Honours degree of Bachelor of Commerce for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Honours graduates have special expertise valued by employers and therefore have a competitive advantage in the job market. The honours year also prepares students to undertake higher degrees by research MPhil, PhD.

Why study Honours degree of Bachelor of Commerce?

This one-year, full-time course offers selected students the opportunity to study aspects of their undergraduate major in depth. Specialisations under the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) include accounting, business law and taxation, econometrics, economics, economics and econometrics, finance, finance and econometrics, management and marketing.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 9,792 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time, part-time
  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Course code: 0181

CRICOS code: 067732K

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   For Business and Economics contact details refer to:
Business
and Economics.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 34,000 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time
  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Course code: 0181

CRICOS code: 067732K

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree, with a major in the related discipline offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics or an equivalent program from another university; and normally have achieved an average equivalent to at least 70 per cent in relevant second and third-year units.

Accounting specialisation

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 18,000 word research paper.

Econometrics specialisation

Applicants should normally have completed at least three third-year econometrics units including:

  • ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
  • ETC3410/ECC3410 Applied econometrics.

Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance
  • ETC3490 Business simulation

Economics specialisation

Applicants should have completed ECC2000 and ECC2010 and at least four third-year economics units. In addition, an econometrics pre-requisite is required: either ECC2410 (for students who began their studies in 2007 or after); or ETC1010 (or equivalent, for students who began their studies prior to 2007).

Economics and econometrics specialisation

(a.) Applicants should have completed at least two third-year economics units.

(b) Applicants should have completed at least two third-year econometrics units including:

  • ETC3410/ECC3410 Applied econometrics.

Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance
  • ETC3490 Business simulation

Finance specialisation

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 18,000 word research paper.

Finance and econometrics specialisation

(a.) Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 12,000 word research paper; and a level of achievement in prior mathematical studies appropriate to their discipline.

(b.) Applicants should have completed at least three third-year finance units.

(c.) Applicants should normally have completed at least three third-year econometrics units including ETC3400 Principles of econometrics and ECC3410/ETC3410 Applied econometrics. Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3490 Business simulation
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance

(d.) Applicants should have completed ETC3470 Econometrics pre-honours.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty. Contact information can be found by visiting the Monash faculties website

Semester two (July)

This course is not available for Second Semester (July) entry.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree, with a major in the related discipline offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics or an equivalent program from another university; and normally have achieved an average equivalent to at least 70 per cent in relevant second and third-year units.

Accounting specialisation

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 18,000 word research paper.

Econometrics specialisation

Applicants should normally have completed at least three third-year econometrics units including:

  • ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
  • ETC3410/ECC3410 Applied econometrics.

Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance
  • ETC3490 Business simulation

Economics specialisation

Applicants should have completed ECC2000 and ECC2010 and at least four third-year economics units. In addition, an econometrics pre-requisite is required: either ECC2410 (for students who began their studies in 2007 or after); or ETC1010 (or equivalent, for students who began their studies prior to 2007).

Economics and econometrics specialisation

(a.) Applicants should have completed at least two third-year economics units.

(b) Applicants should have completed at least two third-year econometrics units including:

  • ETC3410/ECC3410 Applied econometrics.

Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3400 Principles of econometrics
  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance
  • ETC3490 Business simulation

Finance specialisation

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 18,000 word research paper.

Finance and econometrics specialisation

(a.) Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they possess the motivation and academic skills required to complete successfully a program that comprises research training; research; and specific discipline units that cover topics in advanced theory. These skills include the ability to understand and discuss articles published in learned journals; to compose a high quality 12,000 word research paper; and a level of achievement in prior mathematical studies appropriate to their discipline.

(b.) Applicants should have completed at least three third-year finance units.

(c.) Applicants should normally have completed at least three third-year econometrics units including ETC3400 Principles of econometrics and ECC3410/ETC3410 Applied econometrics. Other appropriate third-year units are:

  • ETC3450 Time series analysis for business and economics
  • ETC3460 Financial econometrics
  • ETC3490 Business simulation
  • ETC3500 Survey data analysis
  • ETC3510 Modelling in finance and insurance

(d.) Applicants should have completed ETC3470 Econometrics pre-honours.

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 no band lower than 6.0; TOEFL 550 with a TWE of 4.5; or an internet-based TEOFL score of at least 79 with 21 in writing, 18 in speaking, 13 in reading and 12 in listening.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Current VCE or IB students studying in Victoria should apply online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

This course currently doesn't have places available for mid-year entry.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.