Master of International Business (MIntBus)
| Course Code | FC074 |
| Course Type | Postgraduate |
| Credit Points Required | 60 |
| CRICOS code | 074087J |
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 |
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.
- MIBS6001 Global Business Environment
- MIBS6002 Global Management and Culture
- MIBS6003 Global Strategy
- MIBS6004 Managing Global Operations
Elective units of study
- ACCT6002 International Accounting #
- CHSC6902 Chinese Enterprise Management
- CLAW6007 Issues in Law and International Business #
- CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business
- FINC6013 International Business Finance #
- IBUS6004 International Business Alliances
- IBUS6005 Ethical Issues in International Business
- IBUS6006 Comparative International Management
- IBUS6008 Export Management
- IBUS6011 New Business Opportunities and Startups
- IBUS6012 Business Growth and Innovation
- IBUS6013 Business Restructuring and Renewal
- IBUS6014 Intellectual Property Management
- IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship
- IBUS6017 Enterprise and the Creative Industries
- IBUS6018 Business Negotiations
- IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets
- MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing #
- TPTM6260 International Logistics Management
- WORK6108 International Dimensions of HRM
- WORK6111 Management Consulting.
- WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations
# 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 | MIBS6001 | MIBS6002 | elective | elective | 24 |
Year 1 | MIBS6003 | MIBS6004 | elective | elective | 24 |
Year 2 | 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 | MIBS6001 | MIBS6002 | 12 | |
Year 1 | MIBS6003 | MIBS6004 | 12 | |
Year 2 | elective | elective | 12 | |
Year 2 | elective | elective | 12 | |
Year 3 | 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.