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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2008

Courses and programs offered

Double degree courses

Double degrees allow students to undertake two courses at the same time, giving them a dual qualification after four or five years. By exploring two separate fields of study students enrich and widen their educational, personal and social experiences and may significantly enhance their employment prospects. The double degrees available through the Faculty are described under each school.

Double degree courses administered by other faculties

Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Economics

See the Faculty of Health Sciences chapter for full course details.

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Science/Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Information Technology /Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering/Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Technology
  • Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Finance/Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Information Systems/Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Commerce

See the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering chapter for full course details.

External and offshore programs

The Faculty offers its Bachelor of Business degree through a number of external and offshore locations. These include Malaysia, Hanoi, and Sydney.

Offshore programs

Malaysia: Nilai International College

The University works closely with Nilai International College, in the heart of Malaysia’s multi-media super corridor, 45 kilometres south of the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

La Trobe University offers a Bachelor of Business degree, as well as the La Trobe Pre-University Foundation Year. Students may complete a Bachelor of Business degree with a single or double major in any of the following:

  • management
  • marketing
  • accounting
  • human resource management, or
  • financial management.

For complete course structures and admission requirements for each degree, please see the School of Business section of this chapter.

La Trobe University lecturers regularly visit the College to teach program units and to ensure quality.

For further information contact:

Hanoi: Hanoi University

The University works closely with the Hanoi University (HANU) where it offers a Bachelor of Business degree as well as the La Trobe University Diploma of Business Administration.

Students wishing to undertake the Bachelor of Business program initially undertake the Diploma of Business Administration and, upon satisfactory completion of the program, may enter the second year of the Bachelor of Business. Students may complete a Bachelor of Business degree with a single or double major in any of the following:

  • Financial management
  • Management
  • Marketing

La Trobe University staff regularly visit the University to teach program units and to ensure quality. The University follows the same teaching period schedule as that of La Trobe campuses in Victoria.

For further information contact:

External programs

Australian Campus Network (ACN)

In conjunction with the Australian Campus Network (ACN), La Trobe University offers the Bachelor of Business and the Bachelor of International Business in Sydney. These programs are open to international and Australian students.

Degree requirements
  • Students must complete a course of units accumulating a minimum total of 360 credit points (24 units) including 7 first year core units, one or two eight unit majors, and elective units. These courses are designed to be completed within two or three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible.
  • Students may not take a second year or third year unit unless they have completed either their first year, or at least four first year units and are concurrently completing the remainder.
  • Students should undertake 120 credit points at each year level.

For further information contact:

William Blue International Hotel Management School

La Trobe University has entered into an agreement with the William Blue International Hotel Management School to offer the final year of the Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality) at the Sydney campus of the William Blue International Hotel Management School.

This program is open to Australian and international students and is offered on a fee-paying basis only.

For further information contact:

  • William Blue International Hotel Management School
  • Tel: +61 2 9955 1122
  • Website: www.billyblue.com.au

Offshore and external students wishing to transfer to a La Trobe University Victorian campus

Students admitted to a Faculty of Law and Management course at an offshore or external location are able to apply to transfer to courses conducted at the Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo and Albury-Wodonga campuses of La Trobe University for part of their studies.

Academic requirements

When evaluating requests for transfer, the following information will be taken into account:

  • Academic results: To be considered for a transfer it is expected that students applying for a course within the Faculty of Law and Management will have a C+ average in their current course of study. Students applying to transfer to the Bachelor of Laws will require a B+ average to be considered.
  • Length of time studying: Students applying for transfer will normally have completed the equivalent of one full-time year of study before being considered.
  • In addition, international students must meet the following requirements:
  • A minimum English language requirement of an IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6, with no band falling below 6. For entry into the Bachelor of Laws students must have met the minimum English language requirements of an IELTS (or equivalent) score of 6.5, with no band falling below 6.
  • Students who wish to apply for transfer to a course in another faculty must contact that faculty directly for information on transfer conditions.
Additional information for international students

International students who transfer to a course conducted at a La Trobe University Victorian campus will be liable for the fees payable for that course in the year that they transfer.

For further information regarding visa requirements, fees and Australian government legislative requirements contact:

Units offered by the Faculty

A full description of Law and Management units appears at the end of each section of this chapter, in alphabetical order by unit code. Students should note that units published in the hardcopy Handbook are subject to change and should refer to the Unit Database for up-to-date information (www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public).

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