MIntBus&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 Faculty of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Law. 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 NoteStudents who commenced their degree prior to 2009 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.

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:

From the Faculty of Economics and Business (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)

From the Faculty of Law (Law component):

• two compulsory units of study in law (12 credit points)
• two elective units of study in law (12 credit points)

Please Note:

1. 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 .
2. # 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.
3. The units of study marked with * will NOT be offered for 2009 enrolments.
4. For information on Law units and the timetable for 2009, please refer to the Faculty of Law website: http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/ or refer to the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook.

Please Note. The information set out here is for students commencing their Master of International Business and Law degree in 2009. Continuing students should follow the degree structure outline in the Faculty Handbook for the year they commenced their degree.

Students would normally enrol in the required core International Business units of study and LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System their first semester/s of enrolment. The remaining compulsory and elective International Business and Law units of study are then completed in the following semester/s. Students should note that they must complete the prerequisite core unit of study, LAWS6252 before proceeding to enrol in any other LAWS units of study. This unit of study may be offered as an early intensive unit of study prior to the official beginning of the semester or as an intensive one week course. Please check with the Faculty of Law for details on how this unit of study is to be offered. (http://www.law.usyd.edu.au).

The following table shows an illustrative program of study for a student enrolled in the Master's degree on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester. (Please Note. IB refers to International Business units of study and LAWS refers to Law units).

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.

For entry into this degree, students must have completed a bachelor’s degree, graduate diploma/certificate or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum credit (65 per cent) average.

For details of the English language requirements for entry into this course, please refer to the section headed English Language Requirements under the Admissions page on this website.

For details of course fees information please see the Postgraduate coursework fees page on this website.

Full-time: A typical full-time student will undertake four units of study per semester, completing the eight units in two semesters (one year).

Part-time: Students undertake one or two units per semester, typically completing the program in two to four years.

and handbook

For more detailed course information, requirements and resolutions for this course in 2009, students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook.This handbook will be available from late September 2008.

Students who commenced their course prior to 2009, should refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their course.

The following is a list of the compulsory and elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

For details of the current availability of LAWS units of study, please refer to the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook

• IBUS6001 International Business Strategy
• IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management
• IBUS6003 Managing International Risk
• IBUS6004 International Business Alliances

• IBUS5011 Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• IBUS6005 Ethical International Business Decisions
• IBUS6006 Comparative International Management
• IBUS6007 International Business Special Project
• IBUS6012 International Entrepreneurship
• IBUS6013 Entrepreneurial Restructuring & Renewal
• TPTM6260 International Logistics
• WORK6018 International Industrial Relations
• WORK6119 The Innovative Firm