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Bachelor of International Business

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Degree Structure

A general outline of the typical three-year full-time program pattern for Asia specialisation*

  First semester Second semester
Year 1
(48 units)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
Asian language (6u)
ASIA1025 Individual and Society in Asia A
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
Asian language (6u)
ASIA1030 Individual and Society in Asia B
Year 2
(48 units)
International Business course** (6u) 
Elective (6u)
Asian language (6u)
Elective (6u)
BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business
BUSI2025 International Business 
Asian language (6u)
Elective (6u)
Year 3
(48 units)

BUSI3020 International Strategic Management
International Business course** (6u)
Asian language (6u)
Asian Studies Elective*** (6u)

International Business course** (6u)
Asian language (6u)
Asian Studies Elective*** (6u)
Elective (6u)

Notes:
* Students may study abroad for one semester in English at a CBE partner institution in one of 8 Asian countries, or substitute 4 elective courses at the ANU. The elective courses must include two of BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business, BUSI2024 Dynamics of Business in the Middle East, BUSI2027 Development of Modern Business, BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business, BUSI3024 International Marketing, MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management, BUSI2029 Cross-Cultural Management, BUSI3030 International Supply Chain Management, or BUSI3028 Business in China to attain a total of 36 units from the International Business major as listed in Schedule 3.

** Students must complete either BUSI3024 International Marketing or MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management.

*** Students are encouraged to include 12 further units in their chosen language, in order to achieve a language major.

Please note that it may not be possible for students to study abroad and achieve a language major. Students must consult with a CBE course advisor in the first semester of their program of study.

 

A general outline of the typical three-year full-time program pattern for Europe specialisation*

  First semester Second semester
Year 1
(48 units)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
European language (6u)
EURO1004 Europe in the Modern Era
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
European language (6u)
BUSI2025 International Business
Year 2
(48 units)

BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business
Elective (6u)
European language (6u)
Elective (6u)

International Business course** (6u)
European language (6u)
EURO2003 The European Union: Policies Institutions and Challenges (6u)
Elective (6u)
Year 3
(48 units)

BUSI3020 International Strategic Management
International Business Course** (6u)
European language (6u)
Elective (6u)

International Business course** (6u)
European language (6u)
Elective*** (6u)
Elective (6u)

Notes:
*Students may study aboard for one semester or substitute 4 elective courses at the ANU. The elective courses must include two of BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business, BUSI2024 Dynamics of Business in the Middle East, BUSI2027 Development of Modern Business, BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business, BUSI3024 International Marketing, MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management, BUSI2029 Cross-Cultural Management, BUSI3030 International Supply Chain Management, or BUSI3028 Business in China to attain a total of 36 units from the International Business major as listed in Schedule 3.

** Students must complete either BUSI3024 International Marketing or MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management.

*** Students are encouraged to take one further course (6 units) in their chosen language, which would give them a language major.

 

A general outline of the typical three-year full-time program pattern for the Middle East specialisation*

  First semester Second semester
Year 1
(48 units)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
Middle Eastern language (6u)
MEAS1001 Introduction to the Modern Middle East
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
Middle Eastern language
BUSI2025 International Business
Year 2
(48 units)
BUSI2024 Dynamics of Business in the Middle East
Elective (6u)
Middle Eastern language(6u)
Elective (6u)

International Business course* (6u)
MEAS2105 The Political Economy of the Middle East
Middle Eastern language(6u)
Elective** (6u)

Year 3
(48 units)

BUSI3020 International Strategic Management
International Business course* (6u)
Middle Eastern language course (6u)
Elective** (6u)

International Business course* (6u)
Middle Eastern language course (6u)
Centre for Arabic and Islamic Elective** (6u)
Elective** (6u)

Notes:

* The elective courses must include two of BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business, BUSI2024 Dynamics of Business in the Middle East, BUSI2027 Development of Modern Business, BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business, BUSI3024 International Marketing, MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management, BUSI2029 Cross-Cultural Management, BUSI3030 International Supply Chain Management, or BUSI3028 Business in China to attain a total of 36 units from the International Business major as listed in Schedule 3.

** Students must complete either BUSI3024 International Marketing or MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management.

*** Students are encouraged to include 12 further units in their chosen language, in order to achieve a language major.


The Degree with Honours

Information on honours for Bachelor of International Business.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.

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