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WE’LL HELP YOU PREPARE FOR WORK There are plenty of opportunities in the Bachelor of Commerce that allow you to apply what you learn in a real-world environment.
Capstone studies – available in your third year – give you a feel for working in industry, develop your practical business competencies and help you to build a strong professional network.
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CAREERS & EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
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You will have access to the University’s Careers & Employment service, which offers: The
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Melbourne Commerce graduates are prepared for and enjoy excellent career outcomes, including high starting salaries, outstanding job satisfaction and exceptional employment rates.
Our graduates are known for their solid understanding of business issues and processes, problem-solving skills and leadership skills. As a Melbourne Commerce graduate you will be highly sought-after in a wide variety of professions in the public and private sectors, ranging from investment banking and accounting through to management consultancy and marketing.
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range of career development and work preparation seminars and workshops
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coordinated approach to graduate and vacation recruitment programs, including liaising with employers
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comprehensive website and Careers Resource Centre
COMMERCE CAPSTONE STUDIES
Business Consulting
Global Consulting Project
As part of a multidisciplinary team, you can work with a Melbourne-based client on a real business project over the course of a semester. Past students have worked with clients in a range of industries and organisations, from large Australian and multinational companies to niche agencies and not-forprofit organisations.
Travel overseas and work with a client on a two-week consulting project. Past students have completed projects in industries such as banking, advertising, entertainment, construction, professional services, FMCG and insurance. You could travel to one of these exciting destinations: Shanghai, China Bangkok, Thailand Singapore Mumbai, India Hong Kong Santiago, Chile
Travel to Europe or North America to learn how different industries use accounting in their day-to-day operations. Host organisations on the program include Tesco, NYSE, Siemens, BMW, Volkswagen, Deloitte, the Australian Embassy, Nestlé, Walt Disney Pictures and TV, GE, IBM Ltd, the Securities and Exchange Commission and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
International Accounting Study Program
North American destinations: Los Angeles, CA Toronto, ON Kingston, RI Fairfield, CT Norwalk, CT Armonk, NY Washington, DC
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European destinations: London Paris Berlin Munich Wolfsburg Warsaw Lausanne/Vevey Zurich
Link what you learn to the real world I think it is important to “ link what you learn in the
classroom to the real world. The International Accounting Study Program gave me the opportunity to pick the brains of senior executives at companies such as Disney, BMW and GE – people who are out there running huge organisations and facing important issues. The program made me realise exactly where my Commerce degree could take me. Patrick Kelly Bachelor of Commerce Majors in Accounting and Finance
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