B2000 Bachelor of Business

This is a comprehensive course, structured in four parts:

Part A. Core studies

These studies 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. Major studies

Your major studies 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. Capstone studies

This is designed to consolidate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the study of your major.

Part D. Elective studies

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 elective studies (Part D) 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, C and D (144 credit points): including at least 96 credit points of study in Parts A, B, and C and up to 48 credit points of electives in Part D.

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.

You will complete one major in the Bachelor of Business (B2000). You may also complete an additional major within the Bachelor of Business, using your electives. Some majors and minors include the same units. Where this occurs, up to 12 credit points may be shared between:

• two majors; or

• a major and a minor.

Note: Units can only count toward one minor. They cannot be shared across multiple minors.

Part A. Core studies (48 credit points)

You must complete 48 credit points comprising:
- 42 credit points (seven units) from the following list; and
- 6 credit points (one unit) from specified business electives.

Notes:
- You must complete either ACF1100 or ACF1001 (one accounting unit).
- If you intend to complete a major in Accounting, you must complete ACF1100.

• ACF1100 Introduction to financial accounting

• ACF1001 Accounting fundamentals

• BFF1001 Foundations of finance

• BTF1010 Business law

• ECF1100 Microeconomics

• ETF1100 Business statistics

• MGF1010 Introduction to management

• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

Specified Business unit (6 credit points)

You must complete 6 credit points (one unit) from the following list, unless you are undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Business (course D30072). If you are undertaking this course, EDF3602 Creative and critical teaching 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.

Notes:

You can complete only one of BEX2421 or BEX2422.

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

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.

If you are enrolled in the double degree B2051 Bachelor of Digital Business and Bachelor of Business, you cannot complete BEX2000 as a business specified elective in Part A, as the unit is a prohibition of core unit BEX3701 which must be completed in the Digital Business component.

• BEX2000 Digital technology and business

• BEX2030 Social business: Principles and practice

• BEX2421 Harnessing big data for business and society

• BEX2422 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)

Part B. Major studies (42 credit points)

You must complete at least one major from the list below. The major will comprise 42 credit points from Part B. Major studies, plus 6 credit points from Part A. Core studies to total 48 credit points which is required to equal a major.

Notes:

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.

You may complete an additional major within the Bachelor of Business. Some units can count toward more than one major or minor. Where this occurs, up to 12 credit points may be shared between two majors, or between a major and a minor. Units cannot be counted toward more than one minor.

If you are completing the double degree D30072 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Business, you must qualify for two separate specialist areas. Please refer to the Notes to see which secondary specialist teaching areas are available.

• Accounting

• Banking & Finance

• Business Law

• Business Management

• Business studies

• Business analytics and statistics

• Digital economy

• Economics & business strategy

• Financial econometrics

• Human Resource management

• International business

• Marketing

• Sustainability and responsible management

• Taxation

Part C. Capstone studies (6 credit points)

You must complete one unit (6, 12 or 24 credit points) from the Faculty’s capstone portfolio of units, which includes capstone units, consulting projects, international experiences and internships (industry placements).

Notes:

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

If you are undertaking the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education and Bachelor of Business (course D30072), 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.

Capstone units

• ACX3900 Global issues in accounting

• BEX3000 Professional development for business

• BEX3120 Entrepreneurial capital raising and the start-up ecosystem

• BEX3131 Fundamentals of investment strategy

• BEX3150 Sustainability practice and organisations

• BEX3260 Understanding megatrends: The big forces shaping your future

• BEX3300 Business and design

• BEX3311 Entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities

• BEX3411 Building start-ups with impact

• BEX3414 Company entrepreneurship and innovation

• BEX3415 Start-up fastrack 1

• BEX3416 Start-up fastrack 2

• BEX3501 Navigating complexity: Unravelling grand challenges in global business

• BEX3195 Creative destruction lab: Deep tech in practice

Consulting projects

• BEX3350 Consulting project

• BEX3351 Global collaboration projects

• BEX3450 Consulting project (12 credit points)

• BEX3306 Sustainability and climate project

• BEX3312 Sustainability and climate project

• BEX3606 Start-up and innovation project

• BEX3612 Start-up and innovation project

• BEX3351 Global collaboration projects

• BEX3706 Sustainability collaboration project

International experiences

• 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

• 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

Internships

Note 1. You can complete only one of BEX3006 or BEX3106.

Note 2. You can complete only one of BEX3012 or BEX3112.

• BEW3120 Professional development for global business

• BEX3003 Industry experience lab

• BEX3006 Industry placement

• BEX3106 Industry placement

• BEX3012 Industry placement (12 credit points)

• BEX3112 Industry placement (12 credit points)

• BEX3024 Industry placement (24 credit points)

• BEX3115 Tax clinic

• MKX3631 Marketing internship

Part D. Elective studies (maximum 48 credit points)

You must complete 48 credit points of elective study. Electives can be chosen from;

• Part B (as listed above) to complete a second major;

• One or more minors (as listed below);

• Units not already completed in Part B or Part C above, provided you have met the relevant prerequisites;

• Units from across the University, which may be used to complete a major or minor from another course, provided you have met the relevant prerequisites and there are no enrolment restrictions.

Notes:

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. 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.

Minor studies:

• Accounting

• Banking and finance

• Business Law

• Business Management

• Business analytics and statistics

• Economics and business strategy

• Human resource management

• International business

• Marketing

• Supply chain management

• Sustainability and responsible management

• Taxation