Graduate Certificate in Asian Business - GradCertAsianBus

• General
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Fees
• Duration
• Mode of offering
• Credit for work done previously
• Course structure
• Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 1021
Course director: Mr Max Coulthard, Dr Ron Edwards
The Asia-Pacific region has achieved rapid economic growth in the last twenty years and now plays a significant role in the international economy. Australian business has already made much of the new opportunities available in Asia. However, much more can be done. Whether firms can take full advantage of opportunities in Asian markets depends largely on the skills of their management personnel. This distinctive, specialised course has been designed to provide a broad understanding of current practices and future developments in Asian business.

Course objectives

On completion of the course, students will:

• have an understanding of the major theories pertaining to the conduct of international business and knowledge of contemporary empirical research designed to test the applicability of the theories to the actual conduct of international business;
• have an appreciation of the management challenges involved in dealing in Asian markets;
• have an overview of the Asian region's socio-economic environment with a focus on selected regional countries;
• have an understanding of the legal systems governing international trade and regional business operations;
• have an awareness of the economic, political, social and legal factors affecting Asian regional trade and finance;
• have negotiating skills sharpened by an understanding of cross-cultural Asian legal and socio-economic factors;
• have an appreciation of effective human resource management in the Asian region;
• have an understanding of Asian capital markets and their financial instruments;
• have knowledge of the functions and characteristics of Asian regional financial markets and selected banking systems;
• have the ability to develop a business and financing strategy incorporating regional aims.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or an equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Applicants without a first degree who have a minimum of six years appropriate employment experience should refer to the section on executive certificates.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of Management as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Duration

The Graduate Certificate in Asian Business is normally completed in one semester of full-time study or two semesters of part-time study.

Mode of offering

Classes are offered in evening and/or in Friday/Saturday teaching modes at the Caulfield campus.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of two credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Course structure

The course consists of four subjects:
(a) One core subject

• MGF9660 International business theory and practice

(b) Three electives chosen from the following subjects:

• ECF9030 Asian economies
• AFF9040 Asian banking and finance
• BTF9050 Asian business law
• MGF9070 Asian management

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Asian Business may apply for admission to the Graduate Diploma in International Business.

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