Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBIL

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 65.15 (for 2015)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Business (International Business, Finance and Trade), Bachelor of International Relations double degree program develops:

  • students' professional-level business knowledge and skills needed to conduct business in a global and multicultural environment;
  • knowledge and a capacity for critical reflection and professionally-relevant interdisciplinary analysis in international relations and intercultural comparative studies; and
  • basic communication skills in a foreign language.

Content & Structure

The Bachelor of Business (Intenational Business, Finance and Trade), Bachelor of International Relations double degree requires completion of courses totalling 144 units. The double degree program assumes that: the common Division of Business core courses provide a foundation for both degrees; the general studies sub-major and elective requirements for the arts degree are fulfilled by the international business major; the cognate requirements for the arts degree are fulfilled by language studies; and communication and contrasting studies requirements for the business degree are met by a communication course in the division core, the language cognate and the professional major in international relations. The program structure is defined in the Program Schedule that follows.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Principles of Economics ECON 1008 4.5 Note(s): 1
Accounting for Business ACCT 1008 4.5 Note(s): 1
Peace, War and International Politics POLI 1015 4.5 Note(s): 3
Language 1A 4.5 Note(s): 4
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Business and Society BUSS 1057 4.5 Note(s): 1
Introduction to International Relations POLI 1010 4.5 Note(s): 3
Language 1B 4.5 Note(s): 4
Quantitative Methods for Business MATH 1053 4.5 Note(s): 1
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Macroeconomics ECON 1007 4.5 Note(s): 2
Contending Theoretical Perspectives in International Politics POLI 2011 4.5 Note(s): 3
Foundations of Business Law COML 1001 4.5 Note(s): 1
Language 2A 4.5 Note(s): 4
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange MARK 1010 4.5 Note(s): 1
Language 2B 4.5 Note(s): 4
International Economics ECON 2009 4.5 Note(s): 2
International Political Economy and Human Development POLI 2026 4.5 Note(s): 3
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Communication and Information Systems in Business BUSS 1058 4.5 Note(s): 1
or
International Experience Option 4.5 Note(s): 5
Elective / International Experience Option 4.5 Note(s): 5
Elective / International Experience Option 4.5 Note(s): 5
Elective / International Experience Option 4.5 Note(s): 5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Finance and Investment BANK 2005 4.5
Professional Business Sequence 4.5 Note(s): 6
Major course from optional strand 4.5 Note(s): 3
Management Principles BUSS 1054 4.5 Note(s): 1
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
International Commercial Law COML 3005 4.5
Forecasting and Business Analysis ECON 2007 4.5 Note(s): 2
Major course from optional strand 4.5 Note(s): 3
Major course from optional strand 4.5 Note(s): 3
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
International Relations Research Project POLI 3016 4.5 Note(s): 3
Professional Business Sequence 4.5 Note(s): 6
Free Elective / Professional Business Sequence 4.5 Note(s): 6
Competitive Strategy BUSS 3046 4.5 Note(s): 2

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