Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Accounting
Course code/s: LZAC Melbourne
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4 of English (any) with a study score of at least 25 in 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 subjects having a minimum value of 540 credit points. 300 credit points must be accumulated from subjects offered in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law and 240 credit points from arts disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
At least one major must be taken in a Humanities and Social Sciences discipline. The course length is four and one half years full time, although part-time study is possible. Maximum course duration is nine years. Note: Students who are qualified to overload can complete this course in four years
Course structure
Students must pass the compulsory and elective subjects listed below.
First year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM |
| TE-SEM-1 | One first year elective from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One first year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD |
| TE-SEM-2 | One first year elective from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One first year elective (Major) from FHSS |
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 | One second year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
| TE-SEM-2 | One second year elective from FHSS |
Third year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Management Accounting and Control | ACC2MAC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second year subject from FBEL | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Finance | FIN2FIN |
| TE-SEM-2 | Corporate Reporting | ACC2CRE |
| TE-SEM-2 | One second year elective from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One second year elective from FHSS |
Fourth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year subject from FBEL | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective ACC* (ACC3TAX recommended) | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective from FBEL | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective (Major) from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective (Major) from FHSS |
Fifth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective ACC* (ACC3AUD recommended) | ACC3AUD |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year subject from the Department of Accounting | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective from FHSS | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year (Major) from FHSS |
* Taxation ACC3AUD and Auditing ACC3AUD are highly recommended. These two subjects are no longer part of the accreditation requirements for CPA Australia although both are required for membership of ICAA.
Arts Disciplines
Arts subjects must be chosen from disciplines taught at the Melbourne campus. Please seek advice from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Office on Level 3 of the Humanities 3 Building or contact them at LHUSS@latrobe.edu.au or by telephone on 9479 2023.
Professional recognition
Successful completion of the appropriate choice of subjects qualifies graduates for membership in the following professional accounting bodies: CPA Australia, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA), National Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Honours
The honours program requires a further year of full-time study or two years part-time study. Honours may be undertaken in either arts or accounting, or both with two years of additional study. As a guide, the usual minimum requirement is a B (70%) average result in at least six second and third year accounting or arts subjects (at least 50% at 3rd year level), although a student’s entire academic record is taken into account. Students must complete all requirements of their undergraduate degree before being invited to take up honours. For more information on the Accounting Honours course see entry under the Bachelor of Accounting.
For a full description of subjects, including the subject name, subject code, credit points, campus/location, subject coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, students should access the Subject Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public