1999 Distance Education Handbook

The faculty

The Faculty of Business and Economics comprises the departments of Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, Econometrics and Business Statistics, Economics, Management, and Marketing, and it is represented on five of the university's campuses in Victoria -- Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula -- at the Kuala Lumpur campus in Malaysia and at other overseas locations, particularly in Asia.
The faculty offers a comprehensive selection of awards -- bachelors degrees, masters degrees by coursework and research, and the doctorate of philosophy -- as well as diplomas (graduate and postgraduate) and certificates (executive, graduate and postgraduate). The diversity of offerings includes generalist and specialist (tagged) degrees, double degrees, both within the faculty and with other faculties of the university, and double awards (with TAFE). Courses are available through flexible delivery and conventional on-campus modes.
The mission of the faculty is to use its scale, scope and unique internal diversity to become an international leader in the pursuit, dissemination and analysis of knowledge, particularly in the disciplines of accounting, banking, business law, business statistics, econometrics, economics, electronic commerce, finance, international business and international trade, management, marketing, taxation and tourism. By the application of that knowledge, its staff and students will contribute to the economic, social and commercial development of Australia and its neighbours and trading partners.