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.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

• Financial accountant
• Tax accountant
• Auditor
• Financial manager
• Forensic accountant

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

The Bachelor of Accounting is accredited by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Depending on campus, students may be required to complete specific electives in order to graduate with the CPA Australia and CAANZ accredited qualification, please refer to the Handbook for further details.