Educational Objectives
This major is created to train high-quality skilled personnel who adapt to the needs of economic and social development, are firm in ideal and political conviction, pursue an all-round development in morality and technical skills, have a certain level of science and culture, a good cultural literacy, professional ethics and awareness of innovation, a craftsman spirit for excellence, and a strong employability and capacity for sustainable development, acquire the knowledge of market economy, international trade and international finance, develop the knowledge and technical skills to carry out import and export trade business and actually operate various international economic businesses, are oriented to joining the job group of business professionals and technicians working for foreign-related enterprises that specialize in international trade and cross-border e-commerce in the wholesale and retail industries, and are well positioned to engage in container management, international goods trade, international trade documents, international trade documentary, cross-border e-commerce, international marketing planning, and international business negotiations, etc..
Fundamental Courses
Fundamentals of Economics, Fundamentals of International Trade, Fundamentals of Accounting, Fundamentals of Management, Import and Export Business, Foreign Trade Documents, International Merchandise Trade, English Letters for Foreign Trade Communication, Business English, Cross-Border E-Commerce, Customs Declaration Practice, Business Communication and Negotiation, International Freight Agency Practice, Cross-Border E-Commerce B2C Platform Operations, and International Marketing.
Job Prospects
1. Work for foreign trade enterprises in foreign trade business and international marketing, such as serving as export salespersons, merchandisers, documentation specialists, customs specialists, and customs inspectors;
2. Work for government agencies, comprehensive departments of national economy, commercial sectors, foreign-related enterprises, joint ventures, large-scale industrial and commercial trading companies or in the work related to trade economy and marketing.
Features
International Economy and Trade is a major established by our school in accordance with high standards. With a history of nearly two decades, it is our school’s long-established major with the typical characteristics of international and application-oriented talent training. Among the full-time teachers in this major, more than half have the title of associate professor, and more than half have practical work experience in import and export business and management in large import and export companies and large enterprises. On a mission to train high-quality talents in the field of modern international business, this major focuses on the cultivation of employability, sustainability, innovation and leadership, so as to lay a solid foundation for students' future career development.
