Adelaide University
Master of International Business
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Advise companies on how to assess international market opportunities, manage supply chains, formulate global marketing strategies and form partnerships with stakeholders across the world.
Course overview
Build your knowledge across key business domains like marketing, management, entrepreneurship and accounting. Learn advanced international business principles, ready to manage cross-cultural teams and multinational corporations. Gain hands-on experience through an internship and industry/research projects.
Discover core business concepts such as marketing, accounting, management and entrepreneurship. Explore advanced topics like international business strategy, managing multinational corporations, cross-cultural management and negotiation and global business analysis. Get real-world experience through an internship with an international business, NGO or government entity, along with industry and research projects.
Your master’s degree in international business will allow you to lead and manage global companies. You’ll be able to give expert advice to help companies reach international markets, target diverse customers and achieve their goals. You might find yourself working in multinational firms, government organisations or even starting your own global business, to name a few.
Key features
- Challenge yourself with advanced coursework in international business.
- Gain foundational knowledge in marketing, accounting, management and entrepreneurship.
- Complete an internship with a global business, NGO or government entity.
- Undertake an industry-based research project.
- Tailor your studies with elective courses.
- Upskill and advance your business career.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
Students must complete 96 units comprising:
- 72 units for all core courses.
- 12 units for all work-integrated learning.
- 12 units for electives.
Each course is worth six units.
Complete 72 units for all of the following:
- Accounting Principles for Decision Makers
- Entrepreneurial Thinking
- People, Leadership and Organisational Performance
- Foundations of International Business
- Managing Multinational Corporations
- International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities
- Marketing
- Global Business Analysis
- International Business Strategy
- Cross-Cultural Management and Negotiation
- International Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Global Marketing
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed bachelor's (AQF level 7) or bachelor's honours (AQF level 8) degree or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution; OR
- A completed nested or related graduate certificate (AQF level 8) or higher or equivalent from a recognised higher education institution.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adelaide University is committed to recognising the contribution of students’ prior learning towards their program requirements.
Credit may be granted for formal, informal and non-formal learning, with guidance on eligibility provided to prospective students in a clear, transparent and publicly available credit framework.
Credit determinations will be:
- Evidence-based, equitable and transparent.
- Academically sound.
- Applied consistently, fairly and subject to review.
Credit will be granted for prior learning that is relevant and equivalent to the learning required for the courses for which credit is sought.
Credit will only be granted if it:
- Maintains the credibility and integrity of the program for which credit is sought.
- Does not contravene the conditions of the program’s professional accreditation.
- Does not disadvantage the student’s ability to achieve the expected course or program learning outcomes.
For more information, contact the university or visit its website.
Outcomes
- Build foundational knowledge across key business disciplines – including marketing, management, accounting for decision makers and entrepreneurship.
- Explore opportunities, risks and challenges in the global business environment.
- Learn about multinational corporations – how to manage international marketing, expatriate management, global procurement, mergers and acquisitions and global concerns.
- Learn how to analyse global business opportunities, manage international markets and talent and evaluate issues like sustainability and governance.
- Understand global market and supply challenges and the strategies companies use to gain a competitive advantage.
- Develop cross-cultural communication and negotiation skills and international entrepreneurship and innovation processes, ready to tackle global markets.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative annual fee in 2026: $43,100 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Fee-paying programs require the full tuition fees for your study, which can be deferred partly or in full to a FEE-HELP loan. Where the duration of the program is less than one year, the total cost of the program is displayed.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
You may also need to pay the student services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students.