courses

1334

18 September 2017 20 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2014 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 2014 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
Abbreviated titleBBus(Acc)/BBus(Mgt)
CRICOS code030803E
Total credit points required192
Standard duration of study (years)4 years FT, 8 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Caulfield)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1334
Contact details

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

Course coordinator

Associate Professor Colin Jevons

Notes

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

Description

This double-degree course aims to produce graduates who are able to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment and who can operate effectively in the business world of today.

Outcomes

Refer to the outcomes for the single degree 0315 Bachelor of Business (Accounting).

Professional recognition

Refer to the faculty's Professional recognition of coursesProfessional recognition of courses (http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/professional-recognition/) page in this Handbook.

Structure

The course has three main components:

  • a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business study
  • a major in accounting and a major in management (all units taken as part of these majors must be from the Caulfield campus)
  • eight open electives which may be taken from any Faculty of Business and Economics programs and campuses, or from disciplines offered by another faculty. These open electives can, in some cases, form a third major.

Areas of study

Requirements

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

(a.) 24 units (144 points) from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business at the Caulfield campus as follows:

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

(ii.) a major of 10 units (60 points)* in accounting

(iii.) a major of 10 units (60 points)* in management

  • the requirements of the majors are listed under 'Areas of study'
  • for each major, at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels.

*Note: Two of the units in the major will have already been studied as part of the group of common core units - students will complete additional units as detailed below.

(iv.) additional units from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business at the Caulfield campus to reach the required minimum of 24 units (144 points)

(b.) eight open electives (48 points):

  • may be taken from disciplines offered by another faculty
  • may be taken from any Faculty of Business and Economics programs and campuses.**

Elective units can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) in the current edition of the handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3.

** Note: Enrolment in units at another campus is subject to there being capacity after students from that campus have enrolled.

Additional degree requirements:

  • a maximum of 13 first-year-level units (78 points)
  • a minimum of eight third-year-level units (48 points), of which at least five units (30 points) must be from those offered by the faculty at the Caulfield 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.

Award(s)

Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business (Management)