Gain a competitive business foundation with global application. Through Deakin's Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce, you'll develop your understanding about the international forces shaping government, business and communities, and gain skills to analyse and interpret these forces. You'll learn about commerce focuses like accounting, marketing and law, and gain insights through valuable overseas study experiences. 

Want to take your business ideas to the world stage? 

Business is global. This course will equip you with a solid foundation in business, and the international context you need to live and work anywhere in the world.

You’ll commit to an exciting international learning program, either as a student at one of our university exchange partners or in an approved internship. Develop your understanding of foreign governments, businesses and communities on the ground, and immerse yourself in the culture while you’re there.

Choose a major commerce sequence that reflects your specialised passion:

• accounting
• economics
• finance
• financial planning
• food and agribusiness
• human resources management
• management
• management information systems
• marketing.

This combined course is led by academics who are experts in their field, so you’ll always be learning the latest concepts, ideas and approaches from inside the industry. Plus, you’ll benefit from networking with and learning from their real-world connections.

Graduate with in-demand skills from one of Victoria’s only AACSB-accredited business schools and start a career on a global scale.

This combined course provides the skills and experience necessary to take up a wide range of employment opportunities in virtually every area of business and government, in Australia and overseas. Graduates can enter a wide range of roles in the public sector including diplomacy, defence, immigration, education, finance, communication, trade, development and aid. You can also work in private large corporations and small or medium sized businesses with an international orientation, and non-government organisations with regional and global links. Potential careers include professional accountant, economist, financial planner, human resources manager, social and economic policy developer, international trade officer and marketing assistant/manager.