Bachelor of Business Science
Length
Three years full-time or equivalent
Overview
The Bachelor of Business Science degree offered by Monash is a global, flexible degree that gives students the opportunity to create a study programme to best suit their proposed employment goals and business discipline interests.
The five Monash campuses that offer business degrees work collaboratively within the Faculty of Business and
Economics, using an international approach to programme management that aims to provide all students, regardless of location the opportunity to develop:
- Fundamental knowledge of general principles and applications of a core range of business and commerce
disciplines; - Technical knowledge, analytical skills and evaluative capabilities that are appropriate to chosen major areas of study and ability to apply expertise to functional problem solving;
- Capacity for critical thinking and articulate reasoning exhibited through effective written and oral forms of
communication; - Capacity to integrate and synthesise knowledge from different disciplines to innovative applications in business
settings, with a demonstrated awareness of ethical and social responsibility; - Skills in interpersonal communication and sensitivity to a global environment.
The programme comprises a core of six compulsory units and a range of electives, some of which can be taken from other schools. The core units have been chosen to provide an introduction to the full range of business and commerce disciplines, while the electives allow students to build on the core by specialising in one or more areas of study.
Units are taught from a conceptual, as well as an applied perspective. The programme is designed to provide students with a range of skills that are portable across geographic boundaries, thereby enhancing opportunities for study and employment in other countries.
Programme structure
The degree comprises 24 units, normally completed by full-time students over a period of three years. The degree
requirements are:
- A core of six compulsory (one-semester) first-year units comprising one unit from each of the school’s six discipline groupings: Accounting; Business Law; Business Statistics; Economics; Management and Marketing. The six individual core units are:
- Principles of Accounting and Finance
- South African Business Law 1
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Business Statistics
- Introduction to Management
- Marketing Theory and Practice - Up to 10 units may be taken at first-year level;
- At least six units must be third-year level units – at least four of these must be taken from units offered by this school;
- Up to six units are free electives – see other programme entries for available units (units from another school must be approved by that school);
- At least one major specialisation must be chosen consisting of eight units from this school’s major disciplines / areas of study (see below), including at least two units at each of the second and third-year levels;
- Students may major in two different major discipline areas, thereby gaining specialist knowledge in more than
one area; - At least four of the non-compulsory units must be outside the main field of study.
Mathematics requirement
For South African applicants who wrote the South African Senior School Certificate (SAFCERT) prior to 2008, a minimum of an E symbol on Higher Grade or a C on Standard Grade is compulsory. School leavers who wrote the National Senior Certificate (NSC) need to obtain a minimum of a 4 (50%) in Mathematics or a 5 (60%) in Math Literacy. Mathematics is compulsory for students intending to follow the Accounting path, and Math Literacy will not be accepted. International students must achieve a minimum of an O-Level 'C' symbol or equivalent for Mathematics. Please contact the Admissions department for further information on other International requirements.
Career opportunities for Bachelor of Business Science graduates
Business education is in high demand worldwide as it develops leaders with knowledge and expertise across a broad range of disciplines that have immediate value in the workplace.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Business Science are prepared for careers in business, industry, government and international organisations.
As a Monash Business Science graduate you will not only possess an internationally-recognised, high quality business degree, you will also be wellequipped personally and professionally to take advantage of global employment opportunities in a variety of disciplines across the public, not-for-profit and private sectors.
Graduates of the Accounting major will be equipped to pursue careers in professional accounting and related areas.
The Economics major equips students with the necessary skills to work within the economic units of private and public enterprises. It combines specialised studies in microeconomics, macroeconomics, labour economics, international trade and finance, money and banking. Many graduates pursue careers as economists, or in other fields such as investment management, government policy and international trade.
The Management major leads to careers in general management, as well as a wide range of business fields in private and public sector enterprises.
The Marketing major equips students with the necessary skills to manage customer relationships in private and public enterprises. More specifically, the Marketing major aims to equip students with the necessary skills to understand customer needs; design customer-driven marketing strategies; construct marketing programmes that deliver superior value to all stakeholders and build profitable relationships.
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