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18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Area of Study

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

print version

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 facultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)Berwick, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Finance and macroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field of study combining economics and finance. The issues of how financial markets impact on the economy, and how the economy influences financial markets, are important for business and public policy decision-making.

Units

To complete the finance and macroeconomics major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce, students must complete:

On-campus

The following eight units (48 points):

  • 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

Off-campus

The following eight units (48 points):

  • AFG1300 Money and capital markets
  • AFG2631 Financial management
  • AFG2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
  • AFG3121 Investments and portfolio management
  • ECG1102 Introductory macroeconomics
  • ECG2730 Macroeconomic policy
  • ECG2721 Trade finance and foreign exchange
  • ECG3143 Economics of money and banking

Contact details

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

Relevant courses

Single degrees

  • 3813 Associate Degree in Business and Commerce
  • 2224 Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 4406 Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Global)

Double degrees

  • 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
  • 3831 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems
  • 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
  • 3832 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
  • 3820 Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Business and Commerce