Undergraduate - Course3831 - Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems

The course is designed to provide maximum flexibility and to allow depth and breadth in the study of the major business and commerce discipline areas. Its structure provides the capacity to tailor applications and focus in different contexts and different environments while ensuring knowledge of the theory, principles and core elements in the relevant discipline areas.

The Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems aims to produce graduates who satisfy the IT needs of industry, government and business. Students will develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes in the broad areas of software development, computer technology, networks and data communications, and information systems.

For course objectives refer to the single degree entries for 2224 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and 3334 Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

This degree is recognised by the following legal entities:

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

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/esg/asu/publications/professional-recognition.html

The course structure has three main components:

• a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business and information technology study
• a major from the Faculty of Business and Economics selected from majors available on the student's campus of enrolment
• a set of further units from the Faculty of Information Technology.

The degree requires completion of 32 units as follows:

Business and commerce component

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

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

• AFW1000/AFG1000 Principles of accounting and finance
• BTW1200/BTG1200 Business law
• ECW1101/ECG1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ETW1102/ETG1102 Business statistics
• MGW1010/MGG1010 Introduction to management
• MKW1120/MKG1120 Marketing theory and practice

*All unit codes displaying a 'G' as the third character are offered by off-campus learning (OCL).

(ii.) a major of eight units (48 points)**

• the major must come from the approved list of Faculty of Business and Economics majors listed in 'Areas of Study'.
• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

** Depending on the major chosen, one or more of the units in the major may have already been studied as part of the group of common core units - where this is the case, students will complete additional unit/s as detailed below.

(iii.) additional units selected from the Faculty in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at the student's campus of enrolment, to reach the required minimum of 16 units.

Additional degree requirements for the Faculty of Business and Economics:

• a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
• a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points)
• 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.

Information technology and systems component

(b.) 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Information Technology as follows:

(i.) six core information technology units (36 points):

• FIT1002 Computer programming
• FIT1004 Data management
• FIT1031 Computers and networks
• FIT2001 Systems development
• FIT2002 Project management
• FIT2003 IT professional practice

(ii.) a further eight 6-point units (48 points) taught by the Faculty of Information Technology of which at least 12 points must be at level three. Students may choose to complete a major from one of the 'Areas of Study' listed below or complete the general form of the degree by selecting a variety of units from undergraduate units offered by the Faculty.

(iii.) one pair of industrial experience project units (12 points) as follows:

• FIT3047 Industrial experience project
• FIT3048 Industrial experience project

For students completing a major, the prescribed units for majors are specified in the 'Areas of Study' section of this Handbook.

Additional degree requirements:

• a maximum of 14 first-year level units (90 points)
• a minimum of 8 third-year level units (48 points)

Units offered by the Faculty of Information Technology

FIT units are on the Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland campuses of Monash University and via off-campus learning (OCL) through the Gippsland campus. For details refer to 3334 Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

Business and Commerce

• Accounting (BBusCom)
• Economics (BBusCom)
• Finance and macroeconomics
• Human resource management (BBusCom)
• Management (BBusCom)
• Marketing (BBusCom)

Information Technology and Systems

• Applications development and networks
• Business systems

Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems