Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business

Analyse and address real-world problems where criminology and business intersect by studying Deakin’s Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business. Your knowledge of business fundamentals, the Australian criminal justice system and a deep understanding of the causes and impacts of crime will offer you a range of unique career opportunities.

This four year full-time course is offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and online. You can study where and when it suits you. Deakin’s criminology course is the most established in Australia. Our curriculum has been developed in conjunction with professional bodies including Victoria Police, the Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria and the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers. With complementary business expertise, you will graduate with sought after skills tailored to your career goals.

Do you want to understand the legal and ethical implications of business practices?

Through your criminology degree you’ll study a range of individual and organised criminal activities, from homicide and domestic assault, to environmental crime and illicit digital surveillance. You'll learn how to develop effective responses to crimes committed in Australia by low-level offenders through to sophisticated international crime syndicates. Discover how crime and justice are defined and by whom, how our courts and correctional processes operate, and the desirable outcomes of criminal justice processes.

Your business degree gives you the skills and experience needed to succeed in the business world. You’ll solve practical business challenges, explore innovative and emerging business trends, and prepare for the nuances of international business relationships.

By combining criminology core units with a choice of electives and business majors, this course allows you the flexibility and opportunity to personalise your degree to your interests. You'll develop strong analytical skills to interpret trends relating to crime and business, learning how to examine policies that will impact institutions.

The business majors have been determined by looking at emerging growth areas in industry. Areas on offer include, business and digital communication, people management to retail and supply chain management and more.

Through Deakin Business School’s work-integrated learning opportunities you will work on real-world projects that count as credit towards your degree. Our curriculum is supported by a range of experiential learning opportunities including:

• mentoring
• volunteering
• consulting
• internships

Criminology is an unusual discipline in that career internships are not practical given the dangerous work environments or security clearances associated with many criminal justice professions (e.g., police officers, intelligence analysts). You will however, get hands-on experience through our work-integrated learning units, which allow you to bridge theory with practice and gain insight into how the study of criminology applies across different industries and sectors.

International experiences across Asia, Europe or North America help improve your global employability, developing skills in teamwork and intercultural communication. You can apply for:

• overseas internships
• study tours
• exchange programs

You’ll develop an entrepreneurial mindset and career enhancing critical thinking skills, integral for decision making for organisations from government to private business.