Majors

Taxation (Master of Commerce and combined Master of Commerce programs)

Major type

Postgraduate

Description

Students study the essential concepts, policy and applications of domestic and international taxation systems. Areas covered include corporate taxation, taxation of financial institutions, business and investment income, and tax treaties. Subjects exploring the relationship between taxation and social policy also give students a critical understanding of government and business interactions within the global market.

Requirements for the major

Students who intend to complete a major in Taxation must complete the foundation level unit of study CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business as a prerequisite for the major.

To obtain Taxation major, students must complete four elective units of study (24 credit points) from the following:

Please Note.

  1. The foundation level unit of study CLAW5001 is the prerequisite unit for most of the units of study in this major.
  2. For further details on the 'LAWS' units of study please visit the Faculty of Law's website.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is available under the Master of Commerce, Master of Commerce and Master of Facilities Management, Master of Commerce and Master of Logistics Management, Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting, Master of International Business and Master of Commerce and Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce.

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Commerce or the Master of Professional Accounting may choose units from this major subject area as electives in their course.

The following is a list of the elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

For details of the current availability of non-Faculty of Economics and Business units of study (LAWS units), please refer to the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook

Students must complete the following prerequisite unit/s for this major: CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business.

Elective units offered in this major
Courses offering this major
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