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Become a business leader
Our huge range of business courses give you a head start to your career. Whether you’re studying Deakin’s globally renowned MBA or exploring a variety of passions with a commerce degree, you’ll graduate with skills, knowledge and professional networks that elevate your career to its full potential. You’ll learn on your feet through industry-based projects with real clients, while work placements at large organisations give you a taste of your future role. Many of our courses have international study options, to help you kickstart a global career. Better still, most of our courses can be studied online, so you can become a business leader at your own pace.
Disciplines within business
- Accounting
- Arts and cultural management
- Business analytics
- Commerce
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Event management
- Finance
- Financial planning
- Health and human services management
- Human resource management
- Information systems
- International trade and business
- Leadership
- Management
- Marketing
- MBA
- Organisational psychology
- Project management
- Property and real estate
- Public relations
- Sport management
- Supply chain management
- Sustainability and environmental management
Courses within Business
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
Bachelor of Business Analytics
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication (Advertising)
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media)
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations)
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media)
Bachelor of Communication (Honours)
Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)
Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations)
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability)
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Psychology)
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Marketing (Psychology)
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Nutrition Science/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Sport Development
Postgraduate
Executive Master of Sport Business
Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business
Graduate Certificate of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
Graduate Certificate of Business (Sport Management)
Graduate Certificate of Business Administration
Graduate Certificate of Commerce
Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership
Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship
Graduate Certificate of Epidemiology Intelligence
Graduate Certificate of Financial Planning
Graduate Certificate of Health Economics
Graduate Certificate of Healthcare Management
Graduate Certificate of Human Resource Management
Graduate Certificate of Information Systems
Graduate Certificate of Leadership
Graduate Certificate of Marketing
Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting
Graduate Certificate of Property
Graduate Certificate of Public Accounting
Graduate Certificate of Public Health
Graduate Certificate of Research Management
Graduate Diploma of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
Graduate Diploma of Business Administration
Graduate Diploma of Commerce
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning
Graduate Diploma of International Finance
Graduate Diploma of Land and Sea Country Management
Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting
Graduate Diploma of Property
Graduate Diploma of Public Relations
Master of Business (Arts and Cultural Management)
Master of Business (Sport Management)
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (Healthcare Management)
Master of Business Administration (International)
Master of Business Analytics
Master of Commerce
Master of Communication
Master of Financial Planning
Master of Health and Human Services Management
Master of Health Economics
Master of Human Resource Management
Master of Information Systems
Master of International Accounting - ACCA
Master of International Finance
Master of Leadership
Master of Marketing
Master of Professional Accounting
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Master of Public Health
Master of Sustainability
Research
Doctor of Philosophy (Arts)
Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Law)
Doctor of Philosophy (Copenhagen)
Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science)
Doctor of Philosophy (Information Technology)
Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health and Health Services)
Master of Arts
Master of Science (Environmental Science)
Master of Science (Information Technology)
Non-award
Unique business courses
Get the business edge. With Deakin, you can study abroad and gain study credit, develop your business leadership skills on a ship, or study the most flexible online MBA offered in Australia.
Top 20 online MBA globally
Our online MBA is ranked among the top 20 in the world in – and the best in Victoria for the fourth consecutive year.***
Research excellence
We offer a full suite of postgraduate programs, ranging from our award-winning MBA to the Master of Professional Accounting. You can also research in a range of study areas, including property and economic theory.
Travel while studying
We offer a variety of international study opportunities to enhance your learning experiences. Bringing travel into your studies will allow you to immerse yourself in a different culture and learn from the ‘school of life’.
of business schools worldwide
Deakin Business School is EQUIS accredited through the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This recognition provides global credibility and reflects the quality of education and learning experiences of our graduates, making them more employable here and around the world.
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If you're dreaming of an exciting and rewarding career in business, we'll help get you there.

Choosing between business and commerce? Here's what you need to know
What's the difference between a commerce and a business degree, and how can you work out which one is right for you?

Why the best degrees for the future will teach you transferable skills
To compete in the future job market, it's essential to develop the right skillset to ensure you can navigate an uncertain employment landscape.
We know that employers value the skills and knowledge that DBS graduates evidence, and that our students engage with, and enjoy an educational experience that matches their expectations.
Professor Mike Ewing
Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and Law
Discover the difference between business and commerce
Thinking of pursuing a career in business but unsure which of our degrees is right for you? We offer both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business to allow you to align your studies to your career goals.
*2019 Student Experience Survey, based on undergraduate students
#ARWU Rankings 2020
~According to the Voice Project IT Service Quality Support Benchmark Survey
^Australian Graduate Recruitment Industry Awards, 2017, 2018, 2019 winner
^^Australian Graduate Survey 2010–2015, Graduate Outcomes Survey 2016–2019 (GOS), Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT)
***QS Online MBA Rankings 2020
**EQUIS accredited
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