The Bachelor of Commerce is designed to develop responsible, engaged, innovative and work-ready graduates by providing you with opportunities to talk with business and work with business. The degree comprises an eight-subject common core; an eight-subject primary major; and eight elective subjects. You can choose your primary major from five key business disciplines: accounting, economics, finance, management and marketing. The common core extends through all three years of the degree and is designed to offer you a broad introduction to business disciplines as well as the opportunity to apply disciplinary knowledge, research, analytical and problem solving skills to resolving social environmental and business problems. It also provides you with the opportunity to talk with business and community leaders and to apply your knowledge and skills in a professional working environment. The three Essentials - Global Citizenship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Thinking - are specialist areas designed to give you an edge with employers. They will enable you to adapt your knowledge and skills to new contexts in a rapidly changing world. Subjects addressing the Essentials are part of all undergraduate La Trobe degrees and can be identified in the subject database by distinct icons. The list of approved subjects is also on the Essentials webpage. You must complete all prerequisite subjects prior to enrolling in a core or elective subject