Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: MIntBus
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 1 year minimum, 2 years maximum full-time; 2 years minimum, 4 years maximum part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 12
Commencement: This program runs on a session basis, three times a year, commencing in late February, June and October (Session 1, 2 and 3). (Three intakes per year.) Note: International students must enrol full-time in 4 courses per session.
Program code: BU781
CRICOS code: 048931E

Program overview

The Master of International Business is designed to equip graduates with the essential skills and competencies in management and business administration that are essential for those who aspire to reach the top of their profession.

The program, consisting of 12 compulsory courses, is built from the four-course Graduate Certificate in International Business and the eight-course Graduate Diploma in International Business resulting in a comprehensive qualification.

Courses in the program cover accounting, economics, management, finance, law and marketing. Many of these courses incorporate case studies of problems encountered in workplaces and industries.

Admission requirements

An undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution is the minimum requirement for entering the Master 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

Students with an undergraduate degree

No advanced standing will be granted to students with an undergraduate qualification, however, substitution will be permitted in certain circumstances.

Students who have completed two or more courses on a single topic may be able to substitute that same Master of International Business course for another. For example, if a student has completed a major in Accounting, they can replace Accounting for Managers with a course from the Master of Financial Planning or similar.

Students with postgraduate qualifications

Students who have completed postgraduate subjects elsewhere may apply for one course of advanced standing up to a maximum of 50 percent for the Master of International Business, Graduate Certificate in International Business and the Graduate Diploma in International Business. The content of the courses would need to overlap University of the Sunshine Coast course content by least 70 percent.

Only students who have completed a Graduate Diploma in International Business at another recognised higher education institution will be eligible for eight courses of advanced standing.

Program structure

The Master of International Business courses are grouped into two clear parts, or stages, that must be completed in a set order as a student progresses through their Masters studies, thus allowing the courses in the second part to build on knowledge gained in the first part.

The Master of International Business program comprises 12 courses:

Session 1, 2007 late February – early June

Part 1 courses

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

Part 2 course

BUS705 Innovation and Entrepreneurship *

Session 2, 2007 late June – early October

Part 1 courses

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

Part 2 course

BUS705 Innovation and Entrepreneurship *

Session 3, 2007 late October – early February

Part 1 courses

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

Part 2 course

BUS705 Innovation and Entrepreneurship *

* Innovation and Entrepreneurship - you must complete prerequisite of 8 courses before attempting Innovation and Entrepreneurship and it should be studied in the last session of enrolment.
** Subject to change.

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 12 courses as specified in the Master 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