International business (1 Viewer)

[mushroom_head]

i was wondering what you actually learn in international business. Is it fun? Do we get to go overseas? Most importantly, what career paths are there if i study this?

 

[Minai]

I did international business in my first 2 years at uni

Basically, its a pretty interesting subject area, as in, the subject matter is enjoyable to study compared with the commerce core subjects. You don't get to go overseas (that's the BBA International @ Macquarie Uni), nor are there any concrete career destinations from the major (you'd want to combine with Accounting or Finance for example)

 

[daiana]

one of the lecturers said that doing INTL BUS is usually a leadway into management positions. after all, it does deal with managing issues of the firm in the global context...

 

[Affinity]

international business should lead to a pretty concrete career, you can join one of the many importers, exporters or just any trading firm.

 

[daiana]

so what majors complement intl bus?

 

[ezzy85]

im doing ibus. do i have to do managing across cultures? i checked the booklet and it doesnt seem to be a prerequesite for anythihng.

those of you doing this major, is it worth continueing? its fairly easy and straightforward but it doesnt seem like it would be useful in the future.

 

[Minai]

Yes you need to do that course (unless its changed for this year)

The major is exactly how you described - easy, straightforward, but not really useful apart from the general knowledge learned

 

[ezzy85]

are you still doing it?

 

[Sarah]

im doing ibus. do i have to do managing across cultures? i checked the booklet and it doesnt seem to be a prerequesite for anythihng.

those of you doing this major, is it worth continueing? its fairly easy and straightforward but it doesnt seem like it would be useful in the future.

I did a few Ibus courses but i'm not doing Ibus as a major. It's straightforward, nothing too complex.

Managing Across cultures is very straightforward. Prob the easiest of Ibus subjects i completed

As to it's usefulness, i guess it depends on what you want to do and also what skills it will give u to do what u want.

 

[§eraphim]

are you still doing it?

I thought u were doing actuarial/math.

 

[ezzy85]

I thought u were doing actuarial/math.

lol. you havent been keeping very close watch on me.

 

[Affinity]

so what majors complement intl bus?

you dig up an old thread for this!

 

[Eagles]

hey, props for using search!

actually, its ezzy who dug it up

 

[ezzy85]

i was actually looking for the thread i started about this after the hsc.

 

[mushroom_head]

there is still one thing i don't get about international business. They say you learn about management in this major...but isn't good management something you acquire through experience?

 

[Eagles]

lol, such is internal control..