The Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE), formerly known as the Faculty of Business, was founded in 1890 and first offered degrees in Economics and is the business and economics school of the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first pro ...

. It offers the undergraduate

Bachelor of Business A Bachelor of Business (BBus, BBus (Major)) is a three to four year undergraduate degree in the field of business offered by traditional and newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. It is similar in format ...

and

Bachelor of Economics The Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon), or the "Bachelor of Applied Economics", is a bachelor's degree awarded by many universities and colleges for completion of an undergraduate program in economics, econometrics, or applied economics; the ...

degrees, as well as postgraduate degrees and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

program. The School is also associated with the Australian Innovation Research Centre, as well as the Australian Institute of Health Service Management.

History

The School was established in 1919 as the Faculty of Commerce offering Accounting and Corporate Governance education as a three-year Certificate and the

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

, a four-year degree equivalent to an honours degree. Economic Geography and Economic History was later introduced as first-year year-long subjects. In 1949 the

was introduced alongside the Bachelor of Commerce, and Econometrics introduced as a third-year full year subject. In a short period of time in the 1990s, Tasmanian School of Business & Economics and a part of the College of Arts & Law were a single organisation as the Faculty of Commerce and Law. In 1997 the Faculty of Commerce creates three schools: Economics, Accounting and Finance and Management and in the early 2000 a finance major was introduced to the

BBus A Bachelor of Business (BBus, BBus (Major)) is a three to four year undergraduate degree in the field of business offered by traditional and newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland. It is similar in form ...

and BEc degrees. In 2013 the three schools merged within the Faculty of Business to become the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics.

Faculty and services

In addition to its academic programme, the school has several co-curricular activities including corporate internships for its undergraduate students. The Tasmanian School of Business and Economics and the

Australian Maritime College The Australian Maritime College (AMC) is a tertiary education institution based in Launceston, Tasmania, established by the ''Maritime College Act 1978'' (Cth). Tertiary education is provided and organised by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) as ...

conduct Maritime and Logistics Management courses including the

and

programs.

Partnerships and Professional Associations

Professional Associations

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, also known as AACSB International, is an American professional organization. It was founded as the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1916 to provide accreditation to ...

(AACSB) *Association for Data-driven Marketing and Advertising (ADMA) *Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) *Australian Institute of Management (AIM) *Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) *Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) *Australia & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) * Certified Practising Accountant Australia (CPA Australia) *

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) represents 131,673 members in Australia, New Zealand and overseas. CA ANZ focuses on the education and lifelong learning of members, and engage in advocacy and thought leadership in areas o ...

Institute of Public Accountants The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is one of the three legally recognised professional bodies for accountants in Australia. The IPA represents more than 40,000 members and students working in industry, commerce, government, academia and ...

*The Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)

Partnerships

*CFA Institute University Affiliation Program *Financial Integrity Research Network *Principles for Responsible Education (PRME) *GARP Partnership for Risk Education *National Centre for Econometric Research *The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand *Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance *Economics Society of Australia – TPAS Branch

References

External links

* {{Coord missing, Tasmania Business schools in Australia Economics schools Schools and Faculties of the University of Tasmania