International Business - MGMTBS8404
Stream Summary
Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School
School: School of Management
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 8404 - Commerce
Award(s):
Master of Commerce (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
With rapid technological and economic change, geographic boundaries are becoming less relevant, and businesses are increasingly international. To be a successful future business leader or professional, you need to know how to deal with the problems of doing business and managing organisations in a complex and uncertain global business environment.
This Master of Commerce specialisation studies a range of multinational enterprises, including business context studies, the impact of culture, and communication strategies.
Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:
This Master of Commerce specialisation studies a range of multinational enterprises, including business context studies, the impact of culture, and communication strategies.
Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:
- 2 MCom core courses
- 3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
- 6 Specialisation courses
- 1 Capstone course
Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete:
- 2 MCom core courses
- 3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
- 6 Specialisation courses
- 4 additional courses
- 1 Capstone course
Stream Structure
Compulsory Core course:
One Data Analysis Core course:
*CREDIT TRANSFERS (including the Data Analysis course) may be awarded for courses (maximum 24 UOC) based on your previous studies. These credits will be assessed upon application and you will be notified (in the offer letter) of the credit/s awarded.
Two Compulsory Gateway Courses:
One Elective Gateway course from the following*:
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
- FINS5512 Financial Markets&Institutions (6 UOC)
- INFS5885 e-Business (6 UOC)
- MARK5700 Elements of Marketing (6 UOC)
- RISK5001 Fundamentals Risk & Risk Mgmt (6 UOC)
- TABL5511 Legal Foundations of Business (6 UOC)
Four Required Specialisation courses:
Two Elective Specialisation courses:
- ACCT5955 Management Control Systems (6 UOC)
- FINS5516 Int'l Corporate Finance (6 UOC)
- MGMT5611 Entrepreneurship & New Venture (6 UOC)
- MGMT5701 Global Employment Relations (6 UOC)
- MGMT5800 Techn. Manage. & Innovation (6 UOC)
- MGMT5904 Managing Organisational Change (6 UOC)
- MGMT5912 Negotiating in Global Context (6 UOC)
- MGMT5940 Career Management Skills (6 UOC)
- MGMT5949 Internat. Human Resource Mngt (6 UOC)
- MGMT6005 Managing Org Risk Globally (6 UOC)
- TABL5562 Business Law in a Global Econ. (6 UOC)
- TABL5583 International Business Tax (6 UOC)
Capstone course:
- COMM5010 Strategy,Mktg&Mgt (6 UOC)
The Capstone course provides a “cohort” experience in a work-relevant context for all specialisations in the general area of Strategy, Marketing, Risk and Management.
If you choose to study the Master of Commerce (Extension) program 8417, you have the option to choose 4 courses (to provide you with depth of learning) from the following areas:
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Entity, Planning and Performance
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Organisation & Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Business Law
- Taxation
- *General Option
* The General Option courses allow you to choose two courses from the MCom and optional two courses outside of the MCom (other programs within the UNSW Business School) or courses from other Faculties (with permission).
It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.
It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.
Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
