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150pt Program
Master of International BusinessCourse Entry PointYear: 2023
Overview
The Master of International Business is designed for graduates seeking to work effectively across borders. The course aims to build competencies in strategic thinking about global operations. The challenges in key functional areas are explored, with the aim to build skills in working and managing in international teams, navigating global supply chains, and building international advantages. The course emphasises the Asia-Pacific region and pursues a cross disciplinary approach to analysing and solving complex problems.
Last updated: 19 December 2023
Structure
150 credit points
Students enrolled in the Master of International Business who have been granted 50 credit points of advanced standing upon entry will need to successfully complete 12 x 12.5 credit point semester-long subjects comprising two compulsory subjects, five discipline compulsory subjects, two capstone subjects and three elective subjects.
Students in the 150 Point Program will need to complete:
- 25 credit points of Year 1 (the first semester of the program) compulsory subjects
- 62.5 credit points of Discipline compulsory subjects
- 12.5 credit points of Capstone compulsory subject (the final semester of the program)
- 50 credit points of Capstone selective and 150pt Program elective subjects including
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Capstone selective subjects
- 37.5 credit points of elective subjects (Students can choose to do more capstone selective subjects from the elective subjects list.)
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects
Students must complete the following subjects in their first semester of study:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
IBUS90003 | The Multinational |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90280 | Managerial Decision Analytics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Discipline compulsory subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90038 | Global Corporate Governance |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90002 | Managing in Asia |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90146 | Strategic Management |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
IBUS90008 | Global Value Chains | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone subjects
*Capstone compulsory subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
IBUS90001 | Global Strategy |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
*Capstone selective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90148 | Consulting Fundamentals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
November (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90525 | Business and Economics Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
Elective subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90027 | International Human Resource Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90208 | Sustainable Business Practices | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90165 | Social Entrepreneurship | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90011 | Managing Stakeholders | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90031 | Project Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90026 | Supply Chain Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90030 | Managing Innovation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90037 | Conflict and Negotiation |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90032 | Operations and Process Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90201 | Entrepreneurial Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90148 | Consulting Fundamentals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
November (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
June (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90525 | Business and Economics Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90002 | New Product Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ASIA90017 | Contemporary China | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
POLS90013 | Politics and Business in post-Mao China | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90045 | Governing Money and Finance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
MKTG90049 | Marketing, Society and Sustainability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BUSA90529 | Building Entrepreneurial Ventures | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90014 | Business Risk Management | Winter Term (Online) |
12.5 |
FNCE90087 | Sustainable Investment | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ACCT90031 | Sustainability Reporting & Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECON90016 | Environmental Economics and Strategy | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
MGMT90227 | Entrepreneurial Organisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 19 December 2023