Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GCIntBus
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: ⅓ year minimum, ⅔ year maximum full-time; ⅔ year minimum, 1⅓ years maximum part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 4
Commence: this program runs on a session basis, three times a year, commencing in late February, June and October. (Three intakes per year in session 1, 2 and 3.) Note: International students must enrol full-time in 4 courses per session.
Program code: BU581
CRICOS code: 048933C

Program overview

The demands of management in today's business world require an increasing range of skills in all facets of business. Graduate training in management and business administration can complement and enhance the skills you have gained in the workplace, or add value to existing qualifications - fast tracking your career ambitions.

Our graduate business programs begin with a four-course Graduate Certificate in International Business, which can articulate into the Graduate Diploma and the Master of International Business.

Admission requirements

An undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution is the minimum requirement for entering the Graduate Certificate of International Business program. No work experience is required.

Applications are also invited from candidates who do not have an undergraduate degree. These applications will receive special consideration from the Dean of Business, who has the discretion to waive the educational requirement if it is considered the candidate is likely to be successful at postgraduate study and would benefit from the program.

Applicants whose first language is other than English must demonstrate an appropriate level of English proficiency by providing evidence of one of the required qualifications.

Advanced standing

For information on advanced standing, refer to the Master of International Business.

Program structure

Students must complete a total of any four courses:

Session 1, 2007 late February – early June

ACC701 Accounting for Managers
BUS703 Research Methods for Managers
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics
MGT703 Strategic Management
MKG701 Marketing Management

Session 2, 2007 late June – early October

BUS702 Economics for Managers
BUS704 Corporate Finance
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics
INF701 Information Systems for Managers
MGT701 Managing Organisations

Session 3, 2007 late October – early February

BUS704 Corporate Finance
MGT701 Managing Organisations *
MGT702 Managing People
MGT703 Strategic Management
MGT704 Global Business Management
MKG701 Marketing Management *

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 4 courses as specified in the Graduate Certificate of International Business program structure. Refer to the Academic Rules for further information.

Enquiries

International students
International Relations
Tel: +61 7 5430 1156
Fax: +61 7 5430 2836
Email: international@usc.edu.au

Australian and New Zealand students
Coordinator Graduate Studies
Faculty of Business
Tel: +61 7 5459 4444
Fax: +61 7 5430 1231
Email: mintbusenquiries@usc.edu.au