Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Course

This double degree course provides foundation knowledge in a wide range of business and visual arts disciplines and a broad perspective on business.

Refer to the two single degree entries at http://monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/2224.html and http://monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/courses/2479.html.

This double degree is recognised by the following legal entities:

• Australian Securities and Investment Commission
• Australian Institute of Management
• Australian Marketing Institute
• CPA Australia
• Financial Services Institute of Australasia
• National Institute of Accountants
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Professional recognition may be dependent upon work experience requirements and the correct choice of units.

For further details visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/asg/cds/publications/professional-recognition.html.

The course structure has four main components:

• a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business study
• a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of visual arts
• a major from the Faculty of Business and Economics (this major must be selected from majors available on the student's campus of enrolment and all units taken as part of this major must be from the student's campus of enrolment)
• a Faculty of Art and Design major from the list of majors below.

The degree requires completion of 32 units (192 points) over a maximum of 10 years as follows:

(a.) 16 units (96 points) taken from the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at your campus of enrolment as follows:

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

• 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 points):

• the major must come from the approved list of majors below
• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

(iii.) additional units selected from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at your campus of enrolment, to reach the required 16 units

(b.) 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Art and Design as follows:

(i.) six compulsory units (36 points):

• DWG1201 Drawing 1B
• DWG1202 Drawing 2B
• TAD1101 Introduction to visual language
• TAD1102 Modernism and the avant-gardes
• VIS1111 Visual arts studio 1
• VIS1112 Visual arts studio 2

(ii.) a compulsory OHS unit (0 points):

• OHS1000 Introduction to art and design health and safety

(iii.) completion of an art and design major (36 points):

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

(iv.) completion of two units of theory (12 points) at either second or third-year level (units with the prefix TAD)

(v.) completion of two units (12 points) of complementary study chosen from either theory or studio disciplines.

Additional degree requirements:

• a maximum of 14 units (84 points) of first-year level units
• a minimum of eight units (48 points) of third-year level units
• 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.

Majors offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Accounting*

The following eight units:

• AFW1002 Introduction to financial accounting
• 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

* For professional accreditation, BTW2220 (Corporations law and trust) must be undertaken.

Economics

The following eight units:

• ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ECW1102 Introductory macroeconomics
• ECW2730 Macroeconomic policy
• ECW2731 Managerial economics
• ECW2141 Economics of labour markets
• ECW3121 Economics of international trade
• ECW3143 Economics of money and banking
• ECW3830 Business competition and regulation

Finance and macroeconomics

The following eight units:

• AFW1300 Money and capital markets
• AFW2631 Financial management
• AFW2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
• AFW3121 Investments and portfolio management
• ECW1102 Introductory macroeconomics
• ECW2730 Macroeconomic policy
• ECW2721 Trade finance and foreign exchange
• ECW3143 Economics of money and banking

Human resource management

(a.) The following two units:

• MGW1010 Introduction to management
• MGW2430 Human resource management

(b.) six of the following units:

• BTW3241 Employment law
• ECW2141 Economics of labour markets
• MGW2230 Organisational behaviour
• MGW2322 Recruitment and selection
• MGW2323 Employment relations
• MGW3130 Organisational change and development
• MGW3430 International human resource management

Management

(a.) The following three units:

• MGW1010 Introduction to management
• MGW2230 Organisational behaviour
• MGW3401 Strategic management

(b.) a further five units (30 points) offered by the Department of Management on the student's home campus subject to the following condition:

• a maximum of two units (12 points) may be taken from units offered in the tourism major.

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 on the student's home campus or BTW3281 (Marketing law).

Majors offered by the Faculty of Art and Design

Visual arts studio

The following four units:

• VIS2113 Visual arts studio 3A
• VIS2114 Visual arts studio 4A
• VIS3105 Visual arts studio 5
• VIS3106 Visual arts studio 6

Bachelor of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Business and Commerce