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International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities
UndergraduateADU-POLI20132026
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,
- 24 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $2,100
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities
About this subject
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyse new opportunities in international trade, such as global supply and value chains, investment agreements, trade in services, completion policy and regional economic integration.
- Critically examine the operation and application of regional economic integration tools, such as international trade agreements in a practical context and from a sectoral aspect.
- Analyse the practical aspects of international trade, including the entering of export markets, financing and export assistance, legal regulations, and documentation as well as government controls, such as SPS biosecurity and customs.
- Debate how international trade agreements influence the development and adaptation of Australian trade policy through domestic legislation.
- Apply effective writing and presentation skills in the construction of policy arguments, trade negotiation and analysis of international trade and domestic policy issues.
- Introduction to the Global Trading System
- Negotiating Modalities and Techniques
- Emergence of Regional Trade Agreements
- Australias experience with Regional Trade Agreements
- Government grants and financing arrangements
- Risk Management in Terms of Trade
- Identifying export opportunities from trade agreements
- Complexities for exporters in trade agreements
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Australian Foreign Investment Regulation
- Competition Policy and International Trade
- Dispute Settlement in International Trade
We live in an increasingly integrated world, with international trade critical to daily life. The International Trade: Strategies and Opportunities course introduces the global framework, entities and agreements that contribute to global trade, as well as how organisations can identify opportunities develop appropriate international trade strategies. The course covers new opportunities in international trade that the World Trade Organization rules for Regional Trade Agreements afford. You will explore negotiating modalities and techniques; the politics of trade negotiations; how to understand statistics and other trade information; and how these agreements affect the movement of people. The course also covers the practical aspects of international trade and how organisations can practically prepare for entering export markets; partnership possibilities in international trade; and the assistance available in exporting and developing new markets. The course explores many of the key issues associated with international trade with a focus on competition policy, foreign direct investment and investment agreements and dispute settlement.
All assessment is assignment based.
- Fortnightly Quiz (10%)
- Reflective Journal Portfolio (10%)
- International Market Assessment Technical Presentation (30%)
- Policy Briefing Paper (40%)
- Executive Briefing (10%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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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-TRA2001OUA (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