International Master of Business Administration (Supply Chain Management)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMIN

SATAC Code
4CM194 (Internal)
4CM195 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Mode
On-campus/Online

Fees
$AU 34,200 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2025

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 diploma from a recognised higher education institution; or
- A completed graduate certificate from a recognised higher education institution.
Applicants who have:
- completed a bachelor degree in a business discipline; or
- completed a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management; or
- completed a graduate certificate in a business discipline,
  
  are eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL (18 units) Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.
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Aim

The International Master of Business Administration qualifies individuals for professional practice as managers in international businesses, through the application of an advanced body of knowledge in the fields of international business and supply chain management. The degree also offers a pathway for further learning.

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

Content & Structure

This program comprises 72 units of study normally completed as 16 courses of 4.5 unit value each.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
BUSINESS CORE COURSES
Marketing Management	MARK 5025	4.5		Rule(s): 3
Accounting for Management M	ACCT 5011	4.5		Rule(s): 3
Economic Principles for Business	ECON 5020	4.5		Rule(s): 3
Global Business Environment	BUSS 5300	4.5		Rule(s): 3
PROGRAM CORE COURSES
Fundamentals of Data Analytics for Business	INFS 5130	4.5
Managing the Global Workforce	BUSS 5302	4.5
People, Leadership and Performance	BUSS 5114	4.5
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALISATION
Global Supply Chain Management	BUSS 5326	4.5
Integrated Logistics Management	BUSS 5325	4.5
Strategic Procurement	BUSS 5378	4.5
Managing Sustainable Value Chains	BUSS 5327	4.5
Specialisation Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Specialisation Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
BUSINESS ELECTIVES
Elective		4.5
Professional Consulting Project	BUSS 5434	4.5
OR
Business Practicum G	BUSS 5396	4.5
International Business: Strategy and Ethics	BUSS 5034	4.5		Rule(s): 4

Electives

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
Business Electives
Issues in International Trade	BUSS 5348	4.5
Forecasting for Decision Making	BUSS 5427	4.5
Startup Studio G	BUSS 5448	4.5
Data Visualisation and Communication for Business Professionals	INFS 5128	4.5
Enterprising Asia: Innovation, Strategy & Impact	BUSS 5453	4.5
Tourism and Indigenous People and Stakeholders	TOUR 5010	4.5
Research for Business Decision Making	BUSS 5397	4.5
Business Virtual Study Tour - Postgraduate	BUSS 5411	4.5
Specialisation Electives
Service Management	BUSS 5428	4.5
Managing Operations in Supply Chains	BUSS 5357	4.5
Project Management for Business	BUSS 5139	4.5
Doing Business in Asia	BUSS 5347	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. 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 in a qualification that has not been used as the basis for Advanced Standing.

2. 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.

3. Applicants who have completed a bachelor degree in a business discipline or who hold a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management or applicants who have completed a graduate certificate in a business discipline are eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL (18 units) Advanced Standing in lieu of these courses and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.

4. This is a capstone course and should be completed at the end of the program.

5. Students enrolled in the International Master of Business Administration are eligible to transfer into Master of Management or any of the Master of Management specialisations after a semester of study.

Notes

1. To be selected from the specialisation elective list or may be used to complete an international exchange, internship or UniSA Business electives approved by the Program Director.