- How long it takes
- 3 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 50.1
- Lowest offered at RMIT University, 2021
- How you can study
- Online or on campus
- Taught by
- 3 providers
- VIC, SA
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Business (International Business) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- an interest in how businesses work across countries
- curiosity about other cultures and ways of trading
- good communication skills for working with people overseas
- a willingness to keep learning about global markets
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
No job needs this course on its own, but it can help with the work below.
Jobs a degree can help with
None of these jobs needs a set qualification.
Freight Forwarder
Freight forwarders organise the movement of goods across borders, booking carriers and handling the documents that get cargo from a supplier to a buyer.
Median pay$64,500 (estimate)
Import Export Clerk
Import export clerks prepare the customs and shipping documentation that moves goods into and out of Australia, and keep shipments from stalling at the border.
Median pay$75,400 (estimate)
Shipbroker
Shipbrokers match cargoes with ships, negotiating the charters and vessel sales that keep goods moving by sea.
Median pay$145,600 (estimate)
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There are 3 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
- Course page for Flinders University (opens in a new tab)
Flinders University
Bedford Park, City, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 59.15 lowest
- (65.1 median, 2024)
- How you study
- Online or on campus
- (full or part time)
RMIT University
City, VIC
3.8from 1,757 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 50.1 lowest
- (65.05 median, 2021)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
University of South Australia
City West, SA
4.3from 216 Google reviews
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Business (International Business).
- International trade and business
- Cross-cultural management
- Finance and marketing
- Business law and economics
- Global sustainability
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?