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Schools within the Faculty

School of Accounting:

The School of Accounting is one of the six schools within the Faculty of Law and Management. La Trobe University began offering an accounting program in the mid-seventies and the creation of a separate school reflects the growth and demand for accounting programs over the last 30 years. Currently, we employ 25 academic staff and provide courses for approximately 2400 students.

The School’s undergraduate students study in the Bachelor of Accounting. Postgraduate (coursework) students are enrolled in the Masters of Professional Accounting and the Masters of Accounting and Financial Management. The courses are reputed for high quality and innovative approaches, and the School has strong links with professional bodies and the business community.

Further, it has a significant number of Master and PhD students, and offers an excellent research environment for staff and students, including state-of-the-art databases and other support with both qualitative and quantitative research.

School of Economics and Finance:

The School of Economics and Finance has a proud history of quality teaching and research and is consistently ranked amongst the best Schools in the country. Our courses provide students with a range of highly prized financial and economic skills, skills that enable them to stand out from the pack in an increasingly competitive labour market.

A distinctive feature of all our undergraduate and postgraduate courses is the flexibility and choice they offer. In our School, students have the opportunity to specialise in all the main areas of economics and finance. As a result, our graduates are well-rounded, professionally trained, and keenly sought after by employers. The evidence speaks for itself: among our former students, you will find ambassadors, CEOs of major corporations, as well as senior business leaders, politicians, public servants, trade unionists and academics.

The School enrolls students in undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in economics, finance and Islamic finance.

Graduate School of Management

Graduate School of Management a fast growing international reputation for delivering management courses to students. The programs offered are consistent with our aim to provide courses of high academic standards that are attractive to students, are well taught and relevant to the needs of the market place. Please see the Postgraduate section of the Handbook for details on our course offerings.

School of Law

The School of Law delivers a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development programs as well as programs designed for international students. In addition to basic law degrees, we deliver opportunities for students to study in multiple disciplines through a series of double degrees.

We believe that, in the contemporary world, it is important that law graduates have an understanding of legal issues from a global perspective. We emphasise hands-on experiences (such as clinical legal education, internship and placement programs), international exposure (such as exchange and short-term study abroad programs), teaching informed by high quality scholarly research, and fostering of inter-personal skills.

Our highly qualified teaching staff are involved in international scholarly activities at the highest level, and research conducted by members of the School is distinguished by its strong commitment to access to justice and its interdisciplinary, global and comparative outlook.

School of Management

The School of Management which came into existence on the 1st January 2009 combining the academic disciplines of management, marketing, information management, sports, tourism, and hospitality. With around 47 multicultural academic staff, including an outstanding professoriate, the School offers a dynamic learning- focused environment that nurtures the development of our students to their full potential by fostering excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching. A strong network of industry partners, a diverse study abroad program and excellent research training at the Masters and Doctoral levels are also key features of the new School.

The School of Management prepares students for exciting and challenging careers in the fields of marketing, management, sport management, human resource management, business information systems, tourism and hospitality. The School contributes heavily to majors and minors in the Bachelor of Business and enrolls students in Bachelor of Business (Marketing) , Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management, Bachelor of Business (Sports Management), Bachelor of Business (Tourism and Hospitality), and Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management) as postgraduate degrees, Master of Tourism and Master of Business Management Information Systems.

Regional School of Business

The Regional School of Business offers students high-quality courses that will qualify them to pursue a fulfilling professional career in accounting or business. La Trobe University's regional mission expresses a deep commitment towards higher education in northern and central Victoria.

The Regional School of Business supports this by delivering diploma and undergraduate degree qualifications in accounting and general business at four Victorian campuses: Bendigo, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton and Mildura.

The Regional School of Business maintains the same quality standards that La Trobe delivers at its metropolitan (Bundoora) campus; provides the opportunity for university study to students from varied educational and social backgrounds; gives students the level of support that can only be provided by outstanding teaching conducted in small classes; and integrates work-experience into study building professional career paths by offering degrees accredited with professional bodies.

The Regional School of Business also values research, and has highly qualified staff with a commitment to building research partnerships in their communities. Particular interests of the School are the management of water resources, environmental accounting, and corporate social responsibility.

The Regional School of Business also manages the delivery of La Trobe qualifications through a number of external and offshore locations. These include Hanoi, Montpellier and Sydney.