Duration

3 Years. Course commences in February and July each year.

Description

Holmesglen Institute in association with Charles Sturt University's Faculty of Commerce offers international students the opportunity to enrol in their Bachelor of Business Studies in Melbourne. The Bachelor of Business Studies is a composite course made up of an 18 month Diploma followed by 12 Charles Sturt University degree units undertaken over a further 18 months. Students complete the degree within three years and receive two qualifications. The Diplomas involved are: Accounting, Advertising, Financial Services (Banking), Hospitality (Management), Hospitality (specialisations)*, Human Resources, International Business, Management, Marketing or Tourism.

Diplomas marked with an asterisk (*), will take 2 years to complete. Students who complete one of these diplomas will take 3.5 years to complete both the diploma and the degree.

Please refer to the individual diploma information for a list of subjects and to determine the location of where the particular diploma will be conducted. At the degree level students will study at the Chadstone campus.

Major Subjects

Degree level subjects are selected from:

Accounting 1: Information for Business
Accounting 2: Management Decisions
Accounting and Small Business
Asia Pacific Business
Business Decisions Analysis
Buyer Behaviour
Human Resource Management
International Accounting
International Business Management
International Economics
International Marketing
Macroeconomics
Managing Change
Marketing Principles
Microeconomics
Organisational Behaviour
Organisations and Management
Relationship Marketing

Note: Subjects will be determined by the diploma the student has completed.

Prerequisites

FOR THE DIPLOMA:

Year 12/Matriculation or good passes at Year 11 level or the overseas equivalent PLUS relevant employment experience.

English language proficiency level of IELTS 5.5, ISLPR 2+, TOEFL 530(Paper based), TOEFL 197 (Computer based) or equivalent.

RECOMMENDED
A good background in Mathematics, Accounting or Economics

FOR THE DEGREE:

Satisfactory completion of one of the specified Diplomas.

Tuition

For 2007: $9,400 per year for the first 1.5 years and $12,480 for the final 1.5 years

Students entering the course from the specialisation streams of the Diploma of Hospitality (Management) should refer to the individual Diploma course for tuition fees at Diploma level.

Assessment Methods

Assessment methods include a combination of written assignments, tests and examinations.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods comprise lectures; tutorials; individual feedback sessions; language support for mainstream programs and usage of the intranet to provide students with access to course information.

Course Outcomes

On satisfactory completion of the course, students will have a Diploma from Holmesglen and a Bachelor of Business Studies awarded by Charles Sturt University.

All study is undertaken at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE's campuses in Melbourne.

Learning Resources

Neal, C, Quester, P & Hawkins, D 2002, Consumer behaviour: Implications for marketing strategy. 3rd Ed Irwin-McGraw Hill, Sydney
Swann, M, McEachern, W, Microeconomics: A contemporary introduction. 2nd Ed Nelson Learning, Melbourne, 2003
Swann, M & Lunn, S Study Guide for Swann & McEachern. Microeconomics: A contemporary introduction. 2nd edition Nelson Learning, Melbourne 2003
Jackson, J & McIver, P 2003 Economics. 7th Ed McGraw Hill, Sydney
Salvatore, D 2003, International economics 8th Ed Wiley, New York
Horngren, C T, Harrison, W T, Bamber, L S, Best, P J, Fraser, D J & Willett, R, 2001 Accounting, 3rd Ed (Australian Ed) Prentice-Hall
Hutchinson, S & Coulthard, G J 2000, Microsoft Office 2000 Advantage Series, Irwin McGraw-Hill, Boston
Render & Stair Quantitative analysis for management, 8th Edition Prentice Hall
Radebaugh, L H and Gray S J (2002) International accounting and multinational enterprises. 5th Ed Wiley
CCH Australia Ltd (1991). The CCH Macquarie Dictionary of Accounting. CCH Australia Ltd
Dessler, Griffiths, Lloyd Walker and Williams (1999) Human resource management Prentice Hall (Note: This is the Australian edition)
Wood, J, Wallace, J & Zeffane, R (2001), Organisational Behaviour: A global perspective, Jacaranda Wiley: Brisbane
Barnwell, N & Pratt, G R (2000) Australian Business: An Asian Pacific Perspective, 4th Ed Prentice Hall, Sydney
Mahoney, D, Trigg, M, Griffin, R W and Pustay, M W (2001). International Business: a Managerial Perspective. Longman, Melbourne
Cummings, T G & Worley, C G 2001, Organization development and change. 7th Ed. South-Western College Publishing, Cincinnati
Stace, D & Dunphy, D 2001, Beyond the boundaries: Leading and re-creating the successful enterprise. 2nd Ed McGraw Hill, Sydney
Fletcher, R & Brown, L 2002, International Marketing. 2nd Ed Prentice Hall, Frenchs Forest
Egan, J 2001, Relationship marketing: Exploring relational strategies in marketing, Pearson Education, Harlow UK
Hodgetts, R M & Kuratko, D F 2002 Effective Small Business Management, 7th Ed Wiley

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