International Business and Commerce

This section outlines the Master of International Business and Master of Commerce combined coursework master's program offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

Overview of the degree

Course	Master of International Business and Master of Commerce
CRICOS code	074084A
Course abbreviation	MIntBus/MCom
Credit points required for completion	120
Duration (minimum)	2.5 years full-time
Duration (minimum)	5 years part-time

This program combines the Master of International Business and the Master of Commerce. Both degrees are studied concurrently and will be awarded after a minimum of 2.5 years of full-time study.

Degree structure and progression

Degree requirements

To be awarded the Master of International Business and Master of Commerce, students complete 20 units (120 credit points), comprising:

(i) For the Master of Commerce component:

two core units of study (12 credit points) - one in the first semester of study and one in the final semester of the Commerce component of the combined degree
a maximum of three commerce foundational units of study (18 credit points) #
a specialisation selected from the 'Commerce specialisations' (excluding international business)
elective units of study selected from the units listed under the 'Commerce specialisations'.

# Graduates with a bachelor’s degree qualification in Commerce or Business may apply for waivers for foundational units.

(ii) For the Master of International Business component:

four core international business units of study (24 credit points)
four elective international business units of study (24 credit points)
an international business project comprising two units of study (12 credit points).

Commerce core units of study

Master of International Business and Master of Commerce students must complete both core units of study.

BUSS5000 Critical Thinking in Business (must be completed in the first semester of study) #
BUSS6000 Succeeding in Business (must be completed in the final semester of study for the Commerce component of the combined degree).

# Commencing Commerce students who wish to be considered for a waiver of BUSS5000 must complete a 60-minute invigilated test in one of two scheduled sessions to be held at The University of Sydney Business School in the week prior to semester commencement.

Commerce foundational units of study

Students complete a maximum of three foundational units (18 credit points) selected from the following lists.

(i) Foundational units offered by the University of Sydney Business School:

ACCT5001 Accounting Principles
CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business
FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
IBUS5001 Strategy, Innovation and Global Business
INFS5001 Project Management
MKTG5001 Marketing Principles
QBUS5001 Quantitative Methods for Business
TPTM5001 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
WORK5003 Management and Organisations

(ii) Foundational units offered by the School of Economics within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

ECON5001 Microeconomic Theory
ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics

Commerce specialisations

Students select their specialisation and/or electives from the following areas:

(i) Specialisations offered by the University of Sydney Business School:

Accounting
Banking
Business Information Systems
Business Law
Finance
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Management and Organisations
Marketing
Project Management
Quantitative Business Analysis
Quantitative Finance
Strategy and Innovation

(ii) Specialisations offered by the School of Economics within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:

Econometrics
Economics

For details of the requirements for the award of a particular specialisation and the units of study available under each specialisation, please refer to the 'Commerce specialisations' section under Postgraduate coursework programs: Commerce

Note: Students cannot complete a specialisation in 'International Business' for the Commerce component under this combined degree.

International Business core units of study

All these units must be completed.

MIBS6001 Global Business Environment
MIBS6002 Global Management and Culture
MIBS6003 Global Strategy
MIBS6004 Managing Global Operations

International Business elective units of study

Students select their elective international business units of study from the following options:

ACCT6002 International Accounting
CLAW6007 Issues in Law and International Business
CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business
FINC6013 International Business Finance
IBUS6005 Ethical Issues in International Business
IBUS6006 Comparative International Management
IBUS6008 Export Management
IBUS6011 New Business Opportunities and Startups
IBUS6012 Business Growth and Innovation
IBUS6013 Business Restructuring and Renewal
IBUS6014 Intellectual Property Management
IBUS6016 Social Entrepreneurship
IBUS6017 Enterprise and the Creative Industries
IBUS6018 Business Negotiations *
IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets
MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing

* This unit is not offered in 2012.

Note: In the combined Master of International Business and Master of Commerce, elective units studied for the international business component cannot be used to count towards a specialisation in the commerce component of the combined degree.

International Business project

For the International Business project, the following units must be undertaken:

MIBS6005 International Business Project A

MIBS6006 International Business Project B

Professional accreditation program requirements

For details of possible professional accreditations, please refer to the information listed under the 'Master of Commerce' entry in this handbook.

Progression guide

The Master of International Business and Master of Commerce will involve a minimum of five semesters (two and a half years). Students must complete a minimum of eight units of study in Commerce prior to commencing the core units in International Business. The International Business component of the program must be completed in a prescribed sequence, as detailed in the following tables, in order to facilitate progressive learning and enrich the group learning experience.

Note: In this example, 'MCom' refers to the 'Master of Commerce' and 'MIB' refers to the 'Master of International Business'.

Year	Semester	Units of study
1	1	BUSS5000	MCom foundational for specialisation	MCom foundational	MCom foundational
1	2	MCom specialisation	MCom specialisation	MCom specialisation	MCom elective
2	1	MIBS6001	MIBS6002	MCom specialisation	BUSS6000
2	2	MIBS6003	MIBS6004	MIB elective	MIB elective
3	Summer/1	MIBS6005		MIBS6006
3	1	MIB elective		MIB elective

The business project is designed to be completed towards the end of the program over a five to seven week period and will be offered in intensive mode during summer school, winter school and the first half of the following semester.

Units of study for Master of International Business and Master of Commerce

The postgraduate units of study available in 2012 for the Master of International Business and Master of Commerce set out under the following sections of this handbook:

For the Master of International Business component, refer to the unit of study table under the postgraduate programs International Business
For the Master of Commerce component, refer to the unit of study table under the postgraduate programs Commerce

Course rules and resolutions

Master of International Business and Master of Commerce

These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code	Course title
FC042	Master of International Business and Master of Commerce

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for this combined course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

This master's degree is a professional master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Admission to candidature

(1)

Available places will be offered to qualified applicants ranked on merit in accordance with the following criteria:

(a)

a bachelor's degree, graduate diploma, graduate certificate or equivalent at an institution approved by the Business School and graded at a standard acceptable to the Business School; and/or where applicable:

(b)

relevant work experience requirements as determined by the Business School;

(c)

satisfaction of the English language requirements; and

(d)

any other minimum standards specified by the School.

5 Requirements for award

(1)

The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Table of postgraduate units of study: International Business and the Table of postgraduate units of study: Commerce.

(2)

To qualify for the award of the Master of International Business and Master of Commerce, a candidate must complete 120 credit points, including:

(a)

24 credit points of International Business core units of study; and

(b)

24 credit points of International Business elective units of study; and

(c)

a 12 credit point International Business project; and

(d)

12 credit points of Commerce core units of study; and

(e)

a maximum of 18 credit points of Commerce foundational units of study; and

(f)

a Commerce specialisation other than International Business; and

(g)

either a second Commerce specialisation; and/ or any additional elective units of study from the Commerce specialisations required to make 120 credit points in total.

(3)

In this combined degree, units completed for the Master of International Business component cannot be used to count towards a specialisation in the Master of Commerce component of this combined degree.

6 Specialisations

Completion of a specialisation is a requirement of the Master of Commerce. The specialisations available are listed under the resolutions for the Master of Commerce. The International Business specialisation is not available in this combined degree. Units completed in the combined degree for the International Business component cannot be used to count towards a specialisation in the Commerce component.

7 Progression rules

(1)

Unless otherwise permitted, candidates may only commence the core International Business units once they have completed a minimum of 48 credit points for the Master of Commerce.

(2)

Unless otherwise permitted, candidates must complete the units of study for the Master of International Business in a prescribed sequence as specified by the Business School.

8 Course transfer

A candidate may abandon the combined program and elect to complete the Master of Commerce in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.

9 Transitional provisions

(1)

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2012.

(2)

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2012 must complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2017. The Business School may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.

University of Sydney Handbooks - 2012 Archive

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