International Trade
PostgraduateTAS-JNB5122023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
International Trade
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Discuss the driving force for international trade and investment at regional, national, and organisational levels.
- Develop an international market entry plan by assessing global opportunities and internal and external business environments.
- Apply international trade and investment theories and practices to the strategic management of global businesses.
- Week 1 - Globalisation and the internationalisation of trade and investment
- Week 2 - Organisational participants and international monetary systems
- Week 3 - Ethics, sustainability and CSR –contemporary challenges
- Week 4 - Theories of international trade and investment
- Week 5 - Regional economic integration and understanding emerging markets
- Week 6 - Strategy and organisation in the international firm
- Week 7 - Global opportunity assessment
- Week 8 - Analysing internal and external environmentsand setting internationalisation strategy
- Week 9 - Exporting and countertrade
- Week 10 - Licensing, franchising and other contractual arrangements
- Week 11 - Foreign direct investment and collaborative ventures
- Week 12 - Review
- Week 13 - Review
This subject provides students with a framework for understanding the field of international trade. The subject examines the environment for international trade and investment, particularly political, social, economic, technological, environmental and other factors that influence strategic firm-level plans and senior management decisions about a firms cross-border trade and investment activities. Students will be required to understand relevant macro-level international trade and investment theories and the global system and issues surrounding the conduct of international business from an organisational strategy and operational perspective. An applied understanding of international trade and investment will be encouraged through students analysing and examining the constraints affecting entry to new markets and specific market entry options and global business activities.
- Take-Home Exam (40%)
- International Market Entry Plan - Part A (35%)
- International Market Entry Plan - Part B (15%)
- Free Trade and Trade Protection (10%)
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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
- TAS-GSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Elective
- TAS-BAM-MAS-2023 - Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
- TAS-GLS-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-GLS-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- TAS-MMG-GDI-2023 - Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
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
Master of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
PostgraduateTAS-GSM-MAS
Master of Business Administration in Maritime Management
PostgraduateTAS-BAM-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
PostgraduateTAS-GLS-GCE
Graduate Diploma of Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
PostgraduateTAS-GLS-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Maritime Management
PostgraduateTAS-MMG-GDI