Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Business law (BBus)

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Business and Economics component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)	Caulfield

Description

The law is the backbone of business. It regulates financial transactions and marketing processes, and in doing so applies the law of contract and tort. It regulates those engaged in companies and partnerships and their banking and tax needs. It regulates new economic frontiers, such as e-commerce via the development of cyber laws.

Units

To complete the Business law major in the Bachelor of Business, students must complete:

(a.) The following two units (12 points):

BTF1010 Commercial law
BTF2220 Corporations law and trusts

(b.) six units from the following list (36 points):

BTF2223 Corporate crime
BTF2601 Banking law
BTF2991 Employment law
BTF3091 Stock exchange and derivatives law
BTF3100 Environmental law for business
BTF3181 Marketing law
BTF3201 International trade law
BTF3900 Research project in business law and taxation
BTF3931 Taxation law
BTF3951 Business taxation and GST

Note: The major requires completion of at least two units (12 points) at each of second and third-year levels.

Contact details

Visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/student/contact/index.html

Relevant Courses

Single degrees

3806 Bachelor of Business

Double degrees

3819 Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Visual Arts
4503 Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Business