Super-charge your critical thinking skills, research methods and communication abilities (on your own socially responsible terms), with this Double Degree that combines the financially savvy world of commerce with the global perspectives of a politics and international relations qualification. Harness your know-how with numbers in the commercially directed areas of accounting, marketing and economics, learn how to apply fiscal theory in the analysis of a wide array of challenging scenarios, and tap into an entrepreneurial mindset via your course accreditation from the CPA Australia and the CAANZ. As you explore the complex field of international relations, you’ll learn about the global workings of political institutions, public administration, national security and border control, and be for prepped and primed for a lucrative career in government planning, foreign affairs or in the ‘intelligence community’. Smart choice! Combine a Bachelor of Politics and International Relations / Bachelor of Commerce and you will: acquire an advanced understanding of the disciplinary perspectives of politics and international relations understand political institutions and processes and how they operate, including at the national and international levels gain competence in a range of research methods and analytical techniques acquire a strong core of knowledge in economic theory, apply this to the analysis of a wide-array of problems, and develop a deeper understanding of the workings of the economy understand how different economic agents interact in the market and how government intervention affects their behaviour interpret economic information, confidently analyse data, write reports and provide advice to various stakeholders.

Career opportunities Opportunities exist for Bachelor of Politics and International Relations / Bachelor of Commerce graduates in a range of job sectors, including in: Business and International Organisations State and Federal Government Non-government Agencies Government Administration and Planning Political Research Organisations Security Analysis Foreign Affairs International Development Organisations The Intelligence Community Diplomatic Service Policy Analysis.