Master of International Business and Law ()
| Course Code | FC048 |
| Course Type | Postgraduate |
| Credit Points Required | 48 |
| CRICOS code | 045783C |
Description
This degree is no longer accepting new enrolments. The following information is only for students who commenced study in this degree prior to 2012. All new students must enrol in FC073 Master of International Business and Law.
In an age of globalisation, issues relating to international business and law are of great importance to managers and business professionals around the world. The Master of International Business and Law is a unique program which draws together the interdisciplinary strengths of the University of Sydney Business School and the University of Sydney Law School. Units of study offered in this course are accessible to students without legal or business backgrounds, making it an ideal entry path for those seeking to broaden their career into fields such as international trade and taxation law.
Please Note: Students who commenced their degree prior to 2011 should refer to the course structure, available major subject areas and resolutions in the faculty handbook for the year they commenced. Archived downloadable faculty handbooks can be accessed on the Handbooks website.
Degree requirements
To be awarded the Master of International Business and Law, students must successfully complete a total of eight units of study (48 credit points), comprising:
For the International Business component:
- two core units of study in international business (12 credit points)
- two elective units of study in international business (12 credit points)
For the Law component:
- two core units of study in law (12 credit points)
- two elective units of study in law (12 credit points)
International Business component
Core units of study
- IBUS6001 International Business Strategy
- IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management
- IBUS6003 Managing International Risk
- IBUS6004 International Business Alliances
Elective units of study
- CISS6003 Business and Security
- CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific Region
- CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security
- IBUS5001 Strategy, Innovation and Global Business
- IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions
- IBUS6006 Comparative International Management
- IBUS6007 International Business Special Project
- IBUS6008 Export Management
- IBUS6011 New Business Opportunities and Startups
- IBUS6012 Business Growth and Innovation
- IBUS6013 Business Restructuring and Renewal
- IBUS6014 Intellectual Property Management
- IBUS6018 Business Negotiations
- TPTM6130 Transport and Logistics Strategy/Transport and Logistics Management
- TPTM6260 International Logistics
- TPTM6440 International Freight Transportation
- WORK6018 International Industrial Relations
- WORK6108 International Dimensions of HRM
- WORK6119 The Innovative Firm
- WORK6121 Founders of Enterprise
- any of the 'IBUS' units of study listed under International Business core units of study (that students have not already selected as their core requirements in this program)
Units marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2011.
Law component
Core units of study
- LAWS6059 International Business Law
- LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System *
* Note. All students without a common law background must enrol in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System. The unit LAWS6252 is the prerequisite for all elective LAWS units of study in this program. Students therefore MUST have either completed this unit prior/whilst undertaking other LAWS units of study. This unit is run as a on-week intensive unit in the first semester of the semester.
Please Note: In order to develop an understanding of what is involved in the studying law and the standards that the Sydney Law School expects from its students, they require all international students to attend the their compulsory one-week bridging program prior to the official semester commencement. For further details, including intensive session offering, contact the Sydney Law School.
Elective units of study
- LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and the Legal System (12 credit points)
- LAWS6037 International Import/Export Law
- LAWS6060 International Commercial Arbitration
- LAWS6063 World Trade Organisation Law I
- LAWS6091 Chinese International Taxation
- LAWS6109 UK International Taxation
- LAWS6123 Transfer Pricing in International Taxation
- LAWS6128 Comparative International Taxation
- LAWS6153 Comparative Corporate Tax
- LAWS6170 Comparative Income Taxation
- LAWS6171 US International Taxation
- LAWS6177 Tax Treaties
- LAWS6207 The Legal System of the European Union
- LAWS6209 Australian International Tax
- LAWS6222 Comparative Corporate Governance
- LAWS6243 Public International Law
- LAWS6261 International Protection of Intellectual Property
- LAWS6814 Comparative Value Added Tax
- LAWS6820 Trade, Investment and the Environment
- LAWS6824 Transnational Commercial Litigation
- LAWS6844 US Corporate Law
- LAWS6849 Commercial Maritime Law
- LAWS6852 Doing Business in China
- LAWS6879 Japanese Law
- LAWS6891 GST - International Issues
- LAWS6901 Japanese Law and the Economy
- LAWS6905 Aspects of European Union Commercial Law
- LAWS6906 Comparative Taxation of Financial Transactions
- LAWS6911International Derivatives Law and Practice
- LAWS6916 International Investment Law
- LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development
- LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia
- LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues
- LAWS6936 Carbon Trading, Derivatives and Taxation
- LAWS6944 Manipulation and Abuse in Global Securities Markets
- LAWS6945 Doing Business in Emerging Markets
- LAWS6946 Tax Treaties Special Issues
- LAWS6948 Private International Law
- LAWS6955 Key Legal Concepts in Finance Law
- LAWS6965 Tax Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance
- LAWS6972 International Securities Regulation
- LAWS6975 Islamic Trade and Finance Law
- LAWS6977 Law of International Institutions
- LAWS6982 Law of Economic Integration in the EU
- LAWS6987 Introduction to Commercial Law
- LAWS6991 Introduction to Contract Law>
Please Note. Not all units may be available each year. For unit of study availability, please refer to the online Unit of study handbook.
Note: The information set out here is for students commencing their Master of International Business and Law degree in 2011. Continuing students should follow the degree structure outline in the LAWSHandbook for the year they commenced their degree.
Progression guide
The following table shows an example degree progression for a student enrolled in the Master's degree on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.
In this example, 'IB' refers to International Business units of study and 'LAWS' refers to Law units.
| Year / Semester | Unit of study 1 | Unit of study 2 | Unit of study 3 | Unit of study 4 | Total credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | IB core | IB core | IB elective | LAWS6252 | 24 |
| Year 1 Semester 2 | IB elective | LAWS6059 | LAWS elective | LAWS elective | 24 |
Please Note: The information listed in this program of study examples is meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study before enrolling. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their degree in different sequences to that listed above. You are advised to plan their degree based upon your individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if you need any assistance in planning your progression in your degree.
Minimum duration of degree
| Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 2 years |