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The Society operates as an independent body relying on
members cooperative efforts and a committee in assisting
the cause of cooperative and further education, extension of
qualifications and industry networking inside and externally
to the university.
Activities include regular newsletters, seminars and meetings,
an extensive personal network, working business lunches,
library membership and other benefits of the university.
Annual membenhip is $25; Life membership is optional at
$100; Student membership at $10; and Library membership
is $15.
Contact: Brian Golland, President, PO. Box 145, Camberwell
3124. Phone: 432 251 1 or 435 6614 A.H. or fax 432 2500.
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Undergraduate Course
information
Bachelor of Business
The Bachelor of Business is a three-year full-time (or six-year
part-time) degree program offered at both the Hawthorn
and Mooroolbark campuses. Part-time study is available
during the day only at Mooroolbark and it is expected that
students who commence their course at Mooroolbark will
undertake their complete course there.
Entrance requirements
The normal entry requirements for the Bachelor of Business
degree program is successful completion of the VCE or
equivalent. It is recommended that applicants have studied
mathematics to at least Year 11 standard.
Other qualifications
Applicants must have a qualification deemed to be the
equivalent of the VCE by the Victorian Curriculum and
Assessment Board. Such qualifications may include interstate
and overseas qualifications and associate diploma studies at
a TAFE institution,
Special entry
Applicants who have not completed a Year 12 qualification
or who completed a Year 12 qualification five or more years
ago are required to sit for an aptitude test before they can
be considered for admission. This test is administered by the
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.
Quota
Not all qualified applicants can be accepted because of the
limited number of available places.
Applications
All applications for the Bachelor of Business, including
special entry, later year entry and part-time, must be made
through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (WAC).
Bachelor of business specialisations
The course leading to the award of Bachelor of Business
offers major, minor and elective studies in accounting,
business law, business modelling, computing, economics,
finance, marketing and organisation behaviour.
The following majors are available from the Faculty of Arts:
Australian studies, Asian studies, cultural studies, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, literature, media studies, sociology,
political studies, psychology, philosophy and cultural inquiry
and Vietnamese.
In addition to the business core units one major must be
taken from the Faculty of Business.
Key features of the major streams are described in the
following section.
Accounting
Accounting is the basic language of business. The
accounting units offered by The Accounting Department
cover the many different aspects that accounting embraces
in today's business activities.
Stage one is designed to give students an overview of
accounting from a user point of view and to introduce the
basic principles and concepts underlying the accounting
discipline. Emphasis is placed on accounting as an
information system and a commercial computerised software
package is incorporated into the program.
Stage two units cover the external accounting financial statement
requirements of business entities and the internal
management acounting systems developed by business
entities to enable them to better manage their activities.
Stage three students are able to study units in taxation.
auditing, finance, accounting theory, management
accounting and financial accounting.
All units are designed to integrate the theoretical concepts
with the practical reality of today's business environment.
Students with an accounting major and other appropriate
units are eligible for membership of the two major
professional accounting bodies - the Australian Society of
Certified Practising Accountants and the Institute of
Chartered Accountants. Past students have found their
accounting qualifications recognised both here and overseas.
Many accounting graduates do not puaue careers in the
public accounting profession. They find their niche in organisations
in industry, commerce, the public sector, the finance
sector and in business consulting. These careers may well be
in accounting or financial specialisations but may find
careers in general management or other functional
specialisations.
Business Law
The business law major will provide students with the
knowledge necesasary to appreciate the impact law has on
the business environment. With the increasing legal
regulation of society it is essential that students are aware of
the factors which either encourage or inhibit business
activities.
The core unit, Legal Environment of Business, introduces
students to basic legal concepts and important areas of
business law. The unit concentrates on the inter-relationship
of law, business and society. A wide range of electives deal
with various aspects of business law including: contract;
company; marketing; employment; international trade;
retailing; finance and computing law.
Law units emphasise skills such as the ability to understand
arguments, to manipulate abstract concepts and to communicate
verbally and in writing. These skills highlight the
vocational value of law units to students.
Whilst not leading to a legal qualification, a business law
major can lead to a range of careen and positions in
insurance, banking, finance and the public sector. Legal
knowledge would be valuable to a property officer,
accountant, trust officerladministrator, company legal officer,
company secretary or local government administrator.
Business Modelling
The business modelling major will provide a comprehensive
set of skills that are necessary for the successful analysis of
everyday business problems and to assist in the task of
decision making.
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