Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts

Deakin University - Geelong Waterfront Campus

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Overview

Want a career rich with diverse experiences? The Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts combined course helps you build transferable skills that will equip you for a wide range of career opportunities, now and in the future. Enjoy opportunities to explore your creativity and the freedom to study more of what interests you, with a huge range of business and arts specialisations to choose from.

By combining knowledge from both your specialisations, you can graduate with a unique skill set that sets you apart. For example, you can major in both media and communications and social media to develop dual expertise that is valued across all areas of business, media and marketing. Better still, you will gain plenty of practical experience that prepares you for the everyday challenges of business, including industry placements, work-integrated learning and overseas study tours.

Course information

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent, see www.deakin.edu.au/undergrad-entry.

Majors

Animation (Burwood, Online; minor only), Anthropology (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Arabic (Burwood, Online), Business analytics (Burwood, Waterfront, Online minor only), Business and digital communications (Burwood, Waterfront, Online), Chinese (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Criminology (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Design thinking (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online, minor only), Education (Burwood, Online), English - children's literature (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), English - creative writing (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), English - literature (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Entrepreneurship and innovation (Burwood, Online), Event management (Burwood, Online), Film and television studies (Burwood, Online), Gender and sexuality studies (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), History (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Indigenous studies (Online, minor only), Indonesian (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), International relations (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), International trade (Burwood, Waterfront, Online, minor only), Marketing (Burwood, Waterfront, Online, minor only), Media and communication (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Media studies (Burwood, Online), Organisational psychology (Burwood, Waterfront, Online), People management (Burwood, Waterfront, Online), Performing arts (Burwood), Philosophy (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Politics and policy studies (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Project management (Burwood, Online), Public relations studies (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Recruitment and talent acquisition (Burwood, Waterfront, Online), Religious studies (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Retail and supply chain management (Burwood, Online), Social media (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Sociology (Burwood, Online, Mixed-mode delivery in Waurn Ponds), Spanish (major: Burwood, Online, minor: Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Sport and society (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online, minor only), Sport journalism (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Strategic advertising (Burwood, Online), Sustainability and development (Burwood, Waterfront, Online), Visual arts and photography (Burwood), Visual communication design (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online), Web design (Burwood, Waurn Ponds, Online, minor only).

Potential Career Outcomes

By studying the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts, you will be setting yourself up to be flexible across the jobs of the future. Depending on your majors, you will have the practical experience needed to be successful as a: business analyst, business operations, event, retail or project manager, digital communications manager, journalist, marketing or media manager, photographer, policy developer, public relations practitioner, sustainability manager.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer87.0090.55
Median rank to receive an offer69.8581.85
Lowest rank to receive an offer53.9063.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Deakin University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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