Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year

2025 course information

Award granted

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics

Deakin course codeD366
Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

CampusOffered at Burwood (Melbourne)
OnlineYes
Duration4 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 code098471C Burwood (Melbourne)
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition

The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7

This course structure applies to students who commenced in 2019.

Students who commenced prior to 2019 should refer to the Handbook Archive for their course structure and consult with their enrolment officer.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Data is the future of business. Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics helps you build a foundation of commerce and business analytics knowledge that is invaluable to employers worldwide. Develop critical analysis skills to turn data into strategies that drive business success. Learn how to interpret data and information and combine it with a strong foundation across all areas of business.

The commerce component of this combined course is designed to help you find and enter a discipline that fits your professional aspirations. Led by teachers who are active in their fields, the business analytics component is informed by IT professionals from leading technology companies, business and the government sector. With such strong connections to industry, you will become well versed in the latest strategies and trends.

Want to analyse complex data systems through in-demand business skills?

Your degree's commerce component allows you to explore all areas of commerce and, depending on your major, gives you the opportunity to specialise with a choice of majors including:

  • Accounting
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Financial planning
  • Human resource management
  • Management
  • Marketing.

In the business analytics component of the degree, you will develop critical thinking and analysis skills through topics like:

  • artificial intelligence
  • business intelligence and data warehousing
  • data analysis
  • information architecture
  • information security and governance
  • planning commercial systems
  • processes and workflows
  • professional and business ethics
  • project management.

You will also have the opportunity to get hands-on experience with a work-integrated learning unit.

Indicative student workload

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. 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

Completion of the Bachelor of Business Analytics and associated double degree courses grants eligibility for entry as a professional member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Deakin Business School holds the prestigious and globally recognised AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, which attest to quality, academic and professional excellence, ongoing improvement, innovation and graduate employability.

Deakin’s accounting major enables students to apply for the: 

The marketing major provides a one-year credit towards the  Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) five-year Certified Practicing Marketer and Chartered Marketer certification.

Students who complete the finance major are recognised through the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.

The financial planning major satisfies the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS) education standards, meaning students can provide financial advice in Australia and are eligible for financial planning certification programs including:

The human resource management major enables students to apply for the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) membership.

Career opportunities

With a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics, you will be well-prepared for career opportunities including:

  • accountant
  • artificial intelligence specialist
  • business analyst
  • business development manager
  • business intelligence analyst
  • client services manager
  • data architect
  • data engineer
  • economist
  • network analyst
  • operations manager
  • risk assessor
  • systems administrator.

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.

Mandatory student checks

Units which contain 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 Analytics (M340)
Bachelor of Commerce (M300)
Diploma of Business Studies (M201)

Course Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.

Course rules

To complete the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics 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 Commerce
    • 8 credit points of core units 
    • 1 major (8 credit points)
    • a minimum of 4 credit points of Faculty of Business and Law units at level 3 

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

Compulsory 0-credit point module and unit

To be completed in the first trimester of study:-

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin

Units

The 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce (M300) include:-

-8 credit points of core units (MAA103, MAE101, MAF101, MIS171, MLC101, MMK101, MMM132 and MWL101)

-an 8 credit point major sequence (excluding Management Information Systems)

-Level 3 - at least 4 credit points (which must be course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree)

The 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Business Analytics (M340) include:-

-15 credit points of core units (excluding MIS171) including one work integrated learning unit (WIL) OR an approved international learning experience, and

-a 1 credit point open elective unit

Work experience

This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.
More Information: WIL Programs


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.

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.

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