Why Study / Key Benefits

• Combines business and technology, helping students develop capabilities in business analysis, digital solutions, analytics and organisational change.
• The International Business specialisation adds an international perspective through subjects covering international trade, global business cultures, workplace diversity, supply chain management and international experiences.
• Students can choose international study experiences such as Business Innovation Study Tours in Europe, America or Asia.
• International Internship and International Internship – Extended options provide opportunities to gain experience in an international business environment, subject to availability and eligibility.
• The core curriculum develops technical, analytical, communication and strategic capabilities relevant to business-technology roles.
• Swinburne identifies professional recognition through Australian Computer Society (ACS), AACSB accreditation and its relationship with the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).

Programme Structure and Subjects / Topics

The course requires four foundation units, eight core units and four International Business specialisation units.

Foundation units:

• Professional Issues in IT — ICT80008
• Business Information Systems — INF60007
• Database, Analysis and Design — INF60009
• Requirements Analysis and Modelling — INF60010

Core units:

• Strategic Project Management — INF70005
• Business Analytics and Visualisation — INF70008
• Business Analysis and Consulting Practices — INF80006
• Governing Technology for Business Environments — INF80042
• Advanced Business Analysis — INF80001
• IS/IT Research Project — INF80003
• Business Process Management — INF80028
• Industry Capstone Project — INF80057

The International Business specialisation provides the following options:

• Business Innovation in Europe Study Tour — BUS70013
• Business Innovation in America Study Tour — BUS70014
• Business Innovation in Asia Study Tour — BUS70015
• Managing Workplace Diversity and Inclusion — HRM70012
• International Trade and Investment — INB60003
• Global Business Cultures: Advanced Theories and Practices — INB60004
• International Internship — MFP80002
• International Internship – Extended — MFP80004
• Supply Chain Management — SCM60003
• Business Internship Project — BUS80027
• Business Internship Project Extended — BUS80028

Disciplines / Specialisations

The Master of Business Information Systems currently lists the following specialisation areas:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Financial Technologies
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Research
• Project Management
• Social Impact
• Supply Chain Innovation.

The International Business specialisation focuses on:

• International trade and investment
• Global business cultures
• International business innovation
• International workplace diversity
• Supply chain management
• International internships
• International study tours.

Programme Highlights

• 200-credit-point master's qualification.
• International Business specialisation within a business-information-systems degree.
• Combination of business strategy, technology, analytics and international business.
• International study-tour options in Europe, America and Asia.
• International internship options.
• Core study in business analysis, data visualisation, project management, information systems and technology governance.
• AACSB accreditation.
• ACS professional accreditation.
• IIBA-endorsed training/course recognition.
• Hawthorn campus in Melbourne.
• CRICOS registration: 092700K.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne identifies the following graduate roles for the Master of Business Information Systems:

• Data analyst
• Business analyst
• ICT project manager.

The broader course handbook also identifies career areas including:

• Business analysis
• IT administration
• Change management
• Project management
• Information assurance
• Information systems.

Latest Updates / Special Requirements

• Current course code: MA-BIS.
• CRICOS code: 092700K.
• Current campus: Hawthorn.
• Current standard duration: 2 years full-time/equivalent part-time.
• Current 2027 starts: 1 March and 2 August 2027.
• International Student visa holders in Australia must study full-time and on campus.
• The master's requires 200 credit points.
• International Business students select up to four units from the published specialisation list.
• Study tours and internships are subject to relevant unit availability, eligibility and applicable arrangements.
• Credit transfer and RPL are assessed individually.
• Swinburne's course handbook confirms ACS professional-level accreditation and AACSB accreditation, and identifies the course as an IIBA-endorsed training course.

International Student Visa Requirements

International students studying this CRICOS-registered course in Australia generally require a Student visa (subclass 500). Swinburne specifically states that international students in Australia holding Student visas must study full-time and on campus.

Key Student visa requirements include:

• Valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
• Enrolment in an eligible CRICOS course.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Meeting applicable English-language requirements or an exemption.
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Meeting applicable health and character requirements.
• Providing identity and other documents requested by Home Affairs.
• Providing evidence of financial capacity where the Department's Document Checklist requires it.