B2000 Bachelor of Business

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 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.

Masters Accelerated Pathway

The Bachelor of Business offers an Accelerated Pathway option into the Master of Business, Master of Global Business, Master of Management, Master of Applied Marketing and Master of Regulation and Compliance. This Accelerated Pathway allows you to complete a master’s degree with one additional year of full-time study.

If you have completed at least 96 credit points and have achieved a high credit (65%) average, you can apply to the Course Director for the master’s accelerated pathway. If admitted to the accelerated pathway, you will use four units (24 credit points) of your Free Elective Study (Part C) to complete master-level units from one of the destination courses.

Note: You still need to meet the entry requirement of having an overall 65% weighted average mark at the end of your degree to enter the master’s program.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete units as specified in Parts A, B and C (144 credit points): including at least 96 credit points of study in Parts A and B, and up to 48 credit points of free electives in Part C.

In choosing your units, you must ensure that you complete no more than 10 units (60 credit points) at level 1 and at least six units (36 credit points) at level 3, including four units (24 credit points) at level 3 offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Part A. Business specified study (54 credit points)

You must complete:

a. The following seven units (42 credit points):

• ACF1100 Introduction to financial accounting* or ACF1001 Accounting fundamentals
• BFF1001 Foundations of finance
• BTF1010 Business law
• ECF1100 Microeconomics
• ETF1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Introduction to management
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

* You must complete ACF1100 if you intend to complete a major in Accounting.

b. One integrating unit from the list below (6 credit points):

You must complete one of the following units, unless you are undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Business (course D3007). If you are undertaking this course, EDF2078 Creative and critical teaching meets this requirement, and you are required to choose another 6 CP unit from the Accounting, Business law, Business management or Economics and business strategy majors. 

If you choose a 12 credit point unit you will need to reduce the amount of points available for free electives in Part C by 6 credit points, which may impact on the ability to complete a major using electives.

• BEX2000 Digital technology and business
• BEX2030 Social business - Principles and practice
• BEX2421 Harnessing big data for business and society
• BEX2500 Integrative thinking in a dynamic world
• MON2750 Monash innovation guarantee
• MON2100 Global immersion guarantee program* (12 credit points)

*Note: If you are enrolled in a double degree it may be possible to do the Global Immersion Guarantee (12 credit points). For information on eligible double degree combinations please see Global Immersion Guarantee.

c. One capstone, project, international or internship experience unit (6, 12 or 24 credit points) chosen from the units listed below.

You must complete one unit from one of the following lists unless you are undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Business (course D3007) or completing a major in Accounting. If you are undertaking D3007, EDF4068 Teaching performance assessment meets this requirement, and you are required to choose another 6 credit point unit from the Accounting, Business law, Business management or Economics and business strategy majors. If you are completing a major in Accounting and seeking professional accounting accreditation you will need to complete ACX3900. You can undertake more than one unit from the following lists, which will count towards your electives.

If you choose a 12 or 24 credit point unit you will need to reduce the amount of points available for free electives in Part C which may impact on the ability to complete a major using electives. 

Capstone unit

• BEX3000 Professional development for business
• BEX3120 Venture capital and the startup ecosystem
• BEX3131 Fundamentals of investment strategy
• BEX3150 Sustainability practice and organisations
• BEX3300 Business and design
• BEX3311 Entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities
• BEX3411 Entrepreneurship
• BEX3414 Company entrepreneurship and innovation
• BEX3415 Start-up fastrack 1
• BEX3416 Start-up fastrack 2
• BEX3501 Navigating complexity: unravelling grand challenges in global business
• ACX3900 Global issues in accounting

Consulting project

• BEX3350 Consulting project
• BEX3351 Consulting project
• BEX3450 Consulting project (12 credit points)

International experience

• ACX3500 Accounting study tour
• BEX3412 Innovation and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
• BEX3622 Issues in global business
• BEX3722 Engaging with international business
• BEX3723 Engaging with international business 
• BEX3724 Engaging with international business
• BEX3725 Engaging with international business 
• BEX3726 Engaging with international business
• BEX3727 Engaging with international business
• BEX3728 Engaging with international business (12 credit points)
• BEX3730 Engaging with international business - Asia (12 credit points)
• BFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
• ECX3750 European economy and global business
• MGX3831 European business and society
• MKX3521 Global study programs in marketing
• MKX3522 Global study programs in marketing (12 credit points)

Internship

• BEX3006/BEX3106 Industry placement
• BEX3012/BEX3112 Industry placement (12 credit points)
• BEX3024 Industry placement (24 credit points)
• MKX3631 Marketing internship

Part B. Business listed major (42 credit points)

You must complete at least one major from the list. The major will comprise 42 credit points from Part B plus 6 credit points from Part A (related unit from business specified study) to total 48 credit points which is required to equal a major.

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

No more than 12 credit points can be credited towards two majors, or a major and a minor, within a course. The same credit points cannot be credited towards more than one minor.

Students completing the double degree D3007 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Business, who are in the Secondary Education specialisation, must qualify for two separate specialist areas. Pls refer to the Notes to see which secondary specialist teaching areas are available.

Majors and minors

Refer also to the table of majors and minors.

Part C. Free elective study (maximum 48 credit points)

Electives can be chosen from within the Bachelor of Business, including units to complete a second major or minor(s). Enrolment in Faculty of Business and Economics units at campuses other than the campus of enrolment is subject to there being capacity after students from that campus have enrolled.

Electives can also be chosen from across the University, including to complete a major or minor from another course if you have met the required prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolling in the units. You should also be aware of travel and timetabling limitations.

If you are in a double degree course, some units required for the other degree are credited as electives towards this Business degree.

Notes.

You can enrich your degree to hone your academic and professional skills with a range of Flagship Rich Educational Experiences (FREE), including the Research, Experimentation and Discovery, Monash Innovation Guarantee and Global Immersion Guarantee, if not already completed as an Integrating Unit in Part A. These flagship rich educational experience units may be credited utilising your free electives if approved by the faculty. There are both 6 and 12 credit point unit options available.

For information on eligibility please see FREE.

For students in the Secondary Education specialisation, the Secondary specialist areas list shows which secondary teaching areas are available by course.