Graduate Diploma in International Business

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
January
March
June
September

Campus
City West

Duration
1 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DGIB

SATAC Code
4GD106 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 27,000 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2017

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have one of the following:
- A completed bachelor degree* from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; or
- A completed graduate certificate* from a recognised higher education institution.
* Normally applicants who have completed a degree with a grade point average of 4 or better will be eligible for entry.
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To apply for the next intake, please see the Graduate Certificate in Business DCBB. Plan your 2017.

Aim

The Graduate Diploma in International Business qualifies individuals for professional practice in management roles in the international business setting, through the application of an advanced body of knowledge in the field of international business. The degree also offers a pathway for further learning (for example, at the Masters level).

Qualities developed by the degree are drawn from contemporary international business practice and include strategic thinking, business management, the ability to think critically, and the ability to work with a high level of autonomy and accountability.

Content & Structure

This program comprises 36 units of study normally completed as 8 courses of 4.5 unit value each.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
FOUNDATION COURSES
Global Business Environment	BUSS 5300	4.5
Marketing Management	MARK 5025	4.5
People, Leadership and Performance	BUSS 5114	4.5
Accounting for Management M	ACCT 5011	4.5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COURSES AND ELECTIVE: Any four of these courses
Managing Across Cultures	BUSS 5349	4.5
Issues in International Trade	BUSS 5348	4.5
Global Supply Chain Management	BUSS 5326	4.5
International Business: Strategy and Ethics	BUSS 5034	4.5
Economic Principles for Business	ECON 5020	4.5
Managing the Global Workforce	BUSS 5302	4.5
Marketing Across Borders M	BUSS 5380	4.5
Principles of International Business Finance	BUSS 5314	4.5
Elective 1		4.5	Rule(s): 1
SEQUENCING
The sequencing of courses will normally be:
(a) The four foundation courses
THEN (can be completed in any order subject to pre-requisites)
(b) Four courses selected from the set of international business and elective courses

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units

Doing Business in Asia	BUSS 5347	4.5
Postgraduate International Study Tour - Commerce	BUSS 5411	4.5
Contemporary Issues in International Business	BUSS 5410	4.5
Postgraduate International Study Tour - Marketing	BUSS 5412	4.5
Postgraduate International Study Tour - Management	BUSS 5413	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The elective may be selected from the full suite of post-graduate courses offered by UniSA and is subject to Program Director approval.

2. Students who have taken, for another award, a course which is substantially equivalent to a course from the program schedule, may be granted up to one third of the program in credit or may substitute a course of equal standing and unit's value, with the approval of the Program Director. Credit will only be granted for courses undertaken at postgraduate level.

3. The Program Director may approve variations to the program of studies for a student by substituting courses from the program schedule with courses from other graduate level programs in this or another university.