Bachelor of Business
Course code/s: LBB Melbourne
Course Description
This course helps students to build the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in a wide range of areas within the private and public sectors. The program adopts a problem-focused approach that helps students to develop important problem-solving and decision-making skills relevant to any business. Graduates are prepared for careers in the management of large, medium and small businesses, in government and private sectors, both domestically and internationally.
The Bachelor of Business is offered at five of the Victorian campuses of La Trobe University: Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Melbourne, Mildura, and Shepparton. This course is also offered in association with partner organisations at other sites in Australia and overseas. In Australia, the Bachelor of Business is offered by the Australian Campus Network in Sydney. It is also offered in France and Vietnam.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are completion of VCE Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 25 in English (ESL) or 20 in any other 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 Business Economics and Law. The course is designed to be completed within three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is 7 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 Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course adviser.
The degree requires completion of 10 core foundation subjects and one business major or two business minors. Other subjects may include elective choices and majors from outside of the Faculty such as a language specialisation or other pre-approved sequences. Details can be obtained from the Student Services Office in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.
Course structure
For more information on subjects that are part of business majors and minors link to Business Majors or Business Minors.
First year
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Teaching Period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
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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 |
Introductory Statistics for Business or Critical Thinking in Statistics* | ECO1ISB or STA1CTS |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Marketing: Defined, Planned and Delivered | MKT1MDP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sustainability in Global Business or Climate, Sustainability and Society | ECO1SGB or ENV1CSS |
* Critical Thinking in Statistics (STA1CTS) is not available on all campuses and is not a prerequisite for some subjects and majors offered at the Melbourne campus.
Second year
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Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three second year subjects from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law* | |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three second year elective subjects | |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introduction to Business Law | LST2BSL |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Finance or Business Finance | FIN2FIN or ACC3BF |
*NOTE: Subjects selected from this category must meet the requirements of the majors and/or minors.
Third year
|
Teaching period |
Subject title |
|---|---|
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Six third year Faculty of Business, Economics and Law subjects* |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Two third year elective subjects |
*NOTE: Subjects selected from this category must meet the requirements of the majors and/or minors.
Majors
The following majors are available at the Melbourne campus.
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Business Economics
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Financial Management
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Financial Planning
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Human Resource Management
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International Management
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Macroeconomics
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Management
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Management Information Systems
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Marketing
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Sport Management
Minors
The following minors are available at the Melbourne campus
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Business Models and Forecasting
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Corporate Finance
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Development
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Economics
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Environmental and Resource Economics
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Financial Planning
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Financial Services
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Forensic Accounting
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Human Resources Management
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Industrial Economics and Competition Policy
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International Trade and Finance
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Macroeconomics
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Management
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Management Accounting
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Management Information Systems
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Marketing
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Microeconomics
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Public Sector Accounting and Management
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Sport Development
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Sport Promotion
Campus Information
For course structure unique to the delivery of the Bachelor of Business on the regional campuses, please follow these links:
Bachelor of Business (Albury-Wodonga) (ECBBW)
Bachelor of Business (Bendigo) (RBB)