(Pre-1995 candidates only; no longer available to commencing students.)
Course code: 0167
The MBA (International Business) reflects the increasing importance of the international environment in business management. While the traditional MBA provides the opportunity to take a range of international business subjects, the MBA (International Business) is a specialised program which enables students to substitute a limited number of non-business subjects for traditional MBA subjects. Students are able to develop a substantial language skill, or study the history, culture, economics, or politics of a particular region of the world. Students can draw on the resources of the Monash Asia Institute, the Department of Japanese, the Centre for European Studies and the Department of Romance Languages, all of whom offer business related language and area subjects. This degree offers the opportunity to enhance international business skills relevant to the major regions of the world, Asia, Europe and South America.
Languages currently offered include Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Thai. Intending students should bear in mind that enrolment in a language usually involves a greater number of class contact hours than does a management subject.
On completion of the course students should have:
The Faculty of Business and Economics will not be admitting candidates to this program from 1995 onwards. Intending MBA (International Business) candidates should contact the Monash Mt Eliza Business School on telephone 9903 1500 or fax 9903 1501 to discuss the relevant course structure and content and to obtain details regarding proposed entrance requirements for 1997.
The structure encompasses the foundation MBA subjects, while integrating the area/language components. The course structure is as follows.
All students must take one foundation subject from each of the four areas of behavioural science, quantitative analysis, microeconomics and foundations of management. Only one subject may be taken in each area - except MBA5300 (Health economics) which may also be taken as an elective subject.
Behavioural science
Students are required to take at least four of the following subjects:
Students must take at least one subject concerning the managerial environment. This is to be chosen from the following three:
All students are required to take:
Three area studies or language units must be undertaken. Each of these is equivalent in weighting to one elective or six points.
Two subjects (or equivalent) from the following list of electives:
One elective subject must be taken.
Two years full-time, although students can complete in sixteen months under certain conditions. Four years part-time.
Assessment requirements in MBA (International Business) subjects are identical to the current MBA assessment requirements. Assessment requirements of Arts subjects will conform to the assessment requirements as prescribed by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Faculty of Arts for masters-level subjects.
Masters-level subjects in Masters of Arts courses are given point weighting. A masters-level program in the Faculty of Arts usually consists of coursework/research projects totalling ninety-six points. Each Arts subject taken, either as an individual subject or in combination with another arts subject, in the MBA (International Business) must amount to not less than six points.
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