Duration
2 years full time / 4 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake
March, July
Key dates
Key dates
Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Entry schemes
Access Melbourne is available
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Student experience
Overview
At MBS, we offer a comprehensive program to support your learning, develop your skills and enrich your degree. We encourage you to be involved both on and off campus and to make the most of your time outside the classroom.
Injecting industry into your experience
Consulting Subjects: MBS offers the Business Practicum and Global Business Practicum subjects, which sees groups of students undertake a real business consulting project over 10 days for an organisation within Australia or overseas. In this video, you will find out what being an in-company consultant at CUB (AB InBev) was like for Maria Cruz (MIB, 2018). You will hear more about the project and what her host and mentor, Isaac Lowrie, Strategy Director (APAC South), thought about the team's contributions during their time in the office.
Internships: Our internship subject offers you the opportunity to complete a placement in an area related to your studies, whilst earning credit towards your Master’s degree. It is also an opportunity for you to apply business knowledge in an industry setting with the support of an industry and academic mentor. You can also complete your internship over the Summer or Winter semester.
Guest lectures: Every year MIB students hear from a range of guest lecturers sharing their industry knowledge. Past speakers include:
- Mark Alexander, Data & Artificial Intelligence Partner Strategy Lead at Microsoft
- Rhod Ellis, Principal, Ellis Jones
- Sophia Hambin Wang, COO, Mineral Carbonation International and Director of CO2 Value Australia
- Kimbo Kim, Founder, Base Camp Productions
- Sarah Xu, International Market Manager, Dairy Australia
- Hon. John Brumby, former Premier of Victoria
- Mr. Erick Fibich, Director, Potomac Asia Pacific
Careers Skills Development Program: Our Student Experience and Experiential Learning team have developed a business specific program to prepare you for your career which includes our Career Mentoring Program and MBS Skills Workshops which aim to develop your employability skills – those non-technical skills and knowledge that you need to participate effectively in the workplace, such as networking or a great CV.
Case competitions and entrepreneurship: Every year we run our very popular MBS Case Competition, this is a great opportunity to put theory into practice by delivering a solution to a real-life business problem in a tight time frame or if pitching a winning business is more your style, you can take part in our annual UniMelb StartUp Pitch Competition for a chance to win some amazing prizes and receive feedback that could help turn your idea into reality!
Student clubs: MBS students are encouraged to take part in a range of Faculty and University clubs, including the MBS Student Association. All Faculty clubs offer opportunities for professional development for their members and offer leadership and project management opportunities. Many also give back to the community such as Melbourne Microfinance Initiative and Global Consulting Group, which use their business skills to offer pro-bono consulting for charities and NFPs in Australia and overseas.
Top-Tier Research and High-Quality Teaching
Management and Marketing programs at Melbourne Business School are designed and taught by the experts in the field. Our academic staff are known for their top-tier research and high-quality teaching performance. Many consult to businesses, government and other organisations.
Dr Tom Osegowitsch is the Program Director for the Master of International Business. His current research primarily focuses on international business, the strategies of multinational companies and regional strategies. He is a Senior Lecturer in Management and Marketing.
Student Experience
Sarah Forbes
“Through studying the MIB, I developed a greater capacity to recognise – and create opportunities to utilise – the individual skills, potential and perspectives of team members. This ability to bring together diverse individuals to work productively and cohesively towards achieving a desired outcome will be an important management skill to apply throughout my professional career.”
Sarah now works as a Regional Coordinator, Pacific at RedR Australia, a leading humanitarian response agency. Read more about Sarah’s student experience.
Adrian Yeung
"The most enjoyable aspect of the Master of International Business for me is that it is not all theory; it has lots of practical elements too. I've developed crucial skills that are necessary to function in the increasingly globalised and complex nature of today's business world."
During his studies Adrian took part in the Global Business Practicum, and now works as a Marketing Coordinator – Innovation and Digital Solutions at KPMG Australia.