B2020 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
Faculty of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts (B2020) is a 4 years full-time, 192-credit-point, bachelor degree course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Clayton. In 2022 you can choose from 36 majors, 2 extended majors and 32 elective streams. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 192
- Duration
- 4 years full time
- 8 years part time
- Campus
- Clayton
- On campus
- Guaranteed ATAR
- 90
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This double degree in commerce and arts gives you the skills to commercialise artistic endeavours, or apply commercial knowledge across different industry sectors.
You have genuine diversity of choice, with more than 40 majors and minors on offer. And your options are only as limited as your imagination. Combine economics and politics or philosophy as a great launching pad for a political career; or marketing science and psychology to understand why people buy certain products; or group management studies and music to have the skills to manage a band or work for a record label.
Course structure
Made up of
Course rules
Commerce component96 credit points
Arts component96 credit points
You must complete no more than 36 credit points of level one Arts units and at least 36 credit points at level three of which at least 24 credit points must be Arts units.
The handbook's description of this structure
Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.
Commerce
B2001 Bachelor of Commerce is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete:
Part A. Commerce specified study
This will provide you with a broad foundation for your study of commerce and expose you to several commerce disciplines. This will contribute breadth to your knowledge of commerce and address the graduate course outcomes. It will also give you the opportunity to learn more about each discipline before finalising your choice of major.
Part B. Commerce listed major
This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your expertise in one discipline area. 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.
Arts
A2000 Bachelor of Arts is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts. In the double degree course you complete:
Part A. Arts listed major
This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in one Faculty of Arts listed major area of study. You will learn to critically analyse, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of the area of study.
Part B. Arts specified study
This will expose you to several arts disciplines contributing breadth to your knowledge of the arts, humanities and social sciences. You will have the flexibility of learning about several areas of study before finalising your choice of major. You will also build skills and abilities that employers value and seek by completing units from the Professional Futures domains.
Course progression map
The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
You must complete 192 points, of which 96 points are from the Bachelor of Commerce (including all the requirements in Part A and B for the single degree) and 96 points are from the Bachelor of Arts (including all the requirements in Part A and B for the single degree).
Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
Areas of study
Majors (36)
- ACCOUNTG05AccountingNo reviews yet
- ACTRLSTD06Actuarial studiesNo reviews yet
- ANTHROPL11AnthropologyNo reviews yet
- ARCHANHI01Archaeology and ancient historyNo reviews yet
- BEHAVCOM05Behavioural commerceNo reviews yet
- BUSANLMJ01Business analyticsNo reviews yet
- CHINESE09Chinese studiesNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC05Communications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- CRIMINOL09CriminologyNo reviews yet
- ECONOMTR05EconometricsNo reviews yet
- ECONOMIC05EconomicsNo reviews yet
- EUROPLAN01European languagesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN07Film and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- FINANCE05FinanceNo reviews yet
- GENDERST05Gender StudiesNo reviews yet
- GLOBASIA01Global AsiaNo reviews yet
- HISTORY09HistoryNo reviews yet
- HUMNGEOG09Human geographyNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT09Human rightsNo reviews yet
- INDCULHI09Indigenous cultures and historiesNo reviews yet
- INDOSTUD09Indonesian studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLREL09International relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY09International studiesNo reviews yet
- JAPANESE05Japanese studiesNo reviews yet
- JOURNLSM11JournalismNo reviews yet
- LINGENGL03Linguistics and English LanguageNo reviews yet
- LITRYSTD11Literary studiesNo reviews yet
- MNGTSTUD06Management studiesNo reviews yet
- MRKTGSCI01Marketing scienceNo reviews yet
- MTHFNDEC01Mathematical foundations of econometricsNo reviews yet
- MUSIC01MusicNo reviews yet
- PHILSPHY05PhilosophyNo reviews yet
- POLITICS03PoliticsNo reviews yet
- PSYCHOL01PsychologyNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG05SociologyNo reviews yet
- SUSTAIN01SustainabilityNo reviews yet
Extended majors (2)
Elective studies (32)
- ANTHROPL10AnthropologyNo reviews yet
- ARCHANHI02Archaeology and ancient historyNo reviews yet
- BEHVRSTD02Behavioural studiesNo reviews yet
- BIOETHIC03BioethicsNo reviews yet
- CHINESE10Chinese studiesNo reviews yet
- COMMUNIC06Communications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- CRIMINOL06CriminologyNo reviews yet
- CRTPERF01Critical performance studiesNo reviews yet
- ECONOMIC02EconomicsNo reviews yet
- EUROPLAN02European languagesNo reviews yet
- FILMSCRN06Film and screen studiesNo reviews yet
- GENDERST06Gender StudiesNo reviews yet
- GLOBASIA02Global AsiaNo reviews yet
- HISTORY10HistoryNo reviews yet
- HOLGENST03Holocaust and genocide studiesNo reviews yet
- HUMNGEOG06Human geographyNo reviews yet
- HUMNRGHT10Human rightsNo reviews yet
- INDCULHI10Indigenous cultures and historiesNo reviews yet
- INDOSTUD10Indonesian studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLREL06International relationsNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY10International studiesNo reviews yet
- JAPANESE06Japanese studiesNo reviews yet
- JEWISHST07Jewish studiesNo reviews yet
- JOURNLSM12JournalismNo reviews yet
- KOREAN06Korean studiesNo reviews yet
- LINGENGL02Linguistics and English LanguageNo reviews yet
- LITRYSTD12Literary studiesNo reviews yet
- MUSIC02MusicNo reviews yet
- PHILSPHY06PhilosophyNo reviews yet
- POLITICS02PoliticsNo reviews yet
- PSYCHOL02PsychologyNo reviews yet
- SOCIOLG06SociologyNo reviews yet
Entry requirements
Guaranteed ATAR and selection rank
90; International: UERT Year 12/Foundation Band 5 (90-92.49); UERT Post-Secondary Band 3 (Distinction)
Other applicants
All applicants must satisfy the equivalence of the VCE subject prerequisites.
VET Certificate IV, Diploma or Advanced Diploma graduates:
Applicants will require a minimum 70% average to be considered for selection. Preference will be given to applicants whose prior studies are related to the course. Programs that involve competency-based assessment without grades or marks will not be sufficient to meet admission requirements.
Monash College entry requirements:
Diploma of Business (Commerce stream) Part 2 average: 70%
Monash University Foundation Year average: 76.25%
Higher education studies:
Applicants will be require a minimum 70% average to be considered for selection. Preference will be given to applicants whose prior studies are related to the course. A minimum of two single units must be completed in order to meet minimum admission requirements.
English language
Monash Minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test
Pathways
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More information
Progression to further studies
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Professional accreditation
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Notes for students
You can enrich your degree to hone your academic and professional skills with a range of flagship rich experiences, including the Monash Immersion Guarantee and Global Immersion Guarantee - Study Abroad (monash.edu). These flagship rich experience units may be credited in place of your additional commerce unit if approved by the faculty, or alternatively utilising your replacement units. There are both 6 and 12 credit point unit options available.
If you are enrolled in a double degree it may be possible to use 6 credit points from each degree to do the Global Immersion Guarantee (12 credit points). For information on eligible double degree combinations please see Global Immersion Guarantee - Study Abroad (monash.edu)
Other information
This double degree in commerce and arts gives you the skills to commercialise artistic endeavours, or apply commercial knowledge across different industry sectors.
You have genuine diversity of choice, with more than 40 majors and minors on offer. And your options are only as limited as your imagination. Combine economics and politics or philosophy as a great launching pad for a political career; or marketing science and psychology to understand why people buy certain products; or group management studies and music to have the skills to manage a band or work for a record label.
Common questions
How long is Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts?
4 years full time, 192 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 8 semesters of full-time study.
What majors can I take in Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts?
38 majors in 2022, including Accounting; Actuarial studies; Anthropology; Archaeology and ancient history; Behavioural commerce; Business analytics; Chinese studies; and Communications and media studies.
What ATAR do I need for Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts?
The guaranteed ATAR listed for 2022 entry is 90.
Where can I study Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts?
At Clayton.
How do I plan my Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts units?
Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.