Student services
The GSBE offers a range of opportunities to support your learning and give you the competitive edge that employers are looking for.
Our activities, events and programs will enrich and add value to your degree, provide you with the opportunity to build an international network and enable you to become an active global citizen.
The Teaching and Learning Unit
The Teaching and Learning Unit (TLU) is housed within the Faculty of Business and Economics, and provides a range of services to assist graduate students. TLU advisers can help you with time management, reading skills, essay writing, note-taking, oral presentations and exam preparation. The TLU also provides English as a Second Language (ESL) assistance, maths tuition, study rooms and a range of learning skills booklets. For international students, the TLU runs sessions to enhance awareness of Australian life, culture and institutions.
Careers
The University of Melbourne is ranked at no. 6 in the world for graduates’ employability (1)
A degree from the GSBE will expand your career options and give you the competitive edge in your chosen profession. We have a dedicated career service that offers targeted programs for students in all stages of their career development. Career enhancement opportunities include professional development events, mentoring, internships, individual consultations and workshops. Upon graduation, many of our students enjoy high rates of employment and occupational satisfaction.
The average annual salary for GSBE graduates working in Australia increased to $AUD63,000 in 2008. (2)
- The Times Higher World University Rankings, Times Higher Education Supplement (THES), UK, 2009
- Graduate Destination Survey 2008 (preliminary results), University of Melbourne Planning Office
By making the most of everything offered at the GSBE, you create more opportunities for yourself – both professionally and socially. I got my current job through the Graduate Careers Centre. It was fantastic having a “foot in the door” to popular industries, and their assistance made interview preparation much easier.
James Tonkin, Australia
Master of Applied Commerce (Marketing) 2008
Product Manager, Palgrave Macmillan Australia
Nikolaus Schaefer, Germany
Master of Accounting 2008 - GBP Kuala Lumpur 2008
Consultant, BCG Australia
Going overseas has improved my ability to adapt to new business and cultural situations and has enhanced my understanding of the Malaysian business world. I think that these acquired capabilities are very valuable for my future career.
Global opportunities
The GSBE offers student exchange opportunities with leading business schools around the world. Going on exchange is an integral part of the course and provides students with an international perspective on their discipline, enhances cross cultural communication skills and develops key transferable skills keenly sought by employers. Whilst on exchange, you can earn credit towards your University of Melbourne degree, pay no additional tuition fees and receive scholarships to help with costs.
The Global Business Practicum (GBP) is a credit-based subject providing an in-country study experience.
The subject consists of a two-week work project undertaken in an overseas company, preceded by seminars on culture and business practices in the host country. Real work projects with a range of companies from various industries are offered including investment banks, insurance firms, engineering firms and HR consultancies. In small teams, students work together and present their project findings and recommendations to senior company representatives at the end of their placement. Destinations for the 2009 program include Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai.
Clubs and societies
We encourage you to be involved both on and off campus in leader-ship, community engagement and volunteering activities. These are a great way to develop transferable skills and interact with fellow students outside the classroom.
On-campus activities include:
- Student societies
- Mentoring programs
- Student Host Program
- Professional memberships
- Internships
- Volunteering
- Networking events.
Irais Trejo, Mexico
Master of Finance 2009 - Vice-President of the Latin American Student Association
Being part of the association has added great value to my university experience and future career. LASA not only enabled me to share my Latin American experience with other students but also improved my communication, organisation and leadership skills, which will certainly result in a positive outcome for my professional career.
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