Global Utilities

La Trobe University
University Handbook 2012

Introduction to the Faculty

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law was established in 1997. The Faculty aims to perform at a world class level in teaching and research, supporting this vision through a commitment to continued improvement in quality and effectiveness.

The Faculty of Business, Economics and Law has an international perspective and actively encourages international exchanges for staff and students, cooperative arrangements with overseas universities and involvement in international research projects. The Faculty also has strong links with professions, industry, schools, community groups and local government.

With a staff of over 300, the Faculty’s three schools including La Trobe Business School, La Trobe Law School and La Trobe School of Economics offer a broad range of courses supported by comprehensive specialist subjects across the disciplines of law,  economics, accounting, marketing, finance, management, sport, tourism and hospitality.

The Faculty currently has an enrolment of over 6000 undergraduate and 2000 postgraduate students, across six metropolitan and regional campuses and a number of external sites. Approximately 35 per cent of these students are international from over 40 different countries.

Faculty Academic Services Office – enquiries

The Academic Services Manager, together with the Faculty Student Services Office staff, is available to attend to the needs of future or current undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Faculty. The Student Services staff should be consulted for all initial enquiries relating to the courses offered by the Faculty.

Contact Us

For course enrolment and/or general course enquiries please call +61 3 9479 1667

Email: fbel@latrobe.edu.au

Or visit us at the Bundoora Campus

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Student Services Office

Level 2, Donald Whitehead Building

Academic Language and Learning (ALL)

Academic Language and Learning (ALL) unit works closely with teaching staff in all Faculties and on all campuses to ensure that all La Trobe students – including those from non-English-speaking backgrounds – develop high-level academic speaking, writing, reading, and numeracy skills required for successful learning in their courses.  To achieve those ends, the ALL Unit staff: collaborate on course and subject design; advise on teaching and learning strategies; teach/co-teach special undergraduate and postgraduate subjects, tutorials and workshops; and provide professional development for staff. 

For further information and links to resources, visit the student learning site at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/learning/