Program summary
Program overview
Admission requirements
Program structure
Program requirements
Enquiries

Program summary

Award abbreviation: GDIntBus
Degree type: postgraduate coursework program
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: ⅔ year minimum, 1⅓ years maximum full-time; 1⅓ years minimum, 2⅔ years maximum part-time
Fee type: domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 8
Commence: 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: BU681
CRICOS code: 048932D

Program overview

Graduates of the eight-course Graduate Diploma in International Business have undertaken skill-focused programs of study and practical work to develop their professional understanding and problem-solving abilities. The Graduate Diploma builds on the four-course Graduate Certificate in International Business and articulates into 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 Diploma 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

From Session 3, 2006 the structure of the GDIntBus will change as indicated below.

The structural changes are to group the courses in the program 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 each part to build on knowledge gained in the earlier part.

Students must complete a total of eight courses (Part 1 plus any 4 from Part 2):

Session 2 2006, late June - early October

Part 1 courses
INF701 Information Systems for Managers
MGT701 Managing Organisational Behaviour

Part 2 courses
BUS702 Economics for Managers
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics

Session 3 2006, late October - early February

Part 1 courses
MGT701 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MKG701 Marketing Management

Part 2 courses
BUS704 Corporate Finance
MGT702 Managing People
MGT704 Global Business Management

Session 1 2007, early March - early June

Part 1 courses
ACC701 Accounting for Managers
MKG701 Marketing Management

Part 2 courses
BUS703 Research Methods for Managers
BUS705 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics

Session 2 2007, late June - early October

Part 1 courses
INF701 Information Systems for Managers
MGT701 Managing Organisational Behaviour

Part 2 courses
BUS702 Economics for Managers
BUS704 Corporate Finance
BUS706 International Business Law and Ethics

Program requirements

Students are required to successfully complete 8 courses as specified in the Graduate Diploma 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