This course aims to provide you with wide ranging skills that will enhance your effectiveness as a manager 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.

You are also able to choose up to three electives from the Master of International Relations in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences or from within Melbourne Business School’s other early career Master’s programs. These electives are subject to receiving approval from the program director as well as the relevant subject coordinator.

Concurrent graduate certificate: Domestic students may wish to consider adding a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business or the Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain and Operations Management to complete concurrently with this program.

Degree Structure

200 point program

The 200 Point Master of International Business consists of 16 subjects comprising:

• 4 foundation subjects
• 2 core subjects
• 5 discipline core
• 3 elective subjects
• 2 capstone subjects

150 point program

Students entering the Master of International Business with 50 points of advanced standing will need to successfully complete 12 x 12.5 point subjects comprising:

• 2 core subjects
• 5 discipline core
• 3 elective subjects
• 2 capstone subjects

Graduate Certificates

You can use your elective subjects to take a concurrent four-subject Graduate Certificate in  Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship or Supply Chain and Operations Management. By using your electives and adding one additional subject, you'll be able to graduate with a Masters and a  Graduate Certificate in a specific field.

Dual Degree Program

A limited number of places are available annually to high-achieving Master of International Business students. Eligible students who successfully complete a dual degree program will graduate with the Master of International Business from the University of Melbourne and either the MSc Marketing Management from Bocconi or the MSc Global Supply Chain Management from HEC Montreal.

It will take a student enrolled in the 150 point Master of International Business program, 2 years of full-time study to graduate with both qualifications (1 years at Melbourne, 1 year at the partner institution).

It will take a student enrolled in the 200 point Master of International Business program, 2.5 years of full-time study to graduate with both qualifications (1.5 years at Melbourne, 1 year at the partner institution).

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