To earn the Master's in Global Commerce and Policy, you must successfully complete 36 credit hours of coursework. Students should consult with their academic advisor on appropriate course sequencing.
CORE COURSEWORK (21 credits)
GCP 500 – Global Political Economy: Gives students a foundational introduction to the overlap between international commerce and the field of Political Science while delving into contemporary issues in trade, finance and development.
GCP 501 – Data Analysis for Global Political Economy: Provides students the skills necessary to conduct qualitative and quantitative research and analysis of data in the realm of global commerce, from sources of data through binary regression, as well as data visualization.
GCP 503 – Macroeconomic Policy in the Global Economy: Provides students an accessible overview of basic concepts in macroeconomic theory such as inflation, growth and business cycles, fiscal and monetary policies, balance of payments and exchange rates.
GCP 504 – Microeconomics and Trade Policy: Provides a foundation in microeconomics, including supply and demand analysis and the theory of the firm, as well as applications of microeconomics to international trade theory and trade policy analysis.
GCP 602 – Global Financial Crises and Institutions: Examines the modern financial sector and the role of multilateral and regional financial institutions in management of crises, macroeconomic adjustment, development policy and capital flows.
GCP 603 – Global Trade Relations: Considers the global trading system from legal, institutional and political perspectives, giving particular attention to trade agencies in the United States and abroad, international agreements, and the World Trade Organization.
GCP 605 – Technology, Culture, and Commerce: Examines and applies the major dimensions of technological and cultural analysis to global commerce and policy, including theories of technological change and cultural perspectives that have relevance to the flows of goods, capital and technology across national and cultural boundaries.
CONCENTRATION OR ELECTIVE COURSES (15 credits)
The Master's in Global Commerce and Policy program offers three concentrations that enable you to sharpen your expertise in a particular area of study. In pursuing a concentration, you will complete five elective courses tailored to the area of study. The concentrations are:
Global Finance, Investment, and Trade
The GCP-GFIT concentration will allow you to focus your studies on the commercial and monetary aspects of globalization and international business. These include international finance, international investment, international trade, and new technologies. This concentration prepares students for careers in both the government and the private sector in the areas of trade policy, trade law, international financial and monetary policy, global business strategy, and trade compliance.
Global Development and Governance
The GCP-GDG concentration is ideal for students who want to focus their studies on international development, development policy, development project implementation and impact assessment, and the global governance system in which development policies are debated and promoted. It will prepare you for a career in international development organizations, development consultancies, and non-governmental organizations in the areas of development policy analysis, development project management, and international negotiations.
Global Risk and Strategy
The GCP-GRS concentration will allow you to focus your studies on emerging commercial risks, non-commercial risks with commercial implications, and the implications of these risks for strategy, regulation, and policy. These risks include illicit trade, transnational crime and corruption, terrorism, political violence, climate change, natural disasters, technological risks and threats, and threats to human security. It prepares students for a wide variety of careers in both the government and the private sector, as well as in international organizations, in the areas of national security, human security, technological governance, and global risk analysis.
The Illicit Trade and Trade Compliance
The GCP-ITTC concentration brings together two important professional realms, illicit trade and trade compliance, that are increasingly important in both the private and public sectors. As practitioners in these fields face new challenges, from shifting tariffs to rising tension between nations, this concentation GCP students to better devise viable strategies to address such things as cross-border smuggling, international negotiations, and the use of trade controls to manage modern security threats. Students will graduate with in-demand credentials and the confidence to solve today’s economic and geopolitical challenges.
Students who are already pursuing the Master of Arts in ICP can receive a Schar School certificate in addition to their master’s degree by completing an additional 6 credit hours.
For detailed information, visit the current students curriculum page.