Program Overview

Law works across all industries and businesses. Adding a business degree to your law qualification will help you develop an in-depth understanding of business strategy, management, analytics and many other areas. You’ll gain a broader understanding of private and public corporations and their legal implications, giving you a competitive advantage in your career.

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

• Qualify for a career where your skills will be in demand regardless of what the economy is doing.
• 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.
• 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