The Bachelor of International Business (BIntBus) degree should be of interest to any student contemplating a career with multinational corporations or large, internationally oriented NGOs (non-governmental organisations). The BIntBus degree allows students the flexibility to significantly tailor their study pattern according to their particular interests. Some may prefer to focus on strictly ‘business relevant’ courses, while others may be interested in courses that relate to the wider political, economic and/or cultural context within which international business activities are embedded. Possession of a BIntBus degree will indicate to employers that a student has a superior knowledge of and interest in the conduct of business across borders as compared to holders of other business degrees.
The BIntBus requires three years of full-time study (longer for part-time students). Areas of study available in the Division of Economic and Financial Studies for this degree are Business, Demography, Economics and Marketing. Other areas of study include Anthropology and Sociology in the Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Politics in the Division of Humanities and Geography in the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences.
Programs of Study in International Business
The BIntBus program consists of a core component of compulsory units together with a range of elective modules, from which students must choose two.
The program can be undertaken full-time or part-time. The first year of a full-time program requires the completion of eight compulsory units. The second year consists of two compulsory units (worth 6 credit points), together with at least 15 credit points, comprising a minimum of 6 credit points each in two of the elective modules. The third year has three compulsory units (worth 9 credit points) and elective units totalling at least 15 credit points in the electives already chosen at 200-level. Obviously, a part-time student will proceed at a slower pace and would normally expect to complete the degree in four to six years.
Students transferring into the BIntBus from other degree programs may be allowed. The minimum transfer requirements are completion of 12 credit points at an overall grade point average of 2.25 or above. This generally means achieving a minimum two passes and two credits in four units, but may vary where the units studied are worth other than 3 credit points.
Honours Program in International Business
Students with excellent academic records in the BIntBus program are encouraged to enrol for an Honours year in the fourth year. The program will require both coursework and considerable project work.
For more details on this degree, the programs of study on offer and other degrees delivered by the department, visit the Degrees on Offer page.
