Bachelor of Business Administration - 2018

Every industry needs people with strong business skills to manage, grow and improve the day-to-day operations of organisations and workforces. To keep up with this growing industry need, companies are looking for graduates with strong management and business administration skills.

This is a comprehensive course that focuses on building job-readiness and independent learning skills to ensure that you're ready for the workforce and life after university. You'll have opportunities to learn on site, hear from industry leaders, as well as work on community cases and industry-focused projects. At the end of your degree, you'll also be able to choose a capstone unit (such as an internship) to tie your studies together and ease you into the professional workforce.

As part of this course, you will develop strong business knowledge, while also building your expertise from day one in one or more business disciplines.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 7 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that students will:

1. be critical and creative scholars who:
   • demonstrate the critical ability to analyse truth, claims and evidence
   • produce innovative solutions to problems
   • apply research skills to business challenges and collect, organise, analyse and interpret data meaningfully
   • communicate effectively and perceptively and convey ideas and results effectively to diverse audiences and in a variety of format
2. be responsible and effective global citizens who:
   • engage in an internationalised world
   • exhibit cross-cultural competence
   • demonstrate ethical values
   • demonstrate a capacity to accommodate the world view of others and achieve agreed + outcomes
3. demonstrate broad knowledge base, methodologies and technical skills in your area of study and provide discipline-based authoritative solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities that you serve
4. be a job-ready, independent learner who is equipped to implement sound, evidence-based and discipline-specific business practice
5. be able to demonstrate knowledge of corporate social responsibility and exercise personal, professional and social responsibility
6. acquire reflective skills conducive to the development of lifelong learning and work and learn both independently and collaboratively.

Subject to unit choice, this degree is accredited by relevant Australian professional bodies. Refer to the Monash Business School professional recognitionprofessional recognition (http://www.monash.edu/business/future-students/undergraduate-study-options/after-you-graduate/professional-recognition) page.

This is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts:

Part A. Business specified study

This will provide you with a broad foundation for your study of business and expose you to several business disciplines. It will contribute breadth to your knowledge of business and develop your understanding of multi-disciplinary decision making in organisations. It will also give you the opportunity to learn more about each discipline before finalising your choice of major.

Part B. Business listed major

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise. You will develop, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of your major area of study.

Part C. Free elective study

This will enable you to further develop your knowledge of your chosen major, or business more broadly, or study a second business major. Alternatively you can select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

Students must complete units as specified in Parts A, B and C (144 points): a minimum of 96 points of business study over Parts A and B, and 48 points of free electives in Part C.

In choosing your units, you must ensure that you complete no more than 10 level-1 units (60 points) and that you complete at least six units (36 points) at level 3, of which at least four units (24 points) must be Bachelor of Business Administration listed units from the campus of enrolment.

The course progression mapcourse progression map (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2018handbooks/maps/map-b2007.pdf) will assist you to plan to meet the course requirements, and guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise specified.

Part A. Business specified study (48 points)

Students complete:

a. The following seven units (42 points):

• ACB1100 Introduction to financial accounting or ACB1200 Accounting for managers*
• BFB1001 Foundations of finance
• BTB1010 Commercial law
• ECB1101 Introductory microeconomics
• ETB1100 Business statistics
• MGB1010 Introduction to management
• MKB1700 Fundamentals of marketing

* You must complete ACB1100 if you wish to complete the accountancy major.

b. One capstone unit, corporate project, international experience or internship unit (minimum 6 points) chosen from the units listed below.

Capstone unit

• BEX3150 Sustainability practice and organisations
• BEX3600 Current issues in business administration

Corporate project

• BEX3350 Industry project

International experience

• ACX3500 International study program in accounting
• BEX3622 Issues in global business
• BEX3722 Engaging with international business
• BFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
• MKX3521 Global study programs in marketing

Internships

• BEX3006/BEX3106 Industry project
• MKX3631 Marketing internship

Part B. Business listed major (48 points)

Students complete at least one business listed major from those listed below. A major requires eight units with no more than two units (12 points) at level 1 credited to the major and at least three units (18 points) at level 3 credited to the major.

Depending on the major you choose, you may have already studied one of the required units as part of your business specified study. If so, you must complete an additional business unit offered on your campus of enrolment to have at least 96 points from the Faculty of Business and Economics.

If you intend to undertake an honours year, you should ensure you complete the specific units required for honours in your chosen major area of study.

Majors and minors

• Accountancy
• Business administration studies
• Economics and business decisions
• Finance and economics
• Management practice
• Marketing and communications

Refer also to the table of majors and minorsmajors and minors (http://monash.edu/pubs/2018handbooks/undergrad/bus-minor-major-extended-major-specialisation.html).

Part C. Free elective study (48 points)

Elective units may be chosen from units available in the Bachelor of Business Administration course, including units to extend your major or to complete a second major or minor(s). Note that at most two units may contribute towards two majors or a major and a minor.

Enrolment in Faculty of Business and Economics units at campuses other than your campus of enrolment is subject to meeting entry requirements and available capacity after students from that campus have enrolled. You should also be aware of travel and timetabling limitations.

Elective units may also be used to sample disciplines from across the University or to complete a major or minor(s) from other courses if you have the required prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment into the units.

Free electives can be identified using the browse unitsbrowse units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) tool and indexes of unitsindexes of units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/) in the current edition of the Handbook. MajorsMajors (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-major.html) and minorsminors (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-bydomain_type-minor.html) can also be identified using the Handbook indexes. 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. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

As part of your elective choice students seeking accreditation with any professional body should refer to the Faculty Professional recognition pageFaculty Professional recognition page (http://www.%20buseco.monash.edu.au/about/professional-recognition.%20html) to determine the requirements.

Students successfully completing the Bachelor of Business Administration may proceed to a one year honours program leading to B3701 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours). To be eligible to apply for entry into the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), students must obtain a distinction grade average (70 per cent) or above in 24 points of studies in relevant discipline units at level 3.