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La Trobe University
University Handbook 2010

Programs of the Faculty of Law and Management

Bachelor of Business (ECBBW)

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed VCE Units 1 and 2 General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods; Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or a study score of at least 20 in any other English; NSW HSC – year-11 Maths and year-12 English. Applicants with comparable qualifications will be considered. A limited number of students may also be considered under Special Entry Schemes.

Degree requirements

Students must complete a course of subjects accumulating a minimum total of 360 credit points, of which at least 255 must be subjects offered in the Faculty of Law and Management. The course is designed to be completed within three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is seven years.

Students should undertake 120 credit points at each year level, and must undertake at least 120 credit points at third-year level including 90 credit points at third year level from the School of Business. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Regional School of Business course adviser.

The structure of the 24-subject degree program enables students to complete a core of ten core foundation subjects, followed by one seven-subject major or two four-subject minors.

Course structure

The course is structured as follows. All units are worth 15 credit points.

Teaching period Unit title Unit code
First year TE-SEM-1 Accounting for Management Decisions ACC1AMD
TE-SEM-1 Microeconomics ECO1IMI
TE-SEM-1 Foundations of Marketing MKT1FMK
TE-SEM-1 Elective (Major Study) Management Communications MGT2MCB
TE-SEM-2 Introductory Statistics for Business ECO1ISB
TE-SEM-2 Foundations of Management MGT1FOM
TE-SEM-2 Climate, Sustainability and Society ENV1CSS
TE-SEM-2 Macroeconomics ECO1IMA
Second year
TE-SEM-1 Management Information Systems BUS1MIS
TE-SEM-2 Business Law LST2BSL
TE-SEM-2 Finance FIN2FIN
Second year

In second year, students will focus their studies on subjects within their choice of major. Students must study three core subject plus five subjects from their major study or electives.

Third year

In third year, students will again focus on subjects in their major. Students must study four electives from their major study plus a further four electives.

Majors

The following subjects are available as highlight major studies within the degree program or may be studied as electives.

Sustainable Resource Management
Teaching period Unit title Unit code
TE-SEM-1 Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics ECO2ERE
TE-SEM-1 Environmental Law LST2EL
TE-SEM-1 Nature, Conservation and Society: The Human Impact SOC2/3SOE
TE-SEM-1 Environmental Pollution Control for Business BUS3ENP
TE-SEM-1 Managing for Climate Change MGT3MCC
TE-SEM-1 Marketing for Sustainability MKT3SUS
TE-SEM-2 Sustainability and Governance MGT3SCG

Note: Human Resource Management MGT2HRM is highly recommended

Marketing
Teaching period Unit title Unit code
TE-SEM-2 Consumer Behaviour MKT2CBE
TE-SEM-2 Strategic Marketing MKT3SMK
TE-SEM-2 Marketing Research MKT3MRE
TE-SEM-1 Electronic Marketing MKT2ELM
TE-SEM-1 Marketing for Sustainability MKT3SUS
TE-SEM-2 Sales Management MKT2SMB
TE-SEM-2 International Marketing MKT3IMK
Minor
Logictics
Teaching period Unit title Unit code
TE-SEM-1 WIL Work Integrated Logistics Project A BUS3WIA
TE-SEM-1 Strategic Logistics Management MGT3SLM
TE-SEM-2 WIL Work Integrated Logistics Project B Or Supply Chain Management BUS3WIB MGT2SCM
TE-SEM-2 Logistics Information Systems in Practice MGT3LIS
Management
Teaching period Unit title Unit code
TE-SEM-1 Human Resource Management MGT2HRM
TE-SEM-1 Organisational Behaviour MGT2OBE
Plus two of
Organisational Change & Development MGT3OCD
Entrepreneurship MGT3ENC
Organisational Structure and Design MGT3OSD
An approved unit relevant to the major *

*The following subjects have been approved for inclusion in the minor at Albury Wodonga

Managing for Climate Change (MGT3MCC) (TE-SEM-1), Sustainability and Governance (MGT3SCG) (TE-SEM-2), and Technology and Organisational Change (BUS3TOC) (Not available in 2010).

Electives

Electives are available through the Regional School of Business. Students must apply to the course adviser for electives offered outside of the Regional School of Business.