International Business Environment
UndergraduateADU-IBUS10012026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 28 Dec 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 5 Jan 2026,
- 4 May 2026,
- 24 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $2,100
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
International Business Environment
About this subject
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand and apply appropriate frameworks to analyse the international business environment.
- Recognise and use relevant analytical tools to address issues of importance to international business practice.
- Critically evaluate relevant international business literature.
- Determine how the international business environment influences business practice.
- An introduction of international business
- Globalisation and its implications for business
- International trade theory
- Regional economic integration
- The political and legal environment
- National differences in economic development
- The cultural environment
- The technological environment
- The international flow of funds and exchange rates
- Ethics, skills and competencies for IB professionals
- Understanding emerging markets
- Course review
This course explores the international business environment in which organisations operate. The course examines the structure and features of the international markets, how organisations engage with these markets, and how they respond to their complexities. Students are introduced to useful theoretical and analytical frameworks that are crucial to understanding the opportunities and risks derived from the political, economic, social, technological, and institutional environment of countries. The course also reviews aspects of global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which set global rules that profoundly affect business strategy and human welfare. Through this course, students are introduced to fundamental skills and competencies for further development towards an international business profession.
All assessments are assignment based.
- Post responses to prompts relating to a range of subject topicscs in Discussion Boards and also comment on two other posts. (10%)
- Written Paragraph Responses to topics on Globalisation and Risk (10%)
- Part A: Presentation - Record a presentation based on a scenario provided (20%)
- Part B: Market Analysis - Prepare a preliminary report based on the scenario provided (and which is a continuation of the Part A assessment) (25%)
- Report - prepare a final report based on the scenario provided (this is a continuation of the Part B assessment) (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- ADU-INB-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of International Business
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-INT1000OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of International Business.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of International Business
UndergraduateADU-INB-DEG