Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business |
| Deakin course code | D332 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course code | 113877G Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7 |
Students and Applicants to Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus Travel between campuses will be required to complete this combined course. The Bachelor of Criminology degree will be taught at the Waurn Ponds campus and the Bachelor of Business degree will be taught at Waterfront campus. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Fees and charges
Course overview
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.
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 will study a range of individual and organised criminal activities, from homicide and domestic assault, to environmental crime and illicit digital surveillance. You will 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 will develop an entrepreneurial mindset and career enhancing critical thinking skills, integral for decision making for organisations from government to private business.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing course improvement and innovation, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide.
Career opportunities
Graduates from this course can look forward to a diverse and challenging career, in roles such as:
- business analyst
- business development manager
- crime researcher and analyst
- crime prevention adviser
- corporate regulator
- crime trends analyst
- criminologist
- digital communications manager
- federal and state police officer (requires further training)
- project manager
For more information go to DeakinTALENT.
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Alternative exits
| Bachelor of Business (M325) | |
| Bachelor of Criminology (A329) | |
| Diploma of Arabic (A221) | |
| Diploma of Arts (A215) | |
| Diploma of Business Studies (M201) | |
| Diploma of Chinese (A222) | |
| Diploma of Indonesian (A223) | |
| Diploma of Spanish (A224) |
Course Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business students must pass 32 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Criminology
- 6 credit points of core units
- 6 credit points of course electives (criminology units)
- 4 credit points of open electives
- a minimum of 4 credit points of art coded units at level 3
- 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Business
- 8 credit points of core units
- a major (8 credit points) from the list below
- Course requirements for both Bachelor of Criminology and Bachelor of Business must be satisfied
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Course structure
Bachelor of Criminology
Core Units
| ACR101 | Introducing Crime and Criminology |
| ACR102 | Introducing Crime and Criminal Justice |
| ACR201 | Issues in Criminal Justice |
| ACR202 | Explaining Crime |
| ACR301 | International and Comparative Criminal Justice |
| ACR302 | Criminology Research |
Plus at least six credit points from the list below:
| ACR203 | Crime, Victims and Justice |
| ACR204 | Crime, Media and Justice |
| ACR206 | Criminology in Action |
| ACR211 | Crime Prevention and Security |
| ACR214 | Inequality, Power and Justice |
| ACR304 | Surveillance and Social Justice |
| ACR305 | Crime, Terrorism and Security |
| ACR306 | Careers in Criminal Justice |
| MAE266 | Black Market Economics: Exploring the Underworld of Illicit Trade |
Electives
Select from a range of elective units offered across many courses. In some cases, you may even be able to choose elective units from a completely different discipline area (subject to meeting unit requirements).
It is important to note that some elective units may include compulsory placement, study tours, work-based training or collaborative research training arrangements.
Bachelor of Business
Core Units
Six credit points of Foundation units:
| MAA104 | Financial Literacy |
| MAE120 | Money, Growth and the Economy |
| MIS203 | Managing Information in the Digital Age |
| MMK101 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| MMM132 | Management |
| MMM267 | Business Logistics |
Plus two credit points of Personal Skills units:
| MMM111 | Managing Self and Others |
| MMM311 | Global Mindset and Citizenship |
Major sequences
Refer to the details of each major sequence for availability.
All students in the Bachelor of Business are required to complete one major sequence chosen from the following:
- Business and Digital Communications
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Event Management
- Organisational Psychology
- People Management
- Project Management
- Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
- Retail and Supply Chain Management
- Sustainability and Development
Work experience
Both elements of the Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Business course have units that address aspects of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) and the dynamic nature of work relevant to the course.
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). Further, there are no accreditation requirements for graduates to work in these professions. Consequently, WIL units are structured to inform students with practical insights and advice regarding securing work within the many agencies comprising the criminal justice system and related professions. In addition, for the business component of this degree, MMM111 and MMM311 provide similar opportunities to provide practical guidance for preparation for work. Furthermore, each of the business majors includes a required WIL unit, including the choice of undertaking the internship unit: MWL318 Internship.
Consequently, these diverse units provide practical insights and experiences drawn from industry that contribute to employability by identifying opportunities related to the contemporary nature of work within these fields and offering internship possibilities.
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.