La Trobe University, La Trobe Business School
La Trobe Business School is a community of students, academics, and professionals committed to enhancing business learning through education and research, which is innovative, responsible, and engaged. With around 140 academic, professional, and administrative staff, including an outstanding professoriate, the School offers a dynamic learning-focused environment that nurtures the development of our students to their full potential as well as fostering excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching. We are innovative in our approach to education, in terms of both subject content and delivery across our various campuses, supported by the appropriate use of technology. Our teaching is based on research that focuses on current and emerging issues of international importance and we provide other enrichment opportunities such international study tours and a study abroad program that is well supported.
La Trobe Business School prepares students for exciting and challenging careers in fields including accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing, management, sport management, leadership and human resource management, innovation and entrepreneurship, business information systems, event management, tourism management and hospitality. We also provide rigorous research training at the Masters and Doctoral levels. Our teaching and research emphasises the need for sustainable economic value for organisations with a social and environmental responsibility that emphasises the importance of both individual and societal wellbeing.
Our Business School also has a vibrant industry engagement program that helps us deliver work ready graduates. This includes an active guest lecture program, an extensive work placement program as well as a School Advisory Board consisting of influential leaders from a range of business and not-for-profit organisations.