B2049 Bachelor of Digital Business

Bachelor of Digital Business is structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies, Part B. Discipline studies and Part C. Elective studies.

Part A. Core studies

These units will develop your capacity as a critical, creative and ethical professional. With an emphasis on decision-making and the management of digitalisation within organisations, you will be proficient in utilising your extensive knowledge of digital business to formulate solutions for business challenges.

Part B. Discipline studies

These additional units will allow you to delve deeper into areas of interest. The units present an avenue for you to enhance your expertise and understanding within a distinct functional domain, thus providing a comprehensive insight into the implementation of digitalisation tailored to specific business functions. Some units are highly immersive and offer you the opportunity to leverage digital skills to address societal or business problems.

Part C. Elective studies

These are free electives which will enable you to further your knowledge of digital business, or business more broadly, or to select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

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 96 credit points of study in Parts A and B and 48 credit points of electives in Part C.

In choosing your units, you must ensure that you complete no more than ten 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.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise specified.

Part A. Core studies (84 credit points)

Caulfield

You must complete the following seven units (42 credit points) 

Notes:

- You must complete ACF1100 or ACF1001.

- You must complete either EXC2953, or both ECF1100 and ECF1200.

- If you complete ECF1100 and ECF1200 in Part A, you only need to complete 6 credit points in Part B.

• ACF1100 Introduction to financial accounting or ACF1001 Accounting fundamentals
• BFF2140 Business finance
• ECX2953 Economics OR both ECF1100 Microeconomics and ECF1200 Macroeconomics
• ETF1100 Business statistics
• MGF1010 Introduction to management
• MGX2661 Sustainable human resource management
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice

OR

Malaysia

You must complete the following seven units (42 credit points):

• ACW1120 Financial accounting 1 or ACW1020 Accounting in business
• BFW2140 Corporate finance 1
• ECM1953 Principles of economics OR both ECW1101 Introductory microeconomics and ECW1102 Introductory macroeconomics
• ETW1001 Introduction to statistical analysis
• MGW1010 Introduction to management
• MGW2430 Human resource management
• MKW1120 Marketing fundamentals

*If you complete ECW1101 and ECW1102 you only complete 6 credit points in Part B.

Caulfield and Malaysia

You must complete the following seven units (42 credit points):

• BEX3201 Global business and digital transformation
• BEX3202 AI applications in business
• BEX3701 Digital technology and business 
• ETX2200 Digital business intelligence
• MKX2010 Digital communication
• MGX2030 Global supply chains
• MON3750 Monash innovation guarantee 

Part B. Discipline studies (12 credit points)

You must complete 12 credit points* from the following units.

Caulfield

*If you complete ECF1100 and ECF1200 in Part A you only complete 6 credit points in Part B.

• ACF2400 Accounting information systems
• ACX3300 Predictive analytics in accounting
• BFX3301 Treasury and financial markets
• BTF3111 Technology: Risk and regulation in the digital age
• ECX3890 Internet business and digital economy
• ETX2250 Data visualisation and communication
• MKF3881 Digital marketing
• MON2100 Global Immersion Guarantee (12 credit points)
• MON2500 Research, Experimentation and Discovery

Malaysia

*If you complete ECW1101 and ECW1102 in Part A you only complete 6 credit points in Part B.

• ACW2420 Accounting information systems*
• MGW3681 International management
• MKM2300 Introduction to digital marketing
• BTW1042 Business law*
• BTW2330 Cyber law
• BFW2120 Introduction to financial technology
• ETW3482 Data mining and predictive modelling

*Accounting major students take ACW2420 and BTW1042 in Part B

Part C. Elective studies (48 credit points)

Electives can be chosen from the list of units in Part B or may be used to complete a major or minor(s) from within the Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Business and Commerce. 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.