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International Business (Master of Commerce and combined Master of Commerce programs)

Major type

Postgraduate

Description

The international business program is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills relevant to the development, strategy and management of international business organisations and the institutional context for their development, growth and operation. The program encompasses the broad domain of international business studies including multinational and transnational business activities, strategies and managerial processes that cross national boundaries, joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and the interactions of international business organisations with their economic, political and cultural environments.

Requirements for the major

For this major, no particular foundation (5000 level) units of study are required, however particular foundation units of study may be prerequisites for elective options in this major.

To obtain an International Business major, students must complete four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

  1. two compulsory units of study (12 credit points) as follows:
  2. two elective units of study (12 credit points) selected from the following list of units of study:

Please Note:

  1. The units of study marked with "*" will NOT be offered for 2009 enrolments.
  2. The information listing above is the structure of the major for 2009. Students who commenced their degree prior to 2009 may be able to select other elective options for their major. They should refer to the information relating to this major as set out in the Faculty Handbook for the year they commenced their degree for details.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is available under the Master of Commerce, Master of Commerce and Master of Facilities Management, Master of Commerce and Master of Logistics Management, Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting, Master of International Business and Master of Commerce and Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce.

Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Commerce or the Master of Professional Accounting may choose units from this major subject area as electives in 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.

Compulsory units offered in this major
Elective units offered in this major
Courses offering this major
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