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150pt Program
Master of International BusinessCourse Entry PointYear: 2020
Overview
This course aims to provide students with wide ranging skills that will enhance their effectiveness as managers working in international business. It provides a solid grounding in strategic thinking, relative to international and global market operations, and an understanding of how operating across borders impacts on functional areas (such as marketing, accounting, finance and HRM). This course should also develop an awareness of the policies governing the world trade and investment system, from the perspectives of a sovereign country, a regional trade bloc and a supra-national institutional (such as the IMF, World Bank and WTO). The course emphasises the Asia-Pacific region and pursues a cross disciplinary approach to analysing and solving complex problems.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
150 credit points
Students enrolled in the Master of International Business who have been granted 50 points of advanced standing upon entry will need to successfully complete 12 x 12.5 point semester-long subjects comprising one foundation subject, six core subjects, two capstone subjects and three elective subjects.
Subject Options
Foundation Subjects
Students must take one of the following subjects in their first semester of study:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90141 | Business Analysis & Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Core Subjects
Students must take the following subjects in their first semester of study:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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ECON90025 | Cooperation and Conflict in World Trade |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90003 | Issues in Managing the Multinational |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students must take three of the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90027 | International Human Resources |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90038 | Global Corporate Governance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90012 | International Marketing Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90002 | Asian Business and Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Capstone Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
IBUS90001 | Global Corporate Strategy |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90146 | Strategic Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
* IBUS90001 Global Corporate Strategy must be taken in the final semester of study.
Elective Subjects
Students must choose three elective subjects from the graduate offerings within the Faculty of Business and Economics and/or from a select range of elective subjects from the Master of International Relations offered by the Melbourne School of Government. This will be subject to receiving approval from the program director and the relevant subject coordinator. A link to the MIB elective list is available in the table below.
Students are permitted to take as one of their electives (maximum 12.5 points) a foreign language subject ie. one in which they are a non-native speaker. Students do not require permission from the MIB program director to undertake a language subject, but must undertake a Language Placement Test.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Majors, minors and specialisations
Name | Credit Points |
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MIB Elective List |
Last updated: 18 December 2020