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Global Trade Operations, Supply Chain Management Certificate of Achievement

The Global Trade Operations Certificate of Achievement is an introductory-level program designed to build a foundational understanding of global trade operations. It will benefit students in the exposure to real life transactions in planning and executing international trade. Essential components of the curriculum include critical roles that importing, global marketing and exporting, logistics, and supply chain management play in contemporary global business. A leadership component is part of the certificate wherein the student gains knowledge and skills, equipping them to problem define and problem solve in international and global contexts. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
  1. Compare and contrast different political, legal, and economic systems and technological forces and their impact on international management.
  2. Understand and appreciate the need for ethics and social responsibility in international management, and the growing pressures on firms to act in an ethically and socially responsible manner in their global business operations.
  3. Understand the relationship between national culture and organizational culture, integrate those concepts within the context of international management decision-making, and appreciate the challenges of diversity in the modern work environment.
  4. Integrate and apply the basic elements of international strategic management, including the pressures and cost/benefits of strategies that emphasize global integration versus local adaptation; describe the specialized strategies required for emerging economies and for international new ventures.

Certificate of Achievement Requirements

Note: All courses must be completed with a letter grade of “C” or higher or “Pass.”

BUS-259Introduction to Global Trade Operations3
BUS-260Global Trade Operations, Logistics3
BUS-261Global Trade Operations, Supply Chain Management3
BUS-262Global Trade Operations, Import Procedures3
BUS-263Global Trade Operations, Marketing & Export Procedures3
BUS-264Global Leadership3
Total Units18

Any student who chooses to complete only the requirements listed above qualifies for a Certificate of Achievement in Global Trade Operations, Supply Chain Management.  An official request must be filed with the Admissions and Records Office prior to the deadline as stated in the Academic Calendar.