Bachelor of Business majoring in International Business

Prepare yourself for a global career with the Bachelor of Business majoring in International Business. You'll learn about how culture, language, political systems and socio-economic factors affect international business practice. Apply your understanding of cultural differences and the principles of trade and management, integrating cultural understanding with your skills in core business disciplines of finance, marketing, human resource (HR) management and global sustainability. Students completing this degree will graduate with the award of Bachelor of Business.

The Bachelor of Business majoring in International Business provides students with the opportunity to develop broad knowledge and competencies to facilitate careers in business-related fields. Students will be encouraged and supported to develop transferable interpersonal and professional capabilities, including the capability to be reflective, self-evaluating and critically engaged. There is a focus on application of knowledge, competencies and capabilities to diverse and global business/organisational contexts. Students will apply their knowledge and competencies to a broad range of business/organisational practices including systems and processes, planning, production, operations and the use of current and emerging data and analytical practices.

Most business professionals will, in some way, be impacted by international influences and the prospects of doing business with partners from other countries. This degree provides a sound knowledge of business combined with specialised studies in an international context, with topics covering the international business environment, including management, marketing, trade, negotiations, finance, and import-export theory and practice.

This degree is also available to study Online. If you wish to study in a mode that enables you to learn at your own pace to fit in with your lifestyle, please visit Flinders Online. Applications for online study are submitted directly with Flinders University.

Your career

On completion of this degree students will be able to critically apply broad theoretical and technical accounting, finance, economic, marketing, and human resources management knowledge and skills to inform management planning and analyse management practices and decisions using theoretical and technical knowledge of regulatory, governance, compliance and legal requirements. Students will be able to explain the impact of socially responsible, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and global perspectives on management planning and practices.

This degree prepares graduates for a wide range of employment opportunities or further study. Potential occupations may include international strategy project officer, international marketing officer and export trade facilitator; potential employers may include government agencies and private sector businesses.

Combine your degree

Expand your career options by combining this degree with the following:

• Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science (SATAC code 244191).

Combining degrees enables students to follow their interests and aspirations and enhance their career prospects by undertaking a second area of study in addition to their primary degree. Completing an approved combined degree option will normally add at least one extra year (full-time equivalent) to their studies. For example, students combining two three-year full-time equivalent degrees are normally able to complete both degrees in four years of full-time equivalent study. Students graduate with two degrees, expanding employment opportunities. For further information, please visit Combined Degrees.

Honours

On completion of this degree there is an opportunity to apply for a one-year Honours degree. For further information, please visit our One Year Honours webpage.