Accounting, Bachelor

Gain a highly sought-after qualification.La Trobe's Bachelor of Accounting offers learning in career-specific areas including accounting, auditing, finance, business law and taxation. You can choose to broaden your degree by undertaking a second major or minor in areas such as financial planning, management, forensic accounting and corporate finance.You'll learn:

• Financial and management accounting
  • Recognise and apply the accounting principles that govern the preparation, presentation and communication of accounting information.
• Auditing
  • Understand concepts involved in the auditing process and integrate them with practical applications.
• Tax
  • Examine Commonwealth income tax legislation and the implications of income tax on individuals and businesses.
• Business law
  • Investigate the core principles of contract and consumer protection law, property law and negligence.
• Economics and finance
  • Learn a variety of economic concepts and how they're applied in business and policy-making.
• Statistics
  • Explore the relationship between businesses, financial systems and the wider world.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.