Master of International Business (MIntBus)

Course CodeFC074
Course TypePostgraduate
Credit Points Required 60
CRICOS code074087J

Description

The Master of International Business has been revised for students commencing from 2012.

The International Business programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to the development, strategy, and management of international business organisations; and an understanding of the institutional context for their development, growth, and operation. The field of international business includes multinational and transnational business activities; strategic and managerial processes that cross national boundaries; joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions; managing international risk; cross-cultural management; and the interactions of international business organisations with their economic, political and cultural environment.

Minimum duration of course

Full-time Part-time

15 months

30 months

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Degree structure

Please Note. This information is for students commencing study in their degree from 2012. Continuing students (pre-2012) in the 12 unit program (FC038) should refer to the information relating to this course on the Postgraduate Coursework Programs for Continuing Students Only (Discontinued Programs) webpage. Alternatively, students can refer to the handbook for the year they commenced. Archived handbooks can be accessed on the Handbooks website.

To be awarded the Master of International Business, students must successfully complete a total of 10 units of study (60 credit points), comprising:

  • four core units of study (24 credit points)
  • four elective units of study (24 credit points)
  • an international business project comprising two units of study (12 credit points).

Core units of study

Students must complete all four core units in a specified sequence as set out in the Progression guide below.

Elective units of study

# Students seeking to undertake these units must apply for a waiver to ensure they have the relevant prerequisite studies or knowledge.

International Business project

The business project is designed to be completed at the end of the program over a five to seven week period. The two business project units of study will be offered in intensive mode during summer, winter and the first half of the following semester.

The two business project units of study (12 credit points), are as follows:

Progression guides

1. Full-time study

The Master of International Business involves two semesters of coursework and a project (12-15 months) of full-time intensive study. Students complete units of study in a prescribed sequence, as detailed in the following tables, to facilitate progressive learning and enrich the group learning experience.

Year / Semester Units of study Total credit points

Year 1
Semester 1

MIBS6001

MIBS6002

elective

elective

24

Year 1
Semester 2

MIBS6003

MIBS6004

elective

elective

24

Year 2
Summer/Semester 1

MIBS6005*

MIBS6006*

12

* The business project units are designed to be completed at the end of the program over a five to seven week period and will be offered in intensive mode during summer, winter and the first half of the following semester.

2. Part-time study

Year / Semester Units of study Total credit points

Year 1
Semester 1

MIBS6001

MIBS6002

12

Year 1
Semester 2

MIBS6003

MIBS6004

12

Year 2
Semester 1

elective

elective

12

Year 2
Semester 2

elective

elective

12

Year 3
Summer/Semester 1

MIBS6005*

MIBS6006*

12

* The business project units are designed to be completed at the end of the program over a five to seven week period and will be offered in intensive mode during summer, winter and the first half of the following semester.

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