About The University of Newcastle

This program gives students a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments. You will graduate with skills and attributes valued by employers in disciplines.

Marketing

These are courses currently available in "Marketing Major":

• Advertising and Marketing Communications Strategy
• Consumer Behaviour
• Creating and Managing Brands
• Digital and Social Media Marketing
• International Marketing
• Marketing Research
• Project in Business
• Services Marketing
• Strategic Marketing Management

Outstanding business leadership meets you when you graduate with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Newcastle. With brand new on-campus facilities, or an all-inclusive online program guided by business leaders and academics, the MBA is designed to challenge you and build your capacity for business excellence.

The MBA attunes you to a higher understanding of business management decision making, marketing, organisational behaviour, accounting and finance processes, strategic management and the international business arena.

The Graduate Certificate in Project Management at the University of Newcastle provides you with specialised project management and leadership skills that are highly valued and in demand across industries including property development, construction, mining, utilities, information technology and business sectors.

Learn project management methodologies and technologies from expert industry practitioners, and then apply these skills to real-world and project-based coursework. We have worked with industry to ensure that the skills you learn will be immediately applicable in your career, increasing your value in the labour market.

This qualification is designed for professionals currently working or looking to manage successful projects. Our online accelerated program will equip you to excel in your current role or prepare to make the next step in your career.

A career in accounting provides challenging, rewarding and versatile opportunities in the current business environment. Increasingly, businesses are looking for people with superior analytical skills that accounting can provide.

A Master of Professional Accounting is a qualification that equips graduates with the knowledge and skills to succeed in accounting and aid career progression to senior management level.

The Bachelor of Commerce is a practical and flexible degree, with core courses designed to give you a thorough overview of business and commerce environments, before you specialise in Accounting, Economics, or Finance.

When you study a commerce degree, you will be equipped to make a smooth transition from the classroom to the boardroom, by acquiring skills that employers value.

A sense of global citizenship is imparted through international case studies and cross-cultural analysis. Through courses in your chosen major, you will gain insight into the interplay between the financial, legal, political and economic systems and how these factors influence the contemporary business environment, both in Australian and global contexts.

This program gives students a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments. You will graduate with skills and attributes valued by employers in disciplines.

These are courses currently available in "International Business Major".

Cross-Cultural Management and Negotiations
National as well as organisational culture plays an important role in managerial effectiveness and business performance of firms engaged in cross-border operations. The theory and practice of management and negotiation in a cross-cultural international context is examined with models of cross-cultural management critiqued and applied to contemporary business cases

Global Trade and Finance
This course introduces students to the basic theories of international trade and trade policy with an emphasis on contemporary global policy issues. Students will examine why and how nations gain from international trade in goods, services, and assets.

International Business Strategy
Multinational firms leverage their capabilities and competencies to create competitive advantage in international and global markets. This course analyzes how and also studies equity and non-equity strategic alliances as forms of global competition

International Human Resource Management
Aims to develop a critical understanding of the role and functions of the various human resource activities within multinational corporations (MNC). It provides an overview of the impact of globalization and varieties of capitalism in shaping international human resource management practices in MNCs.

International Marketing
Remaining competitive in a changing environment requires organizations to continuously adapt to market forces. The complexities of marketing in an international environment are examined while addressing local market characteristics.

International Trade Logistics
This course introduces you to practical operational issues in International Trade Logistics. The focus is on problem-solving and appreciation of contemporary issues in International Trade Logistics. Case reports and analyses are used to provide an integrative understanding of international logistics operations and process designs.

Managing International Business Risk
Global companies continually face an increasing variety of business, political, economic, and security risks that can directly impact both operation and profit. This course identifies and analyzes the multi-level risk environments facing today's global businesses and investigates strategies to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate international and geopolitical risk.

Learn to push your creative boundaries. Embrace the changes occurring across today’s complex communication landscape. Choose your major area/s of study and develop work-ready skills, including critical thinking, writing, and producing creative and factual content.

Course options prepare you to create content for many forms of media. These include social, radio, podcasting, broadcast, streaming, and news platforms. You can tailor your skills for specific areas of interest, including drama and documentary, gaming and lifestyle, strategic communications, public relations and corporate communications.

Communication integrates practical experience, critical analysis, and creative thinking with industry opportunities. You’ll be ready to take on a range of exciting careers.

Computer Scientists work on challenging, complex problems. They develop the foundation of new software technologies, both theoretical and practical. Computer science is fundamental to the newest trends in computing. Including machine learning, autonomous systems, cybersecurity and virtual reality.

These trends are part of everyday technologies. This includes smart phones, online shopping, navigation, social media, games and smart appliances.

This degree produces innovative and resourceful computer scientists who can solve complex problems. They work in fields like AI, robotics, graphics, digital forensics, web development and security.

With this degree, you could develop sophisticated systems to support access to education. Or develop virtual reality programs to help people recover from post-traumatic stress. Or fight diseases by discovering biomarkers that allow early diagnosis.

Social Science is the study of social systems, institutions, and cultures. This degree will equip you to understand and analyse the social dynamics of the world around you, and develop practical solutions to create positive change. You will learn to analyse and address key social issues and inequalities, using practical strategies and methods to propose evidence-based solutions that can create better outcomes for all. This program allows you to pursue your interests by choosing from a diverse range of majors. You will graduate work ready, with the skills and knowledge you need to pursue a rewarding career.

This program is for those who are interested in using science to understand people. Be inspired to build new knowledge and discover new things using a variety of scientific methods.

Cover a broad range of areas such as mental illness, interventions, the biology of the brain, child development and aging, memory, and decision making. Undertake pre-professional courses each year, preparing you for professional practice. They include guest lectures from practicing psychologists, problem-based?workshops?and video material to provide an accurate picture of the range of areas within psychology.

This fascinating and evolving field will prepare you to work in a broad range of industries where you can positively impact the lives of others.