Accounting/Finance
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Finance
Length
4.5 years
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course allows students to undertake complementary studies in accounting and finance. The accounting component offers subjects from career-specific areas, including accounting, auditing, business law and taxation while attaining professional accreditation as an accountant. The finance component is specifically designed to meet academic and vocational requirements for a career in the finance industry.
Course structure
Students complete compulsory and elective subjects, with a minimum of 450 credit points from subjects offered from the Faculty of Law and Management, and remaining credit points from six electives.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Accounting, business, finance, financial accounting, financial management, law(commercial), management, management accounting, taxation, auditing, banking, corporate finance, economics, international finance, investment and portfolio management, financial and estate planning, risk management.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesSelection
Successful completion of English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at undergraduate (EFS5 (60%) UG) level conducted by La Trobe Melbourne; for more information please visit the La Trobe Melbourne website.
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
TOEFL Paper-based Test: a minimum score of 550 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English; or
TOEFL Computer-based Test: a minimum score of 213 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
TOEFL Internet-based Test: a minimum score of 80 with no individual score less than 20; or
Satisfactory completion of an English language subject at Year 12 or equivalent level. This must have been completed in the last two years and at an academic level acceptable to the University; or
Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
LTM Foundation Studies - 70
Aust. Yr 12 (ATAR) 2011 (indicative only) - 72.05
International Baccalaureate - 28
GCE A Levels - 9
Hong Kong A Levels - 7
HKDSE - 8,4
Sri Lankan A Levels - BCC
MICSS (UEC) - 3A 3B
Canada Secondary School (or CPU) - 70
Norway Upper Secondary Certificate - 4
Sweden Slutbetyg - G/VG
All Indian Sen SC (Best 5 Subjects) - 70
Vietnam (Year 12) - 8
Thailand (Matayoma 6) - GPA 2.8
GAC Cert. IV - GPA 2.6
GAOKAO - see:the website
If you do not meet these entry requirements you might be interested in La Trobe's Foundation Studies and Diploma Programs, which provide an alternative pathway to La Trobe's undergraduate program. For more information please visit the <a href ="www.latrobemelbourne.edu.au";>La Trobe Melbourne/a> website.
Prerequisites
Mathematics determined to be equivalent to VCE Units 3 & 4 (any) with a minimum study score of 20.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Graduates of the Bachelor of Accounting have many career opportunities, particularly when they have good communication skills and combine accounting with the study of another major field of business. Graduates may choose to work in the public accounting area specialising in auditing, investigative accounting, financial advising or taxation. Opportunities in accounting also exist in the private sector in both large and small organisations, and in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Graduates are provided with sufficient background to seek employment in the management consulting and general business advisory areas.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Finance are equipped to pursue careers in the fields of corporate finance (for example, mergers and acquisitions), new issues, foreign exchange, securities portfolios, syndicated loans, and money marketing operations. In any of these areas, graduates may be employed as analysts (for example, dealing with forecasting financial markets, pricing financial products and developing trading strategies), as dealers (in foreign exchange, bond, stock and money markets), or in financial sales.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Accounting has been accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). Graduates are eligible for membership in either professional accounting body or other professional groups such as the National Institute of Accountants (NIA) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in London. An appropriate choice of subjects within the Bachelor of Finance can lead to professional accreditation with the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).