Bachelor Business International Business

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Bachelor Business International Business
Single and double degrees
Program Director Ron Donato
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Presentation outline.

• The program
• Learning resources
• Mutual responsibilities
• All work and no play?
• Contact us

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• The program.
• Single Degree DBIB
• 8 Division Core Courses
• 8 International Bus core courses
• 7 Electives 1 BUGE course
• Total 24 courses
• Option to study overseas for one semester

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• The program.
• Double Degree DBIL
• 8 Division Core Courses
• 8 Int Bus core courses
• 8 International Studies
• 4 language courses
• 4 overseas/electives Total 32 courses
• Option to study overseas for one semester

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• International Business Core Courses
• Inter. Relations and World Politics
• Macroeconomics
• International Economics
• Finance and Investment
• Inter. Currency and Banking Markets
• Governance and Regulation
• Competitive Strategy
• Forecasting and Business Analysis
• Applied Business Econometrics

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Electives major/minors?

• Flexibility in program to enable students to
  purse a major sequence in functional area
• Marketing
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Human Resource Management
• Finance
• Accounting
• Refer to DBIB website for structure

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Choosing courses in your program. Major, minor,
elective, prerequisite What are they?

• Majors 8 elective courses in one discipline
• Minors 4 elective courses in one discipline
• Electives
• Prerequisites

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• International Studies Core Courses
• Introduction to International Relations
• Global Societies
• Globalisation and Regionalism
• Islam and World Politics
• Contemporary International Political Economy
• Global Governance Utopia and Reality
• World Order Theoretical Interrogations
• Global Security and Sustainability
• Refer to DBIL website for structure

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But wait for it theres more! Overseas study

• Specific Provision in Program designed to allow
  students to study one semester overseas
• Student scholarship for airfares
• (Value app. 2,000)

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But wait for it theres more! Overseas study

• Well established exchange linkages with leading
  Business Schools in many countries
• Provide first-hand international experience in a
  professional setting
• See Uni website on student exchange

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Teaching learning arrangements. Lectures
Usually 2 hours Tutorials Usually 1
hour Online resources Interactive material to
aid learning. Refer to course home page
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• Aims and objectives.
• International business involves understanding
  the global business environment and of markets in
  which different activities take place
• Provides students with unique set of business
  skills, global focus and international experience

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International Business - Overview

• Innovative program provides students with a
  unique combination of
• High level of business analytical skills
• Strategic business decision-making
• Strong understanding of global business
  environment
• Develop skills in core business functions
• Overseas study component

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• Assessment.
• Types of assessment
• Tests assignments exams
• Grade Point Average (GPA)
• Grades are important Try always to do well and
  dont fail courses

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• Outcomes Links to employment.
• Important to have good grades
• Package your CV emphasising your skills and
  capabilities

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Employment Outcomes

• Any industry sector requiring business graduates.
  
• Business large multinational or local with
  international focus
• Government Treasury Health Dept Finance,
  foreign affairs

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• Need more assistance?
• Campus Central
• Learning Connection
• UniSA online resources

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• Were all in this together.
• Expectations of academic staff
• Expectations of students

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• All work and no play?
• Join Commerce Society
• AISEC
• Various other clubs

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Support in the school

• Program Advisor
• Lyn Nipperess
• Way Lee Building
• WL 3-57
• Tel. - 830 20294
• E-mail lynette.nipperess_at_unisa.edu.au
• Enrolment Advice
• What to enrol in
• Majors, Minors, Electives, BUGEs
• Cross-Institutional Studies Applications
• Credit Advice 
• Overrides into full classes

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School of Commerce

• School Office
• City West
• Way Lee
• 47-55 North Terrace
• Level 3
• Room WL3-55
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email cmr.enquiries_at_unisa.edu.au