Program Overview

The Bachelor of Business offers students the freedom to explore various business disciplines and gain a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of the field.

Designed with industry in mind, this degree allows you to specialise or pursue a broader understanding of business, whilst providing you with the flexibility and resources needed to succeed in today's dynamic business landscape.

You might learn how to build the most effective teams, explore how a business operates across international borders or learn how to connect with a range of audiences through a growing number of marketing channels. 

Shape your future and prepare to make a meaningful contribution to the ever-changing world of business, with a Bachelor of Business.

Major: Accounting

Accounting is essential to every industry – from your favourite products and platforms to your favourite sports teams and causes. This degree will give you the professional and creative skills you need to shape business interactions in a creative, well-informed and ethical way.

You’ll learn to identify business opportunities, analyse problems and solve them. You’ll explore how to make decisions about investments, lending or borrowing money, and providing goods for cash or on credit. 

You’ll also learn to interpret accounting standards and Australian taxation acts, as you gain new skills in financial statement analysis, forecasting and budgeting, negotiation, ethical decision-making and problem-solving.

3 reasons to study Accounting at Murdoch

1. Qualify for a career where your skills will be in demand regardless of what the economy is doing.
2. Gain knowledge by combining theory and practice to understand how business operations are captured, and information is provided for the ultimate in business planning and decision-making.
3. Boost your business insight with analytical, technical, and practical accounting skills to prepare you for a global career.

What you'll learn
Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Management accounting
• Technology and accounting processes
• Corporate finance
• Auditing
• Taxation
• Company law