Bachelor of Accounting
Course code/s: LBC Melbourne
Course Description
This professional accounting qualification offers learning in career-specific areas including accounting, auditing, finance, business law and taxation. In addition to fulfilling requirements for membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, students can select advanced subjects in management, marketing, finance and economics.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are 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 of 360 credit points, at least 285 of which must be subjects offered by 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 complete 120 credit points at third year level, including at least 90 credit points at third year level from La Trobe Business School. Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course adviser.
Course structure
Students completing the course structure listed below graduate with a major in accounting. The course is designed to allow for an optional eight subject major or four subject minor. For more information on subjects that are part of business majors and minors link to Business Majors or Business Minors.
All subjects are worth 15 credit points.
First year
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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 |
Introduction to Business Law | LST2BSL |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
|
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 |
Second 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 | ACC2MAC |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Cost Accounting and Decision Making | ACC2CAD |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Three second year elective subjects |
Third 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 |
Two third year Faculty of Business, Economics and Law elective subjects | |
|
TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Two third year elective subjects |
Key: * Taxation ACC3TAX and Auditing ACC3AUD are highly recommended. Taxation and Auditing are no longer part of the accreditation requirements for CPA Australia although both are required for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA). Students who do not complete the Taxation and Auditing subjects as part of their degree will be admitted to membership of CPA Australia, but will be required to complete studies in both areas as part of their ongoing CPA training.
Professional recognition
Successful completion of the appropriate choice of subjects qualifies Bachelor of Accounting graduates for membership of the following professional accounting bodies: CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA), National Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
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