Degree
Specialisation
40 credit points
Specialisation in International Business
Overview
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Degree/s offering this specialisation
Master of Commerce
Summary
Key features
- Discover how to make the most of international business prospects
Learn how a knowledge of business strategy, corporate policies and sustainability will help you exploit international opportunities.
- Become a culturally intelligent global manager
Undertake units that focus on cultural, economic and political factors relevant to international business.
- Develop advanced and integrated theoretical knowledge
Acquire skills to apply creative and innovative strategies to evaluate, manage and resolve complex international business challenges.
- Be a collaborative, consultative global leader
Participate in our multi-award-winning Global Leadership Program, and gain highly valued international leadership skills.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, it’s vital that you have the right skills to evolve with it. We’ll help you upskill or reskill so you can take the next career step in your current industry, or move to one that matches your changing interests. View professions and potential employers.
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About International Business at Macquarie University
Macquarie Business School
Macquarie Business School rethinks, reimagines and rewrites the rules of business to deliver solutions with global impact. Through our cross-disciplinary approach to teaching, we empower you to make a real and positive impact on the world using the power of entrepreneurship, collaboration, creativity and business acumen.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
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Specialisation structure
What you’ll study
A specialisation allows you to focus on an area of study, such as International Business, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Specialisation requirements
40 credit points
Essential units
40 credit points
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Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this specialisation?
International Business is available as a specialisation as part of the below degree/s:
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Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Business consultant
- Business development manager
- Chief operating officer
- Equity and diversity manager
- Foreign affairs adviser
- Human resources consultant
- Import or export manager
- International business manager
- International licencing or franchising manager
- International policy adviser
- International trade specialist
- Management consultant
- Office manager
- Operations manager
- Public servant
- Transnational business or corporations consultant
Employers
- Airlines
- Business advisory firms
- Consulting firms
- Government agencies and departments
- Human resource consultancies
- International agencies and departments
- Management consulting firms
- Marketing and public relations firms
- Media and entertainment companies
- Multinational corporations
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Public service
- Recruitment agencies
- Research and development companies
- Retail and e-business companies
- Tourism and hospitality sector
- Trade and development organisations
Career information
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