Master’s Degree in Trade and International Economic Relations
PROGRAM
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Module 1. Managerial Skills for International Environments
- International Policy
- International Negotiation and Leadership
- International Cooperation
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Module 2. International Economic Environments
- Tools for Economic Analysis
- Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities
- Business Internationalization
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Module 3. International Finance
- International Financial Markets
- International Tax Law
- International Monetary Systems
- Financial instruments at the Service of Foreign Trade
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Module 4. Geo-Economic Areas: Developed Economies
- European Union
- United States and Canada
- Japan and neighboring countries
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Module 5. Geo-Economic Areas: Emerging Economies
- Brazil, Russia, India and China
- Latin America
- Middle East and Africa
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Module 6. Global Strategies for Business
- Marketing Strategies
- New Technologies in Foreign Trade
- Organizational Strategies for Internationalization Processes
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Module 7. Foreign Trade Instruments I
- Foreign Trade Institutions and Regulations
- Operational risks of Foreign Trade
- Documentary Management
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Module 8. Foreign Trade Instruments II
- International Contracting
- Insurance and Guarantees in Foreign Trade
- Information and Reporting Systems
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Module 9: Internship
This module involves completing a minimum of 6 ECTS Credits through internships at prestigious multinational companies.
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Module 10. Master's Thesis
This module involves the development of a business project with international projection that will be presented and defended before a panel of expert professionals. Professional specialization includes areas essential to manage projects related to trade and international relations.
Scientific specialization involves orienting the internship and Master's Thesis towards economic and business research, with a requirement to take three specific modules:
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Module 11. Quantitative Methods
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Module 12. Economic Research
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Module 13. Business Research
These three modules replace Internationalization Strategies and Foreign Trade I and II required in the professional specialization.
Note: sessions for of these modules are taught with non-conventional schedules at the Villaviciosa de Odon Campus (inquire for further information).
This specialization branch includes research credits that may be applied towards admission to the dissertation to obtain the PhD in Economics and Business at Universidad Europea de Madrid.

