Undergraduate - Course1185 - Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Commerce

This degree is aimed at students with musical abilities who are also interested in gaining a knowledge of the business sector. Students undertake core studies across the major commerce disciplines, as well as a major sequence in one of these areas. In addition to the chief music major, students will be exposed to the historical, creative, technical and cultural aspects of music.

Refer to the two single degree entries at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/courses/0821.html and http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2013handbooks/courses/0179.html.

For information about professional recognition of Faculty of Business and Economics courses please visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/professional-recognition/

This course consists of 96 points in the music component and 96 points in the commerce component.

Arts studies

• Music

Commerce majors

• Accounting
• Actuarial studies
• Business law and taxation
• Business modelling
• Econometrics and business statistics
• Economics
• Finance
• International commerce
• Management studies
• Marketing
• Sustainability

Music component

Students must complete:

(a.) a chief music major (48 points)

(b.) a second music major (48 points)

Commerce component

Students must complete:

(a.) 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce at the Clayton campus as follows:

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

• AFC1000 Principles of accounting and finance
• BTC1110 Business law
• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
• MGC1010 Introduction to management
• MKC1200 Principles of marketing

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

• the major must come from the approved commerce majors listed under 'Areas of study'.
• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

*Note: Depending on the mahor 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 an additional unit as detailed below.

(iii.) additional units from the faculty in the Bachelor of Commerce at the Clayton campus to reach the required minimum of 16 units (96 points).

Additional Bachelor of Commerce degree requirements:

• a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
• a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points) from those offered by the faculty on the Clayton campus
• 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

Students may graduate with the Bachelor of Music at the end of three years of study by transferring into the single Bachelor of Music degree provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Music. Students may exit from the double degree program and graduate with the Bachelor of Commerce provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce.

Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Music