courses

3831

18 September 2017 03 May 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 Information Technology

Managing facultyInformation Technology
Partner facultyBusiness and Economics
Abbreviated titleBBusCom/BITS
Total credit points required192
Standard duration of study (years)8 years PT
Study mode and locationOff-campus (Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3831
Contact details

Visit http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/contact.html

Course coordinator

Visit http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/current/course-information/

Notes

  • This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas living in Australia, and students studying off-campus by distance learning (where this option is available) and living outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.
  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Part-time study only. Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete the requirements of the course. Students cannot take additional units that exceed the 192 credit points required for the course. Students wishing to take additional units can only do so on a single unit basis (full-fee paying) with the approval of the faculty.

Description

This 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.

Outcomes

Refer to outcomes for 2224 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and 3334 Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems.

Professional recognition

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

Structure

This course consists of 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
  • a major or minor from the Faculty of Information Technology.

Areas of study

Business and commerce

Information technology and systems

Requirements

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 Gippsland campus as follows:

(i.) seven compulsory common core units (42 points):

  • ACG1000 Principles of accounting and finance
  • BTG1200 Business law
  • ECG1101 Introductory microeconomics
  • ETG1102 Business statistics
  • MGG1010 Introduction to management
  • MKG1120 Marketing theory and practice
  • BEX3120 Perspectives on global business issues

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

  • the major must come from the approved 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 units as detailed below.

(iii.) additional units selected from the faculty in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce, to reach the required minimum of 16 units (96 points).

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):

(ii.) eight units of IT-related study by completing one of the following options (48 points):

At least 12 points must be completed at level 3.

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

  • FIT3047 Industry experience project 1
  • FIT3048 Industry experience project 2

Additional degree requirements:

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

Award(s)

Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems