Deakin University's Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science empowers students to take their science career beyond the lab. Pair specialist science knowledge with a strong foundation in commerce and graduate ready to lead, innovate and disrupt in their chosen field.
Dual skills in science and commerce can set students up for a lucrative career. Through this industry-led combined course, they can follow their curiosity into any field that inspires them and forge their path by choosing from a wide range of major sequences. Whether they are aspiring to a role in science communication or management, or want to complement their commercial acumen with evidence-based decision-making skills, this combined course arms students with a unique skill set that makes them stand out from the pack. Better still, a focus on real-world learning prepares them for the workforce and ensures they are ready to hit the ground running when they graduate.
The commerce stream builds a foundation of robust business and personal skills. It also gives students the freedom to pursue their passions in a range of specialized areas of business, from accounting to marketing.
Students will graduate with key skills built around three pillars grounded in the everyday realities of business:
- Finance and accounting
- Market knowledge
- Management and professional skills.
Led by a team of academics who are experts in their field, science stream trains students to be a scientific explorer, ready to solve tomorrow's global issues through science and discovery. They will build their foundational knowledge by studying a range of science-related study areas before focusing on one of 7 majors:
- Animal biology
- Cell biology and genomics
- Chemistry
- Environmental science
- Human biology
- Mathematical modelling
- Plant biology.
