Courses and programs offered
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Accounting (LZAC)
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4 of English (any) and mathematics (any) with a study score of at least 25 in English and 20 in maths. 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 subjects having a minimum value of 540 credit points. 300 credit points must be accumulated from subjects offered in the School of Business and 240 credit points from arts disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
At least one major must be taken in an arts discipline where a major is 30 credit points at first year, 40 credit points at second year and 60 credit points at third year level. The course is designed to be completed in four years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is 10 years.
Course structure
Students must pass the compulsory and elective subjects listed below. Business subjects are worth 15 credit points while arts subjects may be 15 or 20 credit points.
First year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Four first year arts subjects |
Second year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Business Law | LST2BSL |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Cost Accounting and Decision Making | ACC2IMA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three second year arts subjects (20cpts each) |
Third year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Corporate Reporting | ACC2CRE |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Finance | FIN2FIN |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Accounting and Control | ACC2IMB |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One second year School of Business elective subject | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One second year and two third year arts subjects (20cpts each) |
Fourth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three third year accounting subjects* | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third year School of Business elective subject | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three third year arts subjects (20cpts each) | |
| plus: | ||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third year School of Business elective subject which may be taken in any year |
Key: * Taxation ACC3TAX and Auditing ACC3AUD are highly recommended. These two subjects are no longer part of the accreditation requirements for CPA Australia although both are required for membership of ICAA.
Arts Disciplines
Arts subjects must be chosen from disciplines taught at the Bundoora campus. Please seek advice from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professional recognition
This course is structured to meet the accreditation requirements of CPA Australia. In order to meet the accreditation requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), Taxation and Auditing must be completed.
Honours
The honours program requires a further year of full-time study or two years part-time study. Entry is by invitation only. Honours may be undertaken in either arts or accounting, or both with two years of additional study. As a guide, the usual minimum requirement is a B (70%) average result in at least six second and third year accounting or arts subjects, although a student’s entire academic record is taken into account. Students must complete all requirements of their undergraduate degree before being invited to take up honours. For more information on the Accounting Honours course see entry under the Bachelor of Accounting.
For a full description of subjects, including the subject name, subject code, credit points, campus/location, subject coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, students should access the Subject Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public