Start to build the knowledge and skills necessary for there career in a wide range of areas within the business sector. The diploma provides an introduction to a range of business disciplines prior to choosing the business area in which they will specialise once they move to La Trobe University. Students will study the big issues affecting all businesses globally, trade barriers, sustainability and the environment, as well as begin to gain the skills to design and evaluate innovative solutions for the future. Co-designed with industry leaders, the course provides a unique multidisciplinary set of skills and knowledge sought-after by employers and policymakers. These multidisciplinary skills are achieved through students' flexible choice from a range of double degrees, majors and minors. In addition to the primary major options - Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing - our students are currently enrolled in around 70 different majors and minors from across the University. One of the truly innovative features of the Bachelor of Commerce is an entrepreneurial core, which consists of three interlinked subjects developing valuable graduate capabilities. They will first learn to identify an idea or practical solution to a real-world challenge. They will then improve there ability to communicate their solution and negotiate it with the stakeholders. In the final subject, they will develop there capacity to implement there solution in a real-world context. All these skills make you a more effective leader, preparing you to meet the challenges of automation, AI-driven technologies and big data. During their studies, Students will have the opportunity to undertake an industry placement, work-integrated learning project and/or an overseas student exchange.
