Undergraduate - Course4426 - Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Business

This course provides entry-level preparation for a professional career in journalism, business and related fields, in the context of a critical appreciation of the role of the media and the business sector in contemporary Australian and international society.

The Journalism degree prepares students for the professional practice of high quality journalism. It addresses all production technologies for journalism - print, video, radio and online - in metropolitan, regional and international contexts. It imparts advanced skills in research and communication for professional practice, fosters a critical understanding of the role of journalism and the media in contemporary Australian society, in all its diversity and dynamism, and is founded in the principle that robust and accurate journalism is an essential component of a democratic society.

Graduates can expect to possess high order skills in professional practice and scholarly analysis that will enable them to find appropriate industry employment, and enter further study at a higher level as and when needed.

The Bachelor of Business aims to develop graduates who will:

(a.) be critical and creative scholars who:

• produce innovative solutions to problems
• apply research skills to business challenges
• communicate effectively and perceptively

(b.) be responsible and effective global citizens who:

• engage in an internationalised world
• exhibit cross cultural competence
• demonstrate ethical values

(c.) have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities that we serve

(d.) have a well developed understanding of multi disciplinary decision making in organisations.

For further details visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/esg/asu/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
• a business major with all units taken from Caulfield campus
• a journalism major
• a journalism studies specialisation

The degree requires completion of 35 units (204 points) over a maximum of 10 years as follows:

Journalism component:

(a.) Students must complete 17 units (108 points) from the Faculty of Arts as follows:

(i.) a journalism major (48 points)

(ii.) a journalism studies specialisation (36 points) including:

• ATS1901 News media and society
• ATS1902 News media and social theory
• ATS2784 News and power
• ATS2785 Journalism and the law
• ATS3802 Journalism: Practice and discourse

(iii.) an arts minor in a different area of study (24 points).

Business component

(a.) 16 units (96 points) taken from the Bachelor of Business as follows:

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

• AFF1000 Principles of accounting and finance
• BTF1010 Commercial law
• ECF1100 Microeconomics
• ETX1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Introduction to management
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

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

• the major must come from the approved list of majors listed under 'Areas of study'
• 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 at the Caulfield campus, to reach the required minimum of 16 units (96 points).

Additional Bachelor of Business degree requirements

• a maximum of eight first year level units (48 points)
• m 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.

• Accounting (BBus)
• Banking and finance (BBus)
• Business law (BBus)
• Business strategy
• Econometrics
• Economics (BBus)
• Human resource management (BBus)
• Journalism
• Journalism studies
• Management (BBus)
• Marketing (BBus)
• Psychology (BBus)
• Tourism (BBus)

Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Journalism