling 24 points):

• EDF1611 Introduction to sport and outdoor recreation
• EDF1612 Outdoor recreation education
• EDF1613 Biophysical foundations of physical activity A
• EDF1614 Biophysical foundations of physical activity B

Plus 24 points of approved business/commerce studies

Second year

Sport and outdoor recreation units (totalling 24 points):

• EDF2611 Experiencing aquatic environments
• EDF2613 Adventure education
• EDF2614 Outdoor leadership and programming
• EDF2616 Coaching

Plus 24 points of approved business/commerce studies

Third year

Sport and outdoor recreation units (totalling 24 points):

• 18 points of approved sport and outdoor recreation elective units
• EDF3617 Professional practice in sport and outdoor recreation

Plus 24 points of major/minor approved business/commerce studies

Fourth year

Sport and outdoor recreation units (totalling 24 points):

• four approved sport and outdoor recreation electives

Plus 24 points of approved business/commerce studies

BSOR elective units

• EDF1616 Lifespan physical activity and wellness
• EDF1615 Experiential environmental education
• EDF2615 Community physical activity and wellness
• EDF3614 Expeditionary learning
• EDF3616 Camp planning and practice
• EDF2612 Experiential education in sport and outdoor recreation
• EDF3613 Research issues in sport and outdoor recreation
• EDF3619 Sport and physical activity education
• EDF3615 Experiencing the Australian landscape
• EDF3618 Research planning in sport and outdoor recreation
• EDF4161 Sports injury prevention
• EDF2618 Dance in education

Field experience

Depending upon sport and outdoor recreation units studied, students must successfully complete the outdoor experiences and physical activity requirements of each unit.

To be eligible to progress to a graduate diploma specialism:

• in physical education, a student must have studied at undergraduate level a minimum of 12 units which must include EDF1616, EDF2616, EDF3619, EDF2618 and EDF3613
• in outdoor education, a student must have studied at undergraduate level a minimum of eight units which must include EDF1615, EDF2612 and one of EDF3614, EDF3616 or EDF3615.

Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Bachelor of Business and Commerce