Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
The Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on the commercial aspects of business.
Explore our courses
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Accounting
Accounting courses aren’t just about crunching numbers. Explore your options to learn accounting skills and achieve an accounting certification -
Economics
Economics is vital to business success, and advances in tech and innovation means it’s more exciting than ever. Learn more about our economics courses. -
Finance
Become a crucial decision-maker with a world-class finance degree. Learn finance and you’ll have the skills to think strategically – and make a difference.
Professional recognition
Accounting graduates may be eligible for membership with , , , and the .
Finance graduates may be eligible for membership with the and the Stockbrokers Association of Australia. Swinburne University is a CFA Institute-affiliated university and our finance Programs at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels are aligned with the CFA Institute curriculums
Our research
The Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance has a strong research culture that includes international collaboration, competitive grants and high-quality publications.
Our research covers areas as diverse as accounting, auditing and accountability, business and management, banking finance and investment, and applied economics.
Research seminars
The Swinburne Accounting, Economics and Finance (AEF) group has conducted an active and successful series of research seminars on a wide variety of topics for staffs and PhD students since 2014. AEF conducts about ten research seminars per year (one research seminar every month, except December and January) and invites external staff in the field of Accounting, Economics and Finance to present their recent or ongoing projects.
We invite both established researchers and innovative early career colleagues to present their research at the seminars. The series hosts presenters from other universities in Australia and overseas.
The monthly research seminars run from February to November and consist of a formal research presentation followed by an open forum style discussion with audience questions. For more information about AEF research seminars, contact our research seminar coordinator by Dr Amir Moradi.
Our people
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Associate Professor Reza Tajaddini
Department Chair, Accounting, Economics and Finance
| Name | Position | Contact | Location |
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Professor, Accounting Major Discipline Coordinator, Accounting |
+61 3 9214 4327 sabhayawansa@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1229 | |
| Lecturer, Finance | +61 3 9214 8536 sahmmod@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1011 | |
| Lecturer, Finance and Financial Planning | darchibald@swinburne.edu.au | BA1127 | |
| Joseph Aponso | Education Specialist | japonso@swinburne.edu.au | |
| Senior Lecturer, Accounting | +61 3 9214 3394 rbusulwa@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1112 | |
| Course Director Master of Accounting | +61 3 9214 3353 kdevos@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1220 | |
Lecturer, Finance Major Discipline Coordinator, Finance Deputy Chair, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
+61 3 9214 5196 rdias@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1125 | |
| Lecturer, Accounting | +61 3 9214 4493 cgajic@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1122 | |
| Data Scientist | +61 3 9214 5385 shegarty@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Professor, Accounting | +61 3 9214 4618 cjubb@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1113 | |
| Senior Lecturer, Finance | +61 3 9214 8456 skhandaker@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1035 | |
| Senior Research Fellow | +61 3 9214 3725 tkollmann@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Ruta Kothare | Education Specialist | +61 3 9214 5322 rkothare@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Lecturer, Accounting | +61 3 9214 5256 dwahyuni@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1222 | |
| Senior Lecturer, Accounting | +61 3 9214 3838 amoradi@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1207 | |
Lecturer, Accounting Course Director, Bachelor of Accounting and Business Information Technology |
+61 3 9214 5340 jamuir@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1127 | |
| Senior Lecturer, Economics | +61 3 9214 8490 jdnguyen@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1026 | |
| Professor, Accounting | +61 3 9214 5180 goates@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1024 | |
| Associate Professor, Economics | +61 3 9214 5826 apalangkaraya@swinburne.edu.au |
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| Associate Professor, Accounting | +61 3 9214 5419 mpickering@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1219 | |
| Associate Professor, Emerging Technologies and FinTech | +61 3 9214 8204 dsalampasis@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1232 | |
Chair Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance Associate Professor, Finance |
+61 3 9214 4321 rtajaddini@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1018 | |
| Associate Professor, Economics | +61 3 9214 5873 russellthomson@swinburne.edu.au |
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Course Director, Master of Finance Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Econmics and Finance |
+61 425 292 400 xtian@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1031 | |
| Professor, Economics | +61 3 9214 8791 abbas@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1201 | |
| Lecturer, Accounting | +61 3 9214 3336 nwasanthapathiranage@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1127 | |
Senior Lecturer, Accounting BAP Coordinator |
jcwebster@swinburne.edu.au | ||
| Muhammad Zainudin | Education Specialist | mzainudin@swinburne.edu.au |
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