Table A units of study: The University of Sydney Business School
Table A subject areas
The Business School website (sydney.edu.au/business/ugunits) contains the most up to date information on unit of study availability and other requirements. Timetabling information for the current year is available on this website (sydney.edu.au/business/timetable). Students should note that units of study are run subject to demand.
International Business
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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| For the award of a major in International Business, students complete: | |||
| (1) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), that must (a) be offered by the University of Sydney Business School, or (b) be part of Bachelor of Economics, or Bachelor of International and Global Studies (for students enrolled in these degrees only). *; and | |||
| (2) 24 credit points in compulsory senior units of study: IBUS2101, IBUS2102, IBUS3101 and IBUS3102; and | |||
| (3) 12 credit points in elective senior units of study. | |||
| * Students who do not meet the requirements in (a) or (b) may complete two alternative junior units approved by the Chair of Discipline (International Business). | |||
Junior units of study |
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| Any Business School, School of Economics or Table A Arts and Social Sciences junior unit may be used as a prerequisite for this major. Students should note that certain junior units are prerequisites for senior elective unit options in this major (e.g. MKTG1001). | |||
Senior units of study |
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Compulsory units for the major |
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| IBUS2101 International Business Strategy |
6 | P 36 Junior credit points of units N IBUS2001 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS2102 Cross-Cultural Management |
6 | P 36 Junior credit points of units N IBUS2002 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS3101 International Business Alliances |
6 | P 36 Junior credit points of units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS3102 International Risk Management |
6 | P 36 Junior credit points of units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units for the major |
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| For students in the Bachelor of Commerce, all GOVT, USSC and language elective units of study are offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and will count towards the degree credit point limit for units from non-Commerce subject areas. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws cannot complete any GOVT or USSC or language units from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences as only units from the Commerce subject areas and the Law School are available to students in this degree. | |||
| For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), all ECOS, GOVT, USSC and language elective units of study are offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and if completed will count towards the 84 credit point allowance for non-Business School units. | |||
| ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance |
6 | A CLAW2201 P ACCT2011 or ACCT2001 |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China |
6 | P 24 credit points of study |
Semester 2 |
| ECOS3006 International Trade |
6 | P ECOS2001 or ECOS2901 |
Semester 1 |
| ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics |
6 | P ECOS2002 or ECOS2902 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3011 International Financial Management |
6 | P FINC2012 or FINC2002 N FINC3001 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT2225 International Security in 21st Century |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Government and International Relations N GOVT2205 |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS3103 Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
6 | P 48 credit points of units Students enrolled in the combined Law degrees are able to complete this unit in their third year of enrolment (full-time). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS3104 Ethical International Business Decisions |
6 | P 48 credit points of units |
Semester 2 |
| IBUS3106 International Business Special Project |
6 | P IBUS2101 and IBUS2102 with a credit average Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students must have received permission to enrol from the Chair of the Discipline of International Business. |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IBUS3107 Business Negotiations |
6 | P 48 credit points of units This unit will require student's participation in a number of negotiations. Preparation for these negotiations, which are a large part of your grade, will require time-pressured reading of material in class. |
Semester 2 |
| IBUS3108 Social Entrepreneurship |
6 | P 48 credit points of units |
Semester 1 |
| IBUS3109 Strategy and Emerging Markets |
6 | P IBUS2101 |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG3116 International Marketing |
6 | P MKTG1001 or MKTG2001 N MKTG3006 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2601 US in the World |
6 | P 18 junior credit points |
Semester 1 |
| WORK2217 International Human Resource Management |
6 | P 40 credit points worth of units of study including either WORK1003 (or WORK1001) OR IBUS2101 (or IBUS2001) N WORK2017 |
Intensive June Semester 2 |
| WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations |
6 | A WORK2201 or WORK2218 P 40 credit points worth of units of study |
Semester 1 |
| Senior language units of study: A maximum of 12 credit points in senior (2000 and 3000-level) language units from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences can also count as electives towards this major (see Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook for unit details). | |||
Honours year units of study |
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| For the award of the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), or any other non-Business School degrees with Honours in International Business, students complete an additional honours year of study comprising the following five honours units. | |||
| BUSS4000 Honours in Business |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BUSS4001 Business Honours Research Methods |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| BUSS4502 International Business Honours A |
12 |
Prerequisites: Students will meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS4503 International Business Honours B |
12 | P BUSS4502 Prerequisites: Students will meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS4004 Business Honours Thesis |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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