courses

1807

Monash University

Undergraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; 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 course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Managing facultyBusiness and Economics
Partner facultyArts
Abbreviated titleBASS/BBusCom
CRICOS code069540B
Total credit points required192
Standard duration of study (years)4 years FT, 8 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Gippsland)
Off-campus (Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1807
Contact details

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

Course coordinator

Dr Shanthy Rachagan

Notes

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

Description

The course provides sound business training along with the transferable skills and knowledge gained from studies in arts and social sciences, such as communication, organisation, analysis and research skills.

Outcomes

Professional recognition

Structure

The course has four main components:

  • a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business study
  • a major from the Faculty of Business and Economics. This major must be selected from majors available on the student's campus of enrolment and all units taken as part of this major must be from the student's campus of enrolment
  • an arts major and an arts minor in different areas of studies

Areas of study

Requirements

Students must complete 32 units over a maximum of 10 years as follows:

Business and Commerce component

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

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

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

  • the major must come from the approved 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 major chosen, one 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 must complete an additional unit as detailed below.

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

Additional Bachelor of Business and Commerce requirements:

  • a minimum of four units (24 points) at third-year level from those offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics on the Gippsland campus.

Arts and Social Sciences component

(b.) 16 units (96 points) from the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences as follows:

(i.) an arts major of eight units (48 points)

(ii.) an arts minor of four units in a different area of study (24 points)

(iii.) an arts first-year sequence of two units in a third area of study (12 points)

(iv.) any two units (12 points) taken from arts and social sciences.

The major and minor must come from the approved majors offered on the Gippsland campus listed under 'Areas of study'.

Details of arts majors and minors are available via http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/aos/index-byfaculty-arts.html.

Additional arts and social sciences requirements

  • a maximum of 14 first-year level units (84 points)
  • a minimum of six units (36 points) at each of second and third-year level units.
  • 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.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Business and Commerce