International Trade
The degree in International Trade, is offered as a Bachelor's Degree in International Trade, with a duration of 4 years.
Upon completing the first 3 years of coursework and depending on the program, you can obtain as an intermediate qualification "Higher Technician in International Trade" also "University Analyst in International Trade" or "Customs Clearance Technicians and Graduates in International Business Administration".
At some universities the dual degree of "Customs Broker" is offered. In general the degree in International Trade is taught in the Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales. It is offered in-person and at some universities in 100% online mode and in some plans of study, solid training in English and Portuguese is included.
International trade is also known as foreign trade or world trade, promotes trade in goods and services between countries. When carrying out international business operations, regulations established by the governments of each country are used.
International Trade economies are called open economies and there is an increasing interrelation between what happens in international markets and what happens in the economy of a given country.
International Trade has to do with imports and exports; the most common jobs can be found in the ports of each country or region.
At many universities the coursework is dynamic and creative, students are offered cases, real business problems using business simulators and role-playing games.
Why study International Trade?
In general the degree in International Trade provides solid knowledge in customs management, laws, banking transactions, logistics, international marketing, internationalization of companies, digital trade (e-commerce and e-logistics).
- Because the degree in International Trade provides solid training in Management and Business.
- Because the International Trade professional is in demand at logistics and foreign trade companies, as well as specialists in selling services and in controlling and reducing costs.
- Because it is considered a degree with a future, given the strong growth in the internationalization of economic processes and markets, for example where the logistics sector is booming thanks to the international expansion of large business groups, the demand for professionals specialized in international trade is on the rise.
- Because the International Trade degree focuses on knowledge of markets and their companies in different countries, communities or regions.
- Because it gives you knowledge to explore in depth all the laws and theories that regulate National and International Trade.
- Because you like working with new technologies to facilitate foreign trade operations.
- Because you are interested in the proper handling of marketing strategies.
- Because you are passionate about market research and global communication.
It prepares you to understand the production, quality, logistics, communication and financing criteria of an organization involved in foreign trade.
International Trade Objectives
- Develop negotiation, leadership, teamwork, conflict resolution, creativity and entrepreneurship skills.
- Provide knowledge to understand the context in which international business, commercial transactions between countries and the effects of trade relations at a global level develop.
- Train leading professionals in export and import and trade at an international level.
- Train professionals with skills in leadership, analysis and conflict resolution, teamwork.
- Train competent international professionals in logistics, transportation and foreign trade management.
- Develop critical profiles, with initiative and flexibility in the career field.
- Promote financial tools in relation to international trade.
Applicant Profile
- Motivated to start businesses globally (with an entrepreneurial and innovative profile)
- Has a constant motivation for research, critical analysis, and an entrepreneurial attitude.
- Profile with strategic thinking and analysis of business operations between international markets.
- Interested in negotiation techniques.
- Motivated by participating in international fairs and exhibitions.
- Great interest in creating and managing international businesses.
What does a Graduate in International Trade work as?
- An International Trade professional deeply understands the dynamics of the exchange of goods and services worldwide, working in public and private organizations, international and logistics companies, Banks, Financial institutions and insurers.
- An International Trade graduate works with different computer systems to manage shipment tracking, access container data and manage the necessary documentation.
- Manages import and export operations for goods.
- Can develop and start their own business at a global level, as an external consultant on international buying and selling projects or advising on international expansion possibilities.
- Implements business internationalization strategies.
- Analyzes and identifies business opportunities in foreign markets.
- Develops commercial strategies for the internationalization of the company.
- Manages customs operations for transport, insurance and financing.
- Works in companies operating in a global and regional environment, within governmental institutions (international, national, provincial and municipal), that provide support services and economic and commercial intelligence for international operations.
- Works on the development and internationalization of companies.
- Analyzes markets through new platforms such as social media.
- Implements strategies for global and local companies, through the application of specific tools from Marketing, Finance, Communication, Operations and Strategy.
- Participates in strategic planning in companies that produce goods and provide services, commercial, transport and logistics, insurance and consulting companies-
- Works in teaching and training roles.
- Researches segments or niches of international markets.
- Analyzes import and export business operations.
- Detects interest rate risks and hedging alternatives.
- Identifies different sovereign and corporate international financing alternatives.
- Plans policies for access to international markets.
Career opportunities in International Trade
- Business Development Managers in charge of searching for new opportunities in both national and international markets.
- In international hiring Departments.
- In international import-export Departments (Multilateral Organizations, exporting companies, importers, Banks)
- International logistics and Supply Chain Management (Logistics Companies, Tradings, International Consultancies, Customs Agencies)
- International logistics Directors.
- Operations Directors and Strategy consultants (Insurance Companies, Logistics Companies).
- International sales Directors
- Sales Executives in charge of coordinating the dispatch of goods, transport management and the documentation necessary for the export of products.
- Demand or production planning.
- Positions in international transport companies.
- Distribution center managers.
- Export-import managers.
- Export technicians in companies' international departments.
Positions Held by a Graduate in International Trade
- Customs Operator
- Foreign Trade Analyst
- Tariff technique and classification Analyst
- COMEX Analyst
- Logistics and Supply Chain Director
- Foreign Trade Manager
- Employee for customs broker
List of some subjects of the International Trade degree, keep in mind that at each university the curriculum is different, in this list subjects from several programs at different Universities are combined:
- Administration
- Administration of Organizations
- Business Administration
- Financial Administration
- General Administration
- Administration and Sales Techniques
- Agriculture and Livestock
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Mathematical Analysis
- Analysis and Financial Calculation
- Analysis and Decision-Making in Marketing
- Cultural Anthropology
- Arbitration
- Calculation and Financial Administration
- Channels and Logistics
- Tariff Classification
- Goods Classification
- Classification and Valuation
- Commercial
- Marketing
- International Marketing
- Electronic Commerce
- Foreign Trade
- International Trade
- Purchase and Consumption Behavior
- Consumer Behavior
- Multimedia Communication
- Brand Building and Management
- General Accounting
- Accounting
- Costs
- Costs in International Trade
- Costs and Management
- Export Costs and Prices
- Law
- Customs Law
- Applicable Law
- Commercial Law
- International Commercial and Economic Law
- Commercial and Tax Law
- Business Law
- International Law
- Public and Private International Law
- Civil and Commercial Private Law
- Final Degree Project Development
- Entrepreneurial Development
- Business Management
- International Strategic Management
- General Management
- Physical Distribution and International Packaging
- Economics
- Applied Economics
- General Economics
- International Economics
- Economics and Finance in Globalized Markets
- Entrepreneurship and International Consulting
- Containers and Packaging
- Statistics
- Global Strategy and Positioning
- Ethics
- Professional Ethics and Deontology
- International Finance
- Operational Finance
- Fundamentals of International Business
- Economic Geography
- International Economic Geography
- Operations Management
- Price Management
- Product Management
- Quality Management
- People Management in Organizations
- Conflict Management and Negotiation
- Professional Qualification
- Mathematical Tools
- Economic History
- World Economic History
- Foreign Language
- Imports
- Taxes for Foreign Trade
- Computer Science
- English
- Legal Institutions
- Economic Integration and Cooperation. Geopolitics and Global Changes
- Regional Integrations
- Interpretation of Financial Statements
- Introduction to International Business
- Introduction to Law
- Market Research
- Legislation
- Customs Legislation
- Customs Legislation and Practice
- Language, Logic and Argumentation
- Bachelor's in Marketing
- Leadership and Negotiation
- Logic and Methodology of Science
- Commercial Logistics
- International Logistics
- Macroeconomics
- Legal Framework of Organizations
- International Legal Framework
- Marketing
- Services Marketing
- Strategic Marketing
- Global Marketing
- International Marketing
- Sectoral Marketing
- Marketing and Electronic Commerce
- Mathematics
- Business Mathematics
- Markets
- Futures Markets
- Foreign Markets
- Research Methodology
- Social Research Methods and Techniques
- Microeconomics
- International Negotiation
- Negotiations and Multicultural Aspects of International Business
- Business
- International Business
- Obligations and Contracts (Summer Course)
- Customs Operations
- International Trade Operations
- International Trade Operations
- Transnational Organizations
- Participation in Conferences and Congresses
- Business Planning
- Platforms and Web Business
- International Policy
- Portuguese
- Practice
- Principles of Economics
- Export Projects
- Advertising and Promotion
- Economic, Financial and Tax Regime of Internati
- Customs Tax Regime
- Regional Economic Regimes
- Promotional Regimes
- Cost System
- Sociology of Organizations
- Scorecard
- Customs Technique
- Banking and Exchange Technique
- Quantitative Techniques
- International Negotiation Techniques
- Marketing Techniques and Strategies
- Accounting and Budget Theory
- Transport
- Transport and Insurance
- Transport, Cargo and Insurance
- Taxation