3912 - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business Information Systems
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/BBusInfoSys |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 055707K |
| Managing faculty | Arts |
| Study location and mode | On-campus (Clayton) 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 Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this course. |
| 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 Information Systems, a cooperative education program between the Faculty of Information Technology and industry, focuses on the applications of information technology in business and leads to a career in business information technology. The curriculum has been developed in consultation with the industry partners of the faculty and potential employers of graduates of the program. The program offers a broad-based degree, with core units spanning computer programming to business analysis. Two streams are offered - the coursework stream and the industry-based learning (IBL) stream.
Objectives
Structure
Students complete a total of 192 points, comprising of 96 points in the Bachelor of Arts component and 96 points in the Bachelor of Business Information Systems component.
Areas of study
For information on majors and minors, refer to the 'Areas of study' section on the Arts faculty website at http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/study_areas/.
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 of arts.
By combining some of the core arts requirements, students can complete a double major in two different arts disciplines. For more details on this option, contact the Faculty of Arts.
Business information systems component
Students must complete 96 points, including the following:
(a.) seven core IT units:
- FIT1001 Computer systems
- FIT1002 Computer programming
- FIT1003 IT in organisations
- FIT1004 Database
- FIT1005 Networks and data communications
- FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
- FIT2002 IT project management
(b.) the following nine core business information systems units:
- FIT1006 Business information analysis
- FIT2006 Business process modelling and workflow
- FIT2011 Decision support systems fundamentals
- FIT2013 e-Business technologies
- FIT2017 Computer models for decision making
- FIT3003 Business intelligence and data warehousing or FIT3022 Intelligent decision support systems
- FIT3009 e-Business systems or FIT3012 Enterprise systems
- two third-year level BBIS electives
Students who take an IBL placement will substitute FIT3045 (Industry-based learning) for two third-year BBIS electives and one of FIT3003, FIT3022, FIT3009 or FIT3012.
Alternative exit(s)
Award(s) received on completion *
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Business Information Systems
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.