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Postgraduate CoursesInternational Business 2014

Faculty of Business and Economics

Master of International Business


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Monash isranked inthe top 1%of world

universities

The Times Higher Education,

World University Rankings, 2012 2013.


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Monash University has an enviablereputation for teaching and researchexcellence across business disciplines.This reputation is built on our innovativeand progressive approach to coursedelivery, and the strong links we haveforged with commerce and industry both in Australia and overseas making

Monash degrees truly international.Monash creates leaders who adapt andthrive in a rapidly changing business world.We are consistently ranked among theleading universities in the world, and ourdegrees are globally recognised, givingour graduates an extra edge to helpthem succeed in the internationaljob market.

A degree that will take

you places

The Faculty of Business and Economicsoffers an extensive choice of graduatebusiness programs for students of varyingbackgrounds and aspirations. Whether youwant to get ahead in your career, developyour expertise, or move into research andgain a PhD, Monashs business programscan give you a distinct advantage.Whats more, the range of full-time andpart-time options means that its easy tostructure your study around your lifestyle.

An internationally-recognised

business education

The Faculty of Business and Economicshas been awarded international businessschool accreditation by the Association toAdvance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB), the Brussels based European

Quality Improvement System (EQUIS),and the Association of MBAs.

Monash University is the rst Group

of Eight university to have achieved theesteemed triple crown business schoolaccreditations by AACSB, EQUIS andAMBA. These globally-recognisedaccreditations place the university in theelite ranks of less than one per cent ofbusiness schools worldwide with triplecrown accreditation.

These accreditations establish the facultyas one of the worlds leading higher

education institutions in business education.Further details on our accreditationscan be found at:www.monash.edu/business-economics

The vision of the Faculty of

Business and Economics is to be

recognised as one of the worlds

leading academies of scholarship

in business, economics, and related

disciplines, with the standing of

our agship activities verifed by

the most esteemed international

arbiters of quality.

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The rapid pace of change intodays business environmentrequires constant professionalgrowth. Our business programsare designed to ensure that youare at the leading edge of yourchosen eld of endeavour.

Professor Colm Kearney

Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics

Faculty of Business and Economics > International Business

A world-classreputation


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Course code 2098

CRICOS code 034886J

Duration 1.5 years full time, 3 years part time

Intake Semester 1 and Semester 2

Campus On campus (Cauleld, South Africa and Malaysia)

Exit points Graduate Certicate in Business (24 points)Graduate Diploma in Business (48 points)

2014 fee (A$) Domestic: $24,700 International: $34,100

Credit points 72

Number of units 12(8 core units, 4 elective units)

Entry requirements Australian bachelor degree or an equivalent, and a Weighted Average Mark

(WAM) of 55%, or an equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) as determined bythe faculty. Applicants will be ranked based on their entire academic record.

Master of InternationalBusiness

The Master of International Business is designed to equip you with knowledge aboutbusiness and management issues from a global perspective. This degree gives you theability to build on your undergraduate qualication, and develop the business skills you

need to have the career you want.

The course is specically designed for early career professionals who wish to develop

vital skills in communicating and negotiating across cultures. Students in the Masterof International Business are typically graduates from other disciplines who wish todevelop the capacity for high-level analysis of rm internationalisation, international trade,

investment, strategy and management, and gain an appreciation of the multinationalrm, its environment and the activities of the international manager.

Core units

> Accounting and nance for

international managers

> International trade law

> Introduction to internationaleconomics

> International management

> Cross-cultural managementcommunication

> International business strategy> International business theory

and practice

> Marketing and the internationalconsumer

Course benefits

> The Master of InternationalBusiness provides exibleoptions to allow you to tailorthe degree to your area ofinterest or career goals.

> The course gives you access tosome of Australias renownededucators in the elds of

international business, accounting,

marketing and management.Our professors and teachingstaff have extensive industryexperience, ensuring that yourstudies focus on currentconcepts and issues that arehappening in the world today.

> The degree provides a pathwayfor students interested in pursuingdirect entry to a PhD.

> This degree can be combined withother masters degrees, enablingyou to graduate with two mastersdegrees. Double degrees available

include the Master of InternationalBusiness / Master of Europeanand International Studies.

Electives

You must undertake fourgraduate-level electives to completethis degree. Electives can be chosenfrom a broad list of subjects offeredby the Faculty of Business andEconomics.

For more information onelectives go to:www.monash.edu/study

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Design your degree

based on your interests

and career goals

Learn from leading

academic and

industry experts

Acquire a multinational

business perspective

Develop strongcommunication skills

Pathway to PhD


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Career outcomes

This program prepares you to further your career in a range of elds.

Career opportunities include manufacturing or service rms with inter-national activities, export and trade agencies, government institutions,NGOs, international organisations, joint ventures, foreign subsidiaries,

travel and tourism, consulting, research, and more.

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Postgraduatestudy options

Certifcate and diploma

Graduate Certifcate in Businessis a four-unit course that may be undertaken as astand-alone award or as a pathway to a graduate diploma or masters degree. It is designedto give you an introduction to a variety of business disciplines, however you can tailor the unitselection to your specic area of interest. Students who successfully complete the certicate

may be eligible for admission into a masters degree.

Graduate Diploma in Businessis an eight-unit course, designed for students who wish toextend their knowledge in general business principles. This is a exible program that allows you

to take a number of broad business units, or a sequence of units relating to a specic discipline.

Coursework programs

Most of our coursework degrees comprise 12 units. Full-time students normally undertake fourunits per semester and part-time students normally undertake two units per semester. In somecourses, you are able to exit your masters degree early with a graduate certicate (four units)or a graduate diploma (eights units).

In some disciplines, you are eligible to enrol in a graduate or postgraduate diploma and, aftercompletion of eight units, articulate into a relevant masters degree. Many of our courseworkprograms also offer a research stream, which serves as a prerequisite for undertaking a PhD.

For more information on our postgraduate programs go to www.monash.edu/study

Research degrees (Masters Research and PhD)

The Faculty of Business and Economics has developed a strong reputation for excellence inresearch across a diverse range of business interests. Our research has the scale, capabilityand business links to inuence national agendas and shape business and professional practice.

We strive to provide an excellent environment for the personal and intellectual development ofour postgraduate research students, who make a signicant contribution to the research effortof the faculty.

Our research degrees include a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy.

We also offer:

> A Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce, which provides a fourth year of study,equivalent to an honours year, for students wishing to undertake a higher degree by research

but do not have the research background required to meet the admission criteria.> A Master of Business (Honours), which provides a pathway for high achieving accounting,

banking and nance coursework masters students to articulate into the universitys higher

degrees by research program.

If you are considering undertaking a research degree, please contact our Faculty ResearchOfce on (613) 9905 2483 or email [email protected]

You can also nd more information on research in the faculty and how to apply to undertake

a research degree at:

www.monash.edu/business-economics/research

The Faculty of Business and Economics offers a variety of pathway programs to assiststudents who dont meet course entry requirements. For more information on courseeligibility and entry requirements, please contact our student services team on(613) 9903 1400 or (613) 1300 784 990, or email [email protected]

The Faculty of Business and Economics has one of the most extensivepostgraduate offerings in the country, giving you more degree choices,and the opportunity to tailor your studies to your specic career goals.


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Courses oeredby the Faculty

AccountingGraduate Diploma in Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced)

Master of Business (Accounting)

Business

Graduate Certicate in Business

Graduate Diploma in Business

Master of Business

Master of Business Law

Master of Business (Science and Technology)

Banking and Finance

Master of Applied Finance

Master of Banking and Finance

Economics and Econometrics

Graduate Diploma in Applied Econometrics

Master of Applied Econometrics

Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies

Master of Economics

Master of Business Economics

Graduate Certicate in Pharmacoeconomics

Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy

Marketing

Master of Advanced Marketing

Master of Marketing

Management

Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

Master of Human Resource Management

Master of Management

Policy and Trade

Master of Public Policy and Management

Master of Diplomacy and Trade

International Business

Master of International Business

Business Administration

Monash MBA

Monash Executive MBA

Double masters degrees

Master of Applied Finance/ Master of Applied Econometrics

Master of Applied Finance/ Master of Business (Accounting)

Master of Business/ Master of Professional Accounting

Master of International Business/Master of European and International Studies

Master of Journalism/ Master of Business

Master of Professional Accounting/ Master of Business LawMaster of Business (Accounting)/Master of Business Law


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Information for prospective students

Higher Education Loan

Program (HELP)

Loans have been introduced under theHigher Education Loan Program (HELP),which incorporate previous loan schemesincluding the Higher Education ContributionScheme (HECS), the PostgraduateEducation Loan Scheme (PELS) andthe Bridging for Overseas TrainedProfessionals Loan Scheme (BOTPLS).

The HELP scheme provides an interest-free,income contingent loan facility for eligiblestudents enrolled in: accredited undergraduateand postgraduate award programs includinghigher degrees by research; bridging coursesfor overseas trained professionals to enablethem to meet the entry requirements for theirprofession in Australia; and courses to enablestudents to meet the requirements for entryinto an awards program.

For further information visit:www.goingtouni.gov.au

Fees

To study at Monash University you must paytuition fees to the university. Tuition fees varyfor different courses. Indication tuition feesare detailed in the course tables of this guide.However, please check Monash course nder

www.monash.edu/study/coursenderand

www.monash.edu/fees

Postgraduate coursework programs arefull-fee places. The tuition fees quoted are for48 credit points unless otherwise stated in thecourse tables and only applicable to a coursecommencing in the year stated in the table.Tuition fees for course commencement incoming years will be different. Monash Universityreserves the right to adjust annual tuition feesfor future years of your course. However,Monash University undertakes that anyadjustment factor for those continuing studentswill not exceed six per cent per annum. Anyadjustment will be applied on the rst day of

January each year for teaching periods withinthe census date thereafter.

Credit (advanced standing)

for previous study

Credits/exemptions may be consideredfor previous tertiary-level study or post-secondary study (including TAFE andOpen Universities Australia) in Australiaor overseas. Applications for credits/exemptions must clearly indicate units forwhich advanced standing is requested andmust be accompanied by a legally certied

copy of your academic transcript and unit

syllabus, usually from the course handbook.Each application is assessed on acase-by-case basis.

It is essential that units submitted for credit/exemption t the philosophy and principles

of this course of study. Units studied morethan 10 years ago will not be consideredfor credit/exemption.

Student development

The Faculty of Business and Economicsoffers a range of student developmentactivities to enhance your academicstudies, develop your skills and transformyour career path. These include:

> Orientation for postgraduate students

> Academic Development andEnhancement Program for TertiaryStudies (ADEPT) workshops

> Personal and professionaldevelopment programs

> Postgraduate PAL (Peers,Ambassadors and Leaders) program

> Mentoring programs

> Career readiness programs

For more information on our extracurricularprograms and to get involved, visit:www.monash.edu/business-economics

O campus programs

Off campus learning is a exible mode of study

based on independent learning materials andlearning support systems that allow studentsto study with little or minimum attendance at auniversity campus. Some of our postgraduatecourses are offered in off-campus mode tohelp you balance your study goals with

other commitments.To nd out more about our off-campus courses

and application procedures please email:[email protected]

Postgraduate scholarships

and awards

Monash University offers a wide rangeof postgraduate scholarships to helpyou pursue postgraduate study.Scholarships are available forcoursework and research degrees.

For more information visit:

www.monash.edu/study/scholarships

International Student Visas

International students should visit:www.monash.edu.au/internationalwhich contains important information regardinghow to apply as an international student,

Australian Government requirements and

conditions for study in Australia, living costs,course fees, health insurance, working whileyou study, work rights for your husbandor wife and schooling for your children.

Further information about visa applications

can be obtained from:www.liveinaustralia.com/student-visaand www.immi.gov.au/students

For more information on credit and exemptionsfor previous postgraduate study, please [email protected] phone

(613) 9903 1400.

English language profciency

Monash University has minimum English entryrequirements for all students, to ensure thatall applicants for degrees have the English skillsto perform well in their studies. Applicants canmeet the English language prociency

requirements if

> You have achieved a satisfactory level ofperformance in an English subject at Year 12or equivalent level. This means a study score ofat least 25 in units 3 and 4 in any VCE Englishsubject. All other students should visit:www.monash.edu.au/internationalfor entry requirements details.

> You have studied in an institution where Englishis the language of instruction and assessmentfor the entire institution and have satisfactorilycompleted the equivalent of one and a halfyears full-time (three standard full-timesemesters) of either

a university undergraduate award program, or

a program that has been assessed as beingtaught at an equivalent level to MonashUniversity undergraduate study

Alternatively, you have studied in an

institution where English is the language ofinstruction and assessment for the entireinstitution and have satisfactorily completedthe equivalent of one full-time year (twostandard full-time semesters) of postgraduatestudy.

Documentary evidence in the form of a letteror transcript is required from the institution atwhich the study was undertaken.

> You have undertaken an English languageprociency test within two years prior to your

study commencement date and have achievedthe following results:

IELTS minimum test score of 6.5 withno individual band score less than 6.0.

TOEFL minimum test score of 550 with aTest of Written English score of at least 4.5.Internet based TOEFL overall 79, Writing:21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13, Speaking 18.Cambridge English Certicate in Advanced

English (CAE) Minimum test score required:A grade of A

Cambridge Certicate of Prociency in

EnglishMinimum test score required:A grade of C

You have successfully completed theMonash University English Language

Bridging Program, or equivalent programs,at the appropriate level.

For further information about English languagerequirements at Monash University visit:www.adm.monash.edu.au/admissions/postgrad/pg-english-requirements.html


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Entry in Semester 1

31 January 2014

Entry in Semester 2

30 June 2014

Semester Dates 2014

Semester 1 3 March - 30 May

Semester 2 28 July - 24 October

Applicationclosing dates

To apply go to:

www.monash.edu/study


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Further information

Postgraduate Student Services Office

Faculty of Business and Economics

Monash UniversityBuilding N, Level 427 Sir John Monash DriveCauleld East, Victoria 3145, Australia

Telephone: 61 3 9903 1400 or 61 3 1300 784 990Email: [email protected]/business-economics

Contacts for international students

International Recruitment Services

Monash University871 Dandenong Road

Cauleld East 3145, Australia

Telephone: 61 3 9627 4852Email: [email protected]/study/international

Special note about the Gippsland campus

Monash University and the University of Ballarat areexploring a proposition to create an expanded,regionally-focused university. Should the propositionbe approved, the campus is expected to offer a rangeof courses that bring together the strengths of bothMonash University and the University of Ballaratfrom 1 January 2014. If the proposition is approved,

new students will be admitted into a full range ofexpanded courses of the proposed new university andMonash University will not be admitting new students(except from agreed pathways) into courses at theGippsland campus. As course offerings may change,

please visit www.monash.edu to ensure you have thelatest information on what courses will be available.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

From 2015, Monash University postgraduate courseswill align with the AQF, an initiative that ensures

Australian qualications are nationally consistentand internationally comparable. This may resultin some changes to course structure.

CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C

Monash University reserves the right to alter information, procedures, fees and regulationscontained in this document. Please check the Monash University website for updates(www.monash.edu.au). All information reects prescriptions, policy and practice in force

at time of publication. Published July 2013.

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