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Master of International Business 2012 PDF
Master of International Business 2012 PDF
Master of
International Business
AACSB ACCREDITATION
Adelaide Advantage
The University of Adelaide has a number
of distinct competencies which allow it
to differentiate its Master of International
Business as a high quality offering both
nationally and internationally:
• Ranked 73 in the world and 4th in
Australia in the Times Higher Education
World University Rankings. This places
us firmly in the top 1% of the universities
across the globe.
• Part of the Go8 group of Australia’s
leading research intensive universities
• International partnerships in Asia,
Europe and USA
• Partnership with the Ngee-Ann Adelaide
Education Centre in Singapore, a highly
Study Load This allows individuals the opportunity
to contribute in class and receive
respected foundation actively involved A full-time load is typically 4 courses each personalised attention from academic
in educational, cultural and welfare semester. The total contact time for most staff without feeling overwhelmed by large
activities courses is 36 hours (3 hours per week), numbers of students.
• Highly research active and qualified staff excluding the open book examination in
core courses. In addition, students will be
• Positive career outcomes of graduates
required to spend extra time on private Study Options
• Internationally recognised qualifications study and group work.
The Business School operates a Summer
• Networking opportunities through the It is estimated that most students will School and a Winter School over a two
alumni networks spend 8 hours per week per course in week period each January and July
• South Australian context which offers reading, assignments, preparation and/or respectively. This gives students the
strong links to the wine, mining and group work. option to speed up the progress of their
construction industries; and the In addition to the 12 week semester studies. Classes are held in intensive
international service sectors comprising option, the Business School also operates mode, with six hours of study on alternate
tourism, hospitality, performing arts and a Summer School. days, over a 12 day period.
management consultancy
• Liveable and culturally rich city with
a central campus setting ideally Learning Environment
located near heritage sites such as the Small class sizes are an important part of
museum, art gallery, state library, the the learning environment at the University
Houses of State Parliament and State of Adelaide Business School. Classes have
Governor’s residence a maximum number of 35 students.
• Safe and clean environment
The MIB program structure has two main Economic Principles in International International Trade and Investment Policy
components comprised of core courses Business
and electives. This course examines the interactions
This course provides a framework for between economic, political, strategic,
6 core courses in International Business: the consideration of business options and legal aspects of international trade
• Theory and Practice of International and strategies in globalised markets. and investment policies at national,
Business (Foundation) The focus is on firms, markets and regional and global levels. This includes
governments. The course presents the ways in which WTO members
• Economic Principles in
the core concepts in the theory of the affect and are affected by regional
International Business
behaviour and choices of firms and and multilateral trade and economic
• Cross-cultural Management discusses the impact of globalisation on integration agreements. The effects
and Negotiation options available. It identifies the ways of trade and investment policy on the
• International Trade and Investment Policy in which world and domestic markets for efficiency of resource use, on income
goods and services, as well as labour distribution, and on national and global
• International Business Strategy (Capstone)
and capital, interact and determine trade and economic welfare are analysed
• Doing Business in Asia or Contemporary the economy-wide context of business using trade theories and models of
Issues in International Business decision making. A framework for the international trade and investment.
consideration of the role of government
is presented and some features of the International Business Strategy
MIB Core Courses (18 Units) relationships between business and (Capstone)
government are discussed.
Theory and Practice of This course analyses how multinational
International Business (Foundation) Cross-cultural Management firms leverage their capabilities and
and Negotiation competencies to create competitive
This course prepares graduate students advantages in international and global
for conducting business in the global This course explores the effect of cultural markets. Topics include assessing foreign
environment, analysing factors that differences on organisational behaviour market attractiveness; understanding
facilitate integration into a global market and negotiation in the global context. It the impact of differences in legal,
and those that maintain differences exposes students to issues and problems cultural, political and economic regimes,
across states. The broad content themes that inevitably arise in international evaluating international political and
include globalisation and the multinational business when managers have to deal economic risks, building and operating
enterprise; theory of trade and investment; with culturally determined differences in global networks, including entry mode
doing business in different political, values, attitudes and behaviours. The choice, understanding how managers
economic and socio-cultural systems; the course assists students in developing design organisational architecture and
impact of economic development and cross-cultural communication implement internal control and incentive
social change; the role of international competence and management and mechanisms; and assessing the
law and international organisations; and negotiation skills to successfully solve challenges of global citizenship, ethical
the challenges of international security. problems and capitalise on opportunities behaviour and social responsibility for
This inter-disciplinary course is taught in a multicultural environment. Specific international business.
collaboratively, using team-based topics include: understanding the
The course focuses on the development
learning, case studies and country risk foundations of culture and cultural
of skills to understand the issues
analyses. The course thereby provides frameworks; cross-cultural verbal
that managers face in operating in
students with the opportunity to develop and non-verbal communication and
international markets and supply chains.
skills in comparative analysis, managing communication styles; motivation,
Students will develop an understanding
risk and identifying opportunities, leadership and decision making
of the conceptual frameworks that
intercultural competence, as well as a across cultures; negotiation and
clarify the relationships between policies
consideration of ethics and human rights conflict resolution in global business
and domestic and global strategies.
in business, both at home and abroad. settings; understanding organisational
They will also have the opportunity, as
culture; managing multicultural teams
a team project, to develop a proposal
and culturally diverse organisations.
that focuses on a key strategic decision
Students will have an opportunity to
facing senior management involved in
study concepts and theories from cross-
entering an overseas market for the first
cultural psychology and management and
time; or expanding existing operations
apply the acquired knowledge in hands-
into a new foreign market as part of a
on activities such as scenario-based
corporate strategy. They will develop
discussions, case studies and simulations
an understanding of the constraints
in order to gain relevant skills.
CAREERS
“I built my cultural knowledge and linguistic
skills and gained an in-depth understanding
of the political and economic dynamics that
The Master of International Business is a govern international business. In an age of
postgraduate degree specifically designed globalisation, my career prospects are very
to develop the capabilities and resources of promising.”
managers operating in the global economy.
It is designed primarily for those graduates Moutaiz Al-Obaidi
seeking to establish or accelerate a career Master of International Business
in international business.
As there are no work experience
requirements it is especially suitable for
recent graduates planning on working in a
multinational environment.
Career possibilities include general
management, export and import
management, management consulting,
international licensing, business policy
consulting, joint venture management,
foreign exchange trading and international
business development.
This course is especially relevant for
students intending to work in the commercial,
inter-governmental and non-profit sectors
and others who wish to extend their skills
in the analysis and interpretation of the
global business environment.
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APPLICATIONS
Admission Requirements
A completed Bachelors degree or equivalent with at least a credit average, or a
completed Graduate Certificate in Commerce from the University of Adelaide.
For International Students: IELTS of 6.5 overall with individual band scores of 6.
No work experience is required.
Applications
Local Students must apply online through GradStart on the SA Tertiary Admissions
Centre (SATAC) website: www.satac.edu.au
SATAC Code for MIB is 3CM150.
International Students must submit their application to the International Office.
Application forms and further details are available at:
www.international.adelaide.edu.au/apply/
Tuition Fees
www.adelaide.edu.au/degree-finder/2012/mib_mintbus.html
Tuition fees are subject to increase. Students will be liable for the tuition fees
current in each year.
Staff
For information about the MIB core academic staff please go to
www.business.adelaide.edu.au/people/staff/
ADditional information
Further Information
For further details regarding enrolment please contact the Professions
Postgraduate Hub.
T: 8313 6455 E: asktheprof@adelaide.edu.au
Useful Links
Studying in Adelaide www.studyinaustralia.gov.au
Student Accommodation Service www.adelaide.edu.au/accommodation
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