- Program summary
- Program overview
- Career opportunities
- Special features
- Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
- Program structure
- Program requirements and notes
- Enquiries
- Recommended enrolment patterns
Program summary
QTAC code: 012031
OP/Rank for 2008 entry: OP-18 / Rank-62
Award abbreviation: BBus(IntBus)
Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Fee type: Commonwealth supported places, domestic fee-paying places, international fee-paying places
Total units: 288
Recommended prior study: English and Maths
CRICOS code: 028845B
Program overview
Conducting business across borders and cultures requires specialised skills and knowledge. The Bachelor of Business (International Business) provides a solid foundation in all areas of business as well as specialised studies in international business. This enables you to work successfully in all areas of business within the international environment.
As an International Business student you focus on business issues, cross-cultural differences and their impact on business, politics and government relations, international diplomacy and trade, e-business, and international finance, integrating to provide advanced skills tailored to business in small, medium and large multinational organisations.
Students can apply to undertake first-year courses in this program at the USC Noosa Centre. Please note that the option to study at Noosa is not available to international students.
Professional membership
Students and graduates may apply to the Australian Institute of Export, the Australian Institute of Management and the Academy of International Business.
Career opportunities
- export/import management
- foreign affairs
- human resources
- international business training/teaching
- international business translation/management
- international logistics management
- international marketing/consultancy
- international purchasing
- international trade
- strategic management consultancy
Special features
- applied projects with real businesses: develop an international marketing strategy or assess the export readiness of a local business
- opportunities to take products or services overseas to find local distributors; past students have visited South Korea and Hong Kong
- apply your cross-cultural management skills by studying overseas with the USC GO Program
Program structure
Core courses
Select 2 courses from:
COR109 Communication and Thought
COR110 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
COR111 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
Business foundation courses
7 required business foundation courses:
BUS101 Applied Research Methods
BUS102 Economics for Business
BUS103 Business Law and Ethics
BUS104 Managing the Organisation
BUS105 Marketing Theory and Practice
BUS106 Introductory Accounting
BUS108 Introduction to Information and Communication Technology
International Business major courses
6 required courses:
IBS210 Principles of International Business
IBS220 Cross-Cultural Management
IBS221 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
IBS310 International Marketing
IBS320 Export Management
IBS321 Global E-Business
Plus select 2 courses from:
ACC211 Business Finance
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
HRM311 Leadership and Team Dynamics
TSM210 Tourism Management
TSM211 Tourist Behaviour and Special Interests
TSM221 Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
TSM222 Ecotourism: a Sustainable Option?
TSM312 Sustainable Tourism
TSM313 Tourism, Technology and Innovation
TSM323 Practicum in Tourism
INT100 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
INT230 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
INT235 International Relations: Theory and Practice
INT250 Forces of Change in International Politics
INT274 Politics and Security in East Asia
MKG211 Services Marketing
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing
Language courses (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers Indonesian, Japanese and Italian)
Elective courses
Select 7 advanced courses, which may comprise a 4-course minor and 3 electives (up to 4 electives may be chosen from the faculties of Business, Arts and Social Sciences or Science, Health and Education ).
Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program
As part of their USC program, students may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
Program requirements and notes
- All students must complete a minimum of 24 courses including core courses, in the Bachelor of Business.
- Refer to the Academic Rules.
- Refer to explanation of terms.
- Refer to recommended enrolment patterns.
How to apply
Apply for an undergraduate program.
Enquiries
Faculty of Business
Tel: +61 7 5430 1221
Email: businessfaculty@usc.edu.au