Diploma of Business

In order to earn a business degree from Monash, you must first complete the Diploma of Business. This course will provide you with the abilities you need to meet the requirements Monash University sets for undergraduate students and is a direct and dependable track to a Bachelor of Business and Commerce.
You will be exposed to the foundations of business theories and practices, including marketing, management, mathematics, and many more, while also learning how to work independently, think critically, and practise academic skills under the support and direction of a committed team of educators.

Academic Qualification Scores:

• Monash University Foundation Year: 50
• GCE O-Level/IGCSE/GCSE: 4 Grade C's or Grade 4
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme: 4 Grade 4
• ATAR: 50
• Higher Secondary Certificate, Bangladesh: GPA 3.0
• GCE O-Level, Brunei: 4 Grade C's
• Diploma of Upper Secondary Education, Cambodia: 75
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma, Canada*: 50 (*Only from Monash approved schools)
• Senior Secondary Certificate (Gao San), China: 70
• Certificate of General Secondary Education, Egypt: 60
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination: 8
• SMA3, Indonesia: 60
• Paket C Setara SMA, Indonesia: 70
• STPM, Malaysia: 2 Grade C's
• SPM, Malaysia: 4 Grade C's
• Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), Malaysia: Pass with 3 B6
• Cambridge Overseas School Certificate, Mauritius: 4 Grade C's
• Basic Education High School Examination, Myanmar: 65%
• General Education Diploma, Oman: 70%
• General Secondary Education Certificate, Saudi Arabia/UAE/Qatar: 70%
• GCE O-Level, Singapore: 4 Grade C's
• High School Graduation Equivalency Examination, South Korea: 60%
• Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level): 4 Grade C's
• ZIMSEC O Level Certificate, Zimbabwe: 4 Grade C's

Prerequisite:

• Credit in Mathematics (Australian Year 11 equivalent).

English Proficiency Tests (Accepted):

• IELTS (Academic)/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)/IELTS Online: Overall band score of 5.5 with no band less than 5.0
• TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: A total score of 46 with 14 in Writing and Speaking, and 4 in Listening and Reading.
• Pearson Test of English (Academic): Overall score of 47 with no Communicative Skills lower than 36.
• C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency: Overall score of 162 with no skill score lower than 154.

English Proficiency Test Notes:

• Tests must be taken within 24 months prior to course commencement.
• Monash University does not accept TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, Pearson Test of English (Academic) Online and Cambridge Linguaskill General.

Year 1:

• Accounting 101
• Economics 101
• Effective Communication 1
• Introduction to Data Analysis
• Management 101
• Marketing 101
• Introductory Mathematics
• Effective Communication 2

Year 2:

• Accountancy major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce:

  • Introduction to Academic Research
  • Foundations of Finance
  • Financial Accounting 1
  • Principles of Economics
  • Academic Literacies
  • Introduction to Statistical Analysis
  • Introduction to Management
  • Business Law

• Non-accountancy major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce:

  • Introduction to Academic Research
  • Foundations of Finance
  • Introductory Microeconomics
  • Accounting in Business
  • Academic Literacies
  • Introduction to Statistical Analysis
  • Marketing Fundamentals
  • Business Law or Introduction to Management