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International Business

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

International Business

International Business major

Achievement of a major in International Business requires 48 credit points from this table comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

International Business minor

Achievement of a minor in International Business requires 36 credit points from this table comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Units of study

The relevant units of study are listed below.

1000-level units of study

Core
IBUS1101
Global Business
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS1102
Cross-Cultural Management
6    N IBUS2102

Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive July

Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2

2000-level units of study

Core
IBUS2101
International Business Strategy
6      Intensive January
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS2103
International Risk Management
6    P IBUS1102 or IBUS2102
N IBUS3102
Semester 1
Semester 2
Selective
CLAW2209
Intellectual Property for Business
6    P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study
Semester 1
CLAW2211
Commercial Practice in China
6    P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study
Semester 2
IBUS2020
Chinese Economy and Business
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS2104
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
6    P completion of at least 48 credit points
Semester 1
Semester 2

3000-level units of study

Core (major only)
IBUS3101
International Business Alliances
6    P Completion of at least 36 credit points of 1000-level units
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS3600
International Business in Practice
6    P Students commencing from 2018: completion of at least 120 credit points including IBUS1101, IBUS1102, IBUS2101 and IBUS2103). Pre-2018 continuing students: completion of at least 96 credit points including IBUS2101 and (IBUS2102 or IBUS1102)


This unit should only be undertaken by students in their final semester of the International Business major. This unit of study must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Selective
IBUS3104
Ethical International Business Decisions
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points
Semester 1
Semester 2
IBUS3106
International Business Special Project
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points


Students must have received permission to enrol from the Head of the Discipline of Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Intensive December
Intensive February
Intensive January
IBUS3107
Business Negotiations
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points


This unit will require student's participation in a number of negotiations. Preparation for these negotiations, which are a large part of your grade, will require time-pressured reading of material in class.
Semester 2
IBUS3108
Social Entrepreneurship
6    P Completion of at least 48 credit points
Semester 1
IBUS3109
Strategy and Emerging Markets
6    P IBUS2101
Semester 1
IBUS3110
Managerial Cognition and Int'l Business
6    P IBUS2101
Semester 2
WORK3201
International Human Resource Management
6    A WORK1003
P Completion of at least 48 credit points
N WORK2217


The Intensive June session is restricted to Study Abroad students only. All other students enrol in the Semester 1 session.
Intensive June
Semester 2
IBUS3400
Industry and Community Project
6    A IBUS1101 and IBUS1102 and (IBUS2101 or IBUS2103)
P 72 credit points
N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or CLAW3400 or FINC3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2