Course code: 0510
Course coordinator: Associate Professor Stewart Jones
The honours degree in accounting provides students with the opportunity to undertake a further one year's education in accounting and finance and to provide a framework for more in-depth study of areas covered in the ordinary three-year Bachelor of Business degree. The fourth year comprises eight semester units which include the completion of a research project. The extra material covered in fourth year allows honours students to tackle practical problems from a broader intellectual perspective. The honours degree allows students to complete a research essay, a major piece of investigation and writing which has no counterpart in the pass degrees. Increasingly, major employers of accounting graduates are supporting honours programs and encouraging eligible students to tackle the fourth year.
A bachelor degree consisting of an accounting major from an approved tertiary institution.
Fees will depend upon the student's residency status. Local residents will be liable for the fees set by the government under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). International students will pay fees at the rate set by the government for non-resident students. For details of current fees contact Monash International Pty Ltd, 9903 2311.
Credit for previous study is not available in this course.
This subject will consist of a weekly three-hour seminar held on a Tuesday between 9 am and 12 noon at the Caulfield campus.
The Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Honours degree is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study.
To qualify for the honours degree, a candidate shall complete eight subjects, including:
1 AFF4050 (Research project) which is compulsory and equivalent to two subjects;
2 AFF4060 (Research methods) which is compulsory and equivalent to two subjects;
3 two subjects chosen from AFF4010 (Advanced financial accounting), AFF4020 (Advanced management accounting), AFF4030 (Advanced finance), AFF4040 (Advanced investment);
4 two subjects chosen from those listed in (3) above (and not previously selected) or from subjects offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance with a subject code with a numeric prefix of `5'.
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) (Honours) degree, students may apply for admission to conduct a Masters by research.