Specification

Entry

1 Candidates for the combined degree of Bachelor of Business-Bachelor of Information Systems shall be qualified for entry in accordance with the provisions of the University's Rules of Admission.

2 Candidates for the combined degree shall complete the requirements, as hereafter prescribed, in not less than four separate years of full-time study (or its equivalent) and not more than ten years, from the time of first enrolment, including the year of passing the first unit claimed to count towards the degree.

Course structure

3 [i] To qualify for the combined degree the candidate shall complete 400% from units in the BBus and BIS schedules provided that:

(a) In accordance with the BBus schedule, for the BBus component a candidate must successfully complete the compulsory core of six units, one approved first year elective and a major (other than Information Systems) comprising eight units; and

(b) In accordance with the BIS schedule, for the BIS component a candidate must successfully complete the 15 units prescribed in one of the core programs of the BIS schedule; and

(c) A candidate must successfully complete 5 additional elective units, with a total weight of 62.5%.

[ii] The units which may be included in a course for the degree shall, unless otherwise approved by the dean of the Faculty of Business, be in accordance with the schedules of the BBus and BIS degrees.

4 [i] Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites of the BBus and BIS degrees.

[ii] A candidate normally may not enrol in any year in units totalling more than 100% weighting, or if the candidate is in full-time employment during any given semester, more than 50% weighting.

[iii] Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the degree. [

iv] In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.

Credit for previous studies

5 Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree.

Miscellaneous

6 The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology may from time to time make amendments to the schedules of these specifications.

7 These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2008 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.

8 The approved abbreviation for the combined degree of Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Information Systems shall be BBus-BIS.