Course code: 2643 · Course director: Professor Owen Hughes ·
Offered in day teaching mode at Caulfield campus and distance education mode
from the School of Business and Electronic Commerce, Gippsland campus ·
Caulfield campus course normally completed in two semesters of full-time study
or four semesters of part-time study · Distance education mode course
normally completed in four semesters
The course has been designed to provide high-level training in the fields of
international trade, diplomacy, economics, international law and environmental
law policies, and contemporary international politics within an Australian
context. It would contribute to the development of private and public sector
managers engaged in international trade, the diplomatic corps, workers in
international organisations and NGOs, and other professionals interested in
these areas.
Applicants require the Graduate Diploma in Diplomacy and Trade or the eqivalent
qualification from a recognised tertiary institution. Alternatively, applicants
are required to satisfactorily complete the first four compulsory and two
elective units that form the graduate diploma component before progressing to
the remainder of the masters program.
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of
Management as to the 2000 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually
and are therefore subject to change. A limited number of departmental
scholarships covering tuition fees may be available.
Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of three credit exemptions for
subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of
study. Refer to the course director for further details.
The course consists of two core subjects and four elective subjects.
Four elective subjects chosen from:
or, in place of elective(s), students may study a research paper equivalent to one to six subjects.