Introduction

COURSE OVERVIEW: Breyer State University offers a complete Certificate program entitled International Trade. This is a 12-semester hour course and provides a comprehensive and detailed curriculum in this global trade specialty. The program uses the latest and authoritative texts. The certificate program’s objective is to provide you with a general understanding of today’s global economic world and views for the future, providing essential tools to you to answer essential questions such as: why is global trade so controversial? Does free trade deserves its bad reputation? Is protectionism an effective policy? Why is China’s membership to the WTO such an important step for world trade? How fair is free trade?

Upon successful completion of the certificate program, graduates receive an International Trade College Certificate, and 12-semester hours of college credit. CEU certificates are also available for 180 contact hours.

You may enroll at anytime and begin your studies. The Certificate Program is designed to be a self-paced program with one to one faculty mentoring. You are permitted 12 months from the date of enrolment to complete the program. You meet the program objectives at your own pace, and are permitted to complete the program in less than the 12-month allotted time frame.

Courses in this Certificate Program:

Total semester hours: 12

TEXTBOOKS: The following book and texts are used in the Certificate Program

Book 1: Free Trade Under Fire. Douglas A Irwin, Princeton University Press, 258 pages.

Book 2: China and the WTO. Changing China, Changing World Trade. Supachai Panitchpakdi and Mark L. Clifford, John Wiley & Sons, 251 pages.

Book 3: Present and Future WTO / The World Trade Organisation. the WTO Press, March 2001, (68 pages).

Book 4: Trade and decertification Fannie Mutepfa, Environment and Multilateral Diplomacy Series, edited by the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2000 (13 pages).

Book 5: Trade, Poverty Alleviation and Resource Allocation. Tawanda Mutasah, edited by the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2000 (10 pages).

Book 6: Why Trade is Good for you, The Economist, print edition, October 1, 1998 (3 pages).

INSTRUCTOR: The instructor for this Certificate Program is Alfredo Jimeno Orrego, PhD.

TUITION: The cost per course is $400.00

ENROLLMENT: There is open enrollment for this certificate program. Students may enroll and begin their studies at anytime.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this certificate program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.

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