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Bachelor of Business (International Business), Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) (International Business)

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences | School of International Studies
Division of Business | School of Commerce

Program Code: DBIL

Program Level: Undergraduate

SATAC code: 424221

Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) for 2009 Entry: 72.25 (Internal)

Home Campus: City West

Program Length (in EFTSL): 4

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About the Program

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Student Handbook 2009

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Alumni Testimonial

Career Management Workshop SP2 2009

Aim

The Bachelor of Business (International Business), Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) double degree program develops students' professional-level business knowledge and skills needed to conduct business in a global and multicultural environment; knowledge and a capacity for critical reflection and professionally-relevant interdisciplinary analysis in international relations and cross-cultural comparative studies; and basic communication skills in a foreign language.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:

 Alternatively, the minimum educational requirements may be met by those who have:

Minimum English language entry requirements: coursework programs

The minimum English language entry requirements for international students who speak English as a foreign language are detailed below. It should be noted that some programs may specify higher English language entry requirements. These will be indicated in relevant program documentation.

Applicants are required to meet at least one of the English language entry requirements listed. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive.

Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

Undergraduate

English Language Test (see Note 1)

Score

IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

 

·Reading and Writing

6.0

·Overall Band Score

6.0

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

 

·TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test)

80 with no band less than 20

·TOEFL PBT (Paper-based test)

550 with TWE (Test of Written English) of 4.5

 

 

English Language Programs

Score

Successful completion of the CELUSA Academic English Program

Level 4

 

 

Other Qualifications

·Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years; or

·Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which English is commonly used, as determined by the University (see Note 2).

Note 1: Results from IELTS and TOEFL are valid for two years.

Note 2: The University, through UniSA International, maintains a list of countries where English is commonly used and which would satisfy this criteria. This may include particular educational institutions within a given non-English speaking country where English is the language of instruction.

Content/structure

The Bachelor of Business (International Business), Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) double degree requires completion of courses totalling 144 units. The double degree program assumes that: the common Division of Business core courses provide a foundation for both degrees; the general studies sub-major and elective requirements for the arts degree are fulfilled by the international business major; the cognate requirements for the arts degree are fulfilled by language studies; and communication and contrasting studies requirements for the business degree are met by a communication course in the division core, the language cognate and the professional major in international relations. The program structure is defined in the Program Schedule that follows.

Honours

Honours in International Business may be undertaken by double degree students who complete an International Business professional major with a credit or higher grade point average. Honours in International Studies may be undertaken by double degree students who complete an International Relations professional major with a credit or higher grade point average.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 18,880 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.


Program requirements

Course name Area + Cat. No. Units EFTSL
FIRST YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Microeconomics (see Note 1)
ECON 10064.50.125
ACCT 10054.50.125
POLI 10154.50.125
Language 1A (see Note 5)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
INFS 10114.50.125
MATH 10524.50.125
Global Societies (see Note 4)
POLI 10144.50.125
Language 1B (see Note 5)
 4.5 
SECOND YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Macroeconomics (see Note 1)
ECON 10074.50.125
Introduction to Law (see Note 1)
LAWS 10024.50.125
POLI 10104.50.125
Language 2A (see Note 5)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
MARK 10104.50.125
ECON 20094.50.125
POLI 20224.50.125
Language 2B (see Note 5)
 4.5 
THIRD YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
Managing Communication in Business / International Experience Option / Elective (see Note 6)
COMM 10544.50.125
International Experience Option / Elective (see Note 6)
 4.5 
International Experience Option / Elective (see Note 6)
 4.5 
International Experience Option / Elective (see Note 6)
 4.5 
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)   
BANK 20064.50.125
ECON 30054.50.125
Introduction to Management (see Note 1)
New title from 2010: Management Principles
BUSS 10544.50.125
POLI 30124.50.125
FOURTH YEAR   
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)   
ECON 20074.50.125
LAWS 1005 
POLI 20204.50.125
POLI 20114.50.125
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 and 6)   
International Markets, Institutions and Policy or Division of Business Elective (see Note 3)
ECON 30064.50.125
POLI 30114.50.125
ECON 30044.50.125
BUSS 30464.50.125

Rules

  1. The program comprises:
      
    • a Division of Business core of eight courses which are offered in both the first and second half of the year;
    • a professional major sequence of eight courses specific to the International Business program and an International Business elective.
    • a professional major sequence of eight courses in International Relations;
    • at least four courses in a language other than English (or English as a Foreign Language courses for overseas students from a non-English speaking background);
    • and an International Study Experience consisting of 18 units of approved study in languages or international studies or business at an overseas university or a Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience
    • or four courses chosen from International Studies or two courses of further study of a language and two International Studies courses. 
          
  2. Credit is granted for relevant studies completed at a tertiary educational institution or equivalent level. Maximum credit granted is half the courses of the program (ie 72 units). Furthermore, students are required to undertake at least 36 units from the Business component and at least 36 units from the International Studies component (including international relations, languages and the overseas study option if it is taken). 
      
  3. If an international study or volunteer experience option is not taken, students complete their program according to the following modified program schedule:

    THIRD YEAR
     
    First half of the year
    LAW 1005 International Business Law (see note 2)
    BUSS 1054 Introduction to Management (see Note 1)
    POLI 2011 World Order: Theoretical Interrogations (see Note 4)
    - Language 3A or International Studies elective (see Note 6)
     
    Second half of the year
    ECON 2009 International Economics (see note 2)
    POLI 3012 Contemporary International Political Economy (see Note 4)
    - Language 3B or International Studies elective (see Note 6)
    ECON 3005 Governance and Regulation in the Global Market (see note 2)

    FOURTH YEAR
     
    First half of the year
    POLI 2020 Globalisation and Regionalism (see Note 4)
    - International Studies elective (see Note 6)
    ECON 2007 Forecasting and Business Analysis
    - International Studies Elective (see note 6)

    Second half of the year
    BUSS 3026 Competitive Strategy
    ECON 3006 International Markets, Institutions and Policy (see Note 2) or Division of Business Elective
    POLI 3011 Global Security and Sustainability (see Note 4)
    ECON 3004 Applied Business Econometrics (see note 2)
     
  4. Graduates of the Bachelor of Business (International Business) or Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) are eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Arts (International Studies). 
     
  5. Students may transfer from the Bachelor of Business (International Business), Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) double degree program to either the Bachelor of Business (International Business) or the Bachelor of Arts (International Studies).

Notes

  1. This course is one of the compulsory Division of Business core of seven courses. All Division of Business core courses will be offered in both the first and second half of the year.
      
    Division of Business core courses
    ACCT 1005 Accounting, Decisions and Accountability
    INFS 1011 Business Information Systems
    ECON 1006 Microeconomics
    LAWS 1002 Introduction to Law
    MARK 1010 Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange
    MATH 1052 Statistics for Business
    BUSS 1054 Introduction to Management
      
  2. This course is one of the major sequence of eight courses specific to International Business.
      
    International Business major
    LAWS 1005 International Business Law
    ECON 2007 Forecasting and Business Analysis
    BANK 2006 International Currency and Banking Markets
    ECON 3004 Applied Business Econometrics
    BUSS 3026 Competitive Strategy
    ECON 1007 Macroeconomics
    ECON 2009 International Economics
    ECON 3005 Governance and Regulation in the Global market
      
  3. Students have the option of undertaking either International Markets, Institutions and Policy or an Elective from the Division of Business.
      
  4. This course is one of the eight compulsory courses in the professional major in International Relations. They are:
      
    International Relations major
    POLI 1015 Understanding the World Politics
    POLI 1010 Introduction to International Relations
    POLI 1014 Global Societies
    POLI 2020 Globalisation and Regionalism
    POLI 2011 World Order: Theoretical Interrogations
    POLI 2022 Islam and World Politics
    POLI 3011 Global Security and Sustainability
    POLI 3012 Contemporary International Political Economy
      
  5. This course is a surrogate for one of the four languages courses which are chosen by students from one of the languages taught by academic staff of the University of South Australia (Arabic, French, Italian or Japanese) or from those available by cross-institutional cooperation (including Mandarin Chinese, German, Modern Greek, Indonesian or Spanish) under arrangements approved by the Languages Coordinator. Overseas students from non-English speaking backgrounds may take 18 units of coursework in English as an Additional Language in place of 18 units in a language other than English. 
      
  6. The four courses in first half of third year may be 18 units of studies in languages or international studies or business or management at an overseas university as an International Study Experience. A Hawke Ambassador International Volunteer Experience is an alternative overseas option. If an overseas option is not taken, four courses are chosen from International Studies or students complete two courses of further study of a language and two International Studies courses. The International Studies courses may be chosen from the International Studies general studies major/minor courses.
     
  7. The program of study set out above conforms to the University's Broadening Undergraduate Education policy.
      
  8. For international students, applicants accepted with an IELTS score less than 7 will be required to enrol in a 2 hour tutorial for COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business.
      
  9. Students who have studied either course in the following list, will be deemed to have completed the core course requirement only for the purposes of: transition, program transfer, double degrees and transnational programs where a limited range of courses may be available; and granting of credit for related diploma programs such as SAIBT and Eynesbury.
     
    • Macroeconomics/ Microeconomics/ Economic Principles
    • Introduction to Law/ Marketing and Trade Practices Law
    • Knowledge Management in Organisations / Business Information Systems
    • Statistical Analysis in Business/ Quantitative Methods for Business/ Statistics for Business


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