Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Sustainability

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)	Clayton

Description

Graduates will be well equipped to deal with complex economic and environmental sustainability issues being addressed by corporations, the media and government.

Units

To complete the Sustainability major in the Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete:

a.) The following six units (36 points):

ATS1309 The global challenge
ATS2547/ATS3547 Cities and sustainability
ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
ECC2800 Prosperity, poverty and sustainability in a globalised world
ECC2360 Environmental economics
MGC2950 Systems thinking for sustainability: a policy perspective

(b.) at least one unit from the following list:

BTC3100 Sustainability and the law
ECC3640 Economics of climate change
ECC3860/ETC3860 Integrated economic modelling

(c.) one further unit:

MKX2531 Not for profit marketing
from units offered in the above list not previously completed
from units offered under the Sustainability, environment and society area of study- http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2011handbooks/aos/ug-sustainability-environment-and-society.html

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

0179 Bachelor of Commerce
4419 Bachelor of Commerce (Dean's Scholars Program)

Double degrees

0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
4417 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Commerce
3823 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering
3830 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Information Systems
1319 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics
0548 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering
0546 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
3834 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering
1469 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
1185 Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Commerce
2630 Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Commerce