BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Business & Media

MODULE: International Trade

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 36 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

International Trade is a vital component of any modern economy. This program presents the latest economic perspectives on international trade and the major policies that governments and businesses can employ in today's global economy. It is also an updated guide to the mass of detailed procedures and regulations with which the exporter needs to be familiar - including shipping documentation, packing, invoicing, credit facilities and insurance.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

International Business

Global Political Economy

Academic Supervisor: Juan Carlos Bernial

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

International Business

This course studies domestic and foreign perspectives that form the context for business in a diverse, global and interdependent world. It covers topics on socio-cultural diversity; ethical issues; political, legal and regulatory issues affecting business; environmental issues; and the impact of demographic diversity on organizations.

Instructor: Benjamín Beja

Global Political Economy

This course is a survey of principles and concepts of international political economy. It examines the Western system with emphasis on the relationships that influence Western trade; the North South system; the East West system with emphasis on trading policies; the new global economic order, its role and consequences in international political economy.

Instructor: Mª Teresa Martinho Almagro

International Trade

This course surveys different trade policies pursued by both developed and developing countries. It examines issues important to trade policy such tariffs and non-tariff barriers, safeguards, voluntary restraints, dumping and subsidies. It also covers trade strategies, agricultural trade, developing country rules, and regionalism.

Instructor: Benjamín Beja

International Trade Operations

This course presents the operational perspectives on international trade and the major policies that governments and businesses can employ in today's global economy. It provides an updated guide to export and import procedures and regulations. It discusses free trade areas and customs unions, and the operation of the global trading system under the World Trade Organization.

Instructor: Alvaro Venegas Zamorano

International Business Law

This course emphasizes the practical application of international business law. It compares legal aspects of business, trade, financing, and contracts under different legal systems. It explains the international means of enforcement, adjudication, and arbitration. Multinational and multicultural in perspective, it examines international organizations and treaties that have an impact on international business.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

International Distribution

This course explains foreign freight forwarding, international transportation, warehousing, and the international channels of distributions, including retailers, wholesalers, and agent middlemen. It includes an analysis of the procedures and documentation related to international distribution.

Instructor: Alvaro Venegas Zamorano

International Transport

This course describes techniques, procedures and documents related to international trade transactions and the international transportation of goods, particularly using maritime or multimodal transportation. It covers the laws and regulations applied to international sales contracts, the Incoterms, the role and responsibilities of the freight forwarder, the importance of cargo insurance, customs procedures, the modes of payment and the use of documentary credits.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

E-Commerce

This course explains web commercial services. E-commerce is the name given to the business process of selling products, goods, and services over a Web browser. In its simplest form, it allows a company's product catalog to be hosted on a Web server so that customers and potential customers can visit such site, see what must be done to sell and then place orders. Each E-commerce site is different and requires different considerations.

Instructor: Alvaro Venegas Zamorano

International Finance & Taxation

This course examines the international financial environment with particular emphasis on the foreign exchange markets and their interrelationships with international financial management and taxation. It also focuses on the principles involved in the taxation of inbound and outbound international transactions; jurisdictional issues; double taxation; taxation of income from inbound and outbound investment; international tax treaties; and fiscal incentives for investment.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

Export & Import Operations

This course presents export/import procedures and operations, international trade terms, government and customs regulations affecting trade, international commercial banking facilities, commercial credit, and export/import trade documentation.

Instructor: Benjamín Beja

Risk Management & Insurance

This course studies the financial effects of risk on international business and trade operations. It evaluates potential risks and determines risk treatment, related financing tools and insurance policy goals. It covers methods for evaluating, managing and controlling risk and insurance coverage in international operations and enterprises.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

Multinational Management

This course deals with the managerial and strategic responses to problems of international business organizations and operations. It explains the design and control of a multinational company structures and executives; and the adaptation of management systems and policies to different economic, sociocultural, and political environments.

Instructor: Clemens P.J.A. van den Broek

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.