Bachelor of Accounting
Course code/s: LBC Melbourne
Course Description
This professional accounting degree 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 as well as having an opportunity to participate in an accounting work placement.
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
- This degree is designed to be completed with three years of full-time study, although part-time study is possible. The maximum time allowed for a student to complete this degree is seven years.
- Students must complete the course set out below, comprising 360 credit points (24 subjects).
- At least 270 credit points (18) subjects must be subjects offered by the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law.
- No more than 150 credit points (10 subjects) MAY be at first year level.
- At least 120 credit points (8 subjects) MUST be at third year level.
- A student may choose to complete a second major as part of the eight non-accounting elective subjects designed into the course, in which case the major must comprise eight subjects, additional to the other sixteen subjects. The major must also include at least two-second year subjects and three third-year subjects.
- Alternatively, students may choose to complete one or two minors, in which case each minor must comprise four subjects additional to all other subjects completed within the degree, including at least one subject from each of second and third years.
- Students must complete all prerequisite subjects prior to enrolling in a core or elective subject.
Course structure
From 2013, this degree will share a business foundation and first year framework with all other undergraduate degrees offered by the La Trobe Business School, which enhances the flexibility available to students. Students who commenced this degree prior to 2013, should refer to the edition of the on-line handbook relevant to the year of their commencement, or seek advice from student services.
The first year framework comprises four business foundation, two discipline-specific subjects and two elective subjects. The four business foundation subjects, Business Foundations, Accounting and Finance for Business, Business Economics and Business Analytics, offer students a broad introduction into the key disciplines and work-ready skills of business. The two discipline specific subjects, Accounting for Management Decisions and Accounting and Information Systems, introduce students to accounting principles and accounting information systems. The two elective subjects broaden the students' learning experience by offering them the opportunity to study subjects chosen from across the Faculty and the University.
Commencing with the two discipline-specific subjects in first year, students complete ten core subjects which define the major and are designed to provide them direct entry into the CPA and CA professional program.
The degree also includes at least two accounting elective subjects which may include a work integrated learning subject only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Accounting and related double degree programs, and two elective subjects drawn from either accounting or other disciplines of the Faculty, including economics, finance, law, management and marketing.
The degree also allows no more than six elective subjects drawn from any faculty of the University which would for instance allow a student to study overseas for one semester, or to undertake an exciting international accounting and finance study tour, or to complete a language via enrolment in a language subject in each semester of their degree program.
As an alternative to a language or randomly chosen elective subjects, the degree is also designed to allow for an optional eight-subject major or four-subject minor, including accounting minors not available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree. For more information on majors and minors and the subjects on offer within them, link to Business Majors or Business Minors.
Variations to this structure are subject to approval by a Faculty of Business, Economics and Law course advisor.
First year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Academic Integrity Module (online) | MGT1AIM |
| TE-SEM-1* | Business Foundations | BUS1BUF |
| TE-SEM-1* | Accounting and Finance for Business | BUS1AFB |
| TE-SEM-1 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Either an FBEL or LTU free elective# | |
| TE-SEM-2* | Business Economics | BUS1BUE |
| TE-SEM-2* | Business Analytics | BUS1BUA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Accounting and Information Systems | ACC1AIS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Either an FBEL or LTU free elective# |
* This is the preferred order in which these subjects should be taken.
# Unless taking a sequence of two language subjects, students are limited to one LTU elective in first year.
Note: MGT1AIM is a not-for-credit subject which students are required to complete at the commencement of their first semester. The subject is designed to enhance the students' knowledge and awareness of issues concerning academic integrity
Second year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Cost Accounting and Decision Making | ACC2CAD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Business Law | LST2BSL |
| TE-SEM-1 | Fundamentals of Finance | FIN1FOF |
| TE-SEM-1 | Level 2 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Corporate Reporting | ACC2CRE |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA |
| TE-SEM-2 | FBEL level 2 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Level 2 elective |
Third year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Management Accounting and Control | ACC3MAC |
| TE-SEM-1 | ACC coded level 3 elective* | |
| TE-SEM-1 | FBEL level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Auditing | ACC3AUD |
| TE-SEM-2 | ACC coded level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Level 3 elective |
Key: * Taxation (ACC3TAX) is recommended for students seeking CPA and/or CA accreditation.
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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Microeconomics
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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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Public Sector Management Accounting
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Sport Development
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Sport Promotion