Course code: IBBTDB
The Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Tourism program offers students the opportunity to graduate with two separate degrees, a Bachelor of Business degree and a Bachelor of Tourism degree from Monash University. Normally, if undertaken as single degrees, these courses are of three years duration. When taken in conjunction, students are able to cross-credit subjects from one degree to the other, allowing them to complete both degrees after four years of full-time study.
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Business students will:
Satisfactory completion of the VCE with English, units 3 and 4, and Mathematics, units 1 and 2.
Applicants may also satisfy entrance requirements on the basis of qualifications deemed to be the equivalent of the above VCE. TAFE qualifications (eg the first year of a TAFE associate diploma or a TAFE qualification that satisfies the first year of a TAFE associate diploma) or comparable Year 12 qualifications including International Baccalaureate or approved tertiary-level study completed in Victoria, other States of Australia or overseas may satisfy entry requirements.
Those who have reached at least twenty-three years of age in the year of application and who have either not satisfied the above entrance requirements or have done so more than three years prior to their application, may apply for entry. These applicants will be required to pass an admission test and undertake other assessments as prescribed.
Successful completion of at least two open learning (OLA) subjects may satisfy entry requirements.
The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) requires contributions to be made by students towards the cost of their higher education studies commenced after 1 January 1989. The amount to be contributed depends on the study load (subjects) undertaken each semester, and is payable whether or not a pass in each subject is achieved. An additional fee will also apply for amenities and library services. More detailed information relating to HECS can be obtained from Student Relations and Inquiries, Monash University, Berwick Campus, Clyde Road, Berwick, Victoria 3806.
Credits and exemptions may be considered for previous tertiary-level study or post-secondary study (including TAFE) in Australia and overseas. Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit and exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this degree course of study. Subjects studied more than ten years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit and will not be considered for credit/exemption.
This course is taught on-campus at the Berwick Campus.
Successful completion of the required subjects will satisfy the tertiary requirements for admission as an Associate of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA). To achieve CPA status, graduates would need to complete the society's CPA program and satisfy an experience requirement.
Students undertaking the management stream should consider application for membership of the Australian Institute of Management.
The Bachelor of Business with a major in marketing will satisfy the requirements for affiliate membership to the Australian Marketing Institute.
Four years full time.
Students must complete thirty-two subjects to satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Tourism double degree; fourteen subjects towards the Bachelor of Business and eighteen subjects towards the Bachelor of Tourism.
(a) A candidate must complete the following seven core business subjects:
(c) A candidate must complete the business tourism major consisting of the following subjects:
The course includes an accounting major with a minimum of six subjects. Additional accounting subjects are also provided for students who wish to satisfy the educational requirement for admission to the qualifying studies of the professional accounting bodies.
The primary objective of the accounting major is to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to competently and professionally contribute to the management, information systems structure and operation, and financial planning of business entities. It aims also to develop skills in information technology, problem solving and communication, and an understanding of the relationships among various disciplines which contribute to a broad based multidisciplinary business education.
The following accounting subjects are available to students undertaking the Bachelor of Business degree:
Successful completion of the required subjects will satisfy the tertiary requirements for admission as an Associate of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA). To achieve CPA status, graduates would need to complete the society's CPA program and satisfy an experience requirement.
Graduates who take these required subjects also satisfy the tertiary requirements for admission to The Institute of Chartered Accountants. Membership may be applied for following successful completion of the institute's Professional Year program, and an experience requirement.
For associate membership:
The economics major aims to provide a rigorous education in the ethics, theories and principles of economics, and their application, developed sequentially over three levels of difficulty, including advanced studies in at least two specialised branches of the discipline. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute substantially to business and the professions and, given a sufficient level of scholastic achievement, to advance to honours and postgraduate studies. Graduates will also have the ability to view their learning in a multidisciplinary context which takes into account the relationship between economics and other disciplines of business and social sciences.
Students enrolling in the Bachelor of Business degree may elect to complete a major of six subjects of economics, or may select fewer economics subjects as electives to support their chosen majors. Subjects available are:
The primary objective of the management major is to develop, within a multidisciplinary framework, a sound understanding of management theories and practices which reflect high ethical standards and contribute to business and professional success and the optimisation of organisational resource use. Provision is made for students to focus on strategic management and/or employer relations and for those demonstrating high levels of achievement to proceed to honours and postgraduate studies.
Compulsory subjects:
plus four subjects chosen from:Students undertaking the management stream should consider application for membership of the Australian Institute of Management.
The objectives of the marketing major are, within the framework of the multidisciplinary degree course, to provide students with understandings of the role, scope, principles and concepts of marketing; to develop knowledge and skills in consumer behaviour, marketing research, promotion and sales management; and to cultivate the ability to operate effectively in domestic and international marketing environment. Students demonstrating a high level of scholastic achievement are encouraged to undertake higher level studies.
To complete the major in marketing a student would be required to satisfy the examiners in the following six subjects or complete a submajor in four of the following subjects: