International Trade
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| Location: | Peterborough |
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| Program Status: | Accepting applications |
| Program Code: | TD |
| Co-ordinator: | Russell Turner |
| Credential: | Ontario College Advanced Diploma |
| Classes Start: | September 7, 2010 |
| Tuition/ Fees: |
$1,700.25 per semester *
* Tuition and fees subject to change. |
Program Highlights
The International Trade program will prepare you for a global career in international trade:
- hands-on training and actual import/export activities
- practical case studies in tariff classification, customs documentation, export market planning and development, NAFTA Rules of Origin, international freight forwarding and logistics, and much more
- the chance to participate in an exchange semester in Mexico
- a unique three-week international study field trip.
Why Choose Fleming?
Fleming College is the only college in Canada that offers you a three-year program in International Trade, rather than an international business program. The emphasis at Fleming is on practical applications used in international trade. You may actually import or export goods for sale as part of your training. Your in-class instruction will be first-rate, drawing on the faculty's real-life experience in the field. Professional affiliations with the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA) and the Canadian Professional Logistics Institute (P. Log) keep the curriculum relevant and up-to-date. The entire 6th semester is an applied project where you will work with an industry client.
This program will prepare you for a career in today's ever-changing world. The EDGE focus within the School of Business, Computing and Hospitality is founded on 4 principles:
Environmental Responsibility: Learn how to contribute to a sustainable future. Ensure your career leaves a green footprint.
Diversity: Work with a variety of people from faculty, administration, students and members of the community. Learn how to be creative and innovative.
Global Perspective: Learn to compete on a level playing field in the global market.
Experience: Gain real experience in your field through case studies, simulations, placements and applied projects.
Develop your EDGE at the School of Business, Computing and Hospitality.
Work Experience
Experiential learning is the cornerstone of all our business programs. Through extensive, semester -long applied projects for clients, field placements or a co-op work placements, Fleming students are able to put to use the skills learned in the classroom within a real-world business environment.
What it Takes to Succeed
- an interest in working cross-culturally and internationally
- cultural sensitivity and language skills
- an entrepreneurial attitude
- good people skills
Career Opportunities
Your career choices in the area of International Trade are extensive. You can focus your skills on careers in almost any area of business within the global marketplace. Every year this program has a high placement rate. Many of our students find work before graduation - within the field. Our graduates are working around the world with global logistics companies, freight forwarders, importing/exporting firms, customs brokers, or for consulting and trading companies. Job titles include customs clearance agent, designated ship broker, freight forwarder, logistics co-ordinator and international marketing agent, among others.
Minimum Admission Requirements
OSSD with the majority of credits at the College (C) and Open (O) level, including:
- 2 College (C) English courses (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
- 1 College (C) Math course (Grade 11)
When (C) is the minimum course level for admission, (U) or (U/C) courses are also accepted.
Recommended (but not required for admission):
- Grade 12 College (C) Math
Mature Students If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission. Additional testing or academic upgrading may be neccessary to meet specific course requirements for this program.
* Students starting in January are required to attend classes over the summer semester.
Related Programs
Not yet settled on a career in business? Why not consider Materials Management, Marketing, Hotel and Resort Management, or Tourism and Travel?
Additional Costs
Approximately $950 per year for books and supplies.
University Transfer Agreements
Semester 1
College Communication Skills for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM155
Units: 67.00
Hours: 67.00
College Communications for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM078
Successful business and administrative communication requires an understanding of both individual and organizational audiences and the ability to create effective messages for them. Communications for Business will introduce students to the critical-thinking, problem-solving and professional writing skills that are necessary to meet these communication challenges.Units: 37.00
Hours: 37.00
Business Essentials - A Survival Course
Course Number: BUSN002
This course will explore the nature of business and the role of the individual within the business context. The course will help to prepare the student for the world of business by developing an understanding of the major functional aspects of a successful business. The course will also focus on a number of important business trends that will continue to affect business into the future. These include the growth and influence of international business, the role of ethics and social responsibility in business decisions, the significance of small business, the growth of the service sector, and the influence of technology on business activities. This is an approved general education course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Financial Statements and the Finance Environment
Course Number: ACCT071
This course offers business students a basic understanding of how the activities of an organization are reflected in the financial statements as well as offering an understanding of the basic terms and content of financial statements. The student is then required to apply that basic understanding of concepts along with analytical techniques to reach financial decisions in business organizations. Practical applications of financial concepts to the operation of the business are emphasized. Specific topics include understanding of the Balance sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings and Statement of Cash flows. Other topics include financial planning, working capital management, the capital budgeting process, financial statement analysis and break even analysis. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a half credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Introductory Computing
Course Number: COMP345
Working in the Windows XP environment, this computer course introduces the student to computer basics (computer terminology, e-mail, file management) and the application and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Office 2007. Through the extensive use of hands-on activities, students will gain sufficient knowledge and experience to make productive use of computers as a tool in both college and workplace environments. Students will have the opportunity to attain the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Start Certification if they attain 75% or more on each of the four ICDL Start Certification tests.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Marketing
Course Number: MKTG014
This is an introductory course in Marketing designed to provide an awareness and understanding of the role and function of marketing within an individual firm and throughout the total economy. The student is introduced to the principles and techniques of marketing and its various functional areas. The various marketing strategies utilized in product or service planning and development, pricing, distribution and promotion in response to the needs and wants identified in various markets are explored.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
College Math Skills
Course Number: MATH099
Units: 60.00
Hours: 60.00
Math Fundamentals for Business Studies
Course Number: MATH011
The Math Fundamentals for Business Studies course was designed to be an integral portion of all programs offered by the School of Business at Sir Sandford Fleming College. This course is a one-semester study of the mathematics applicable to the business and financial community. Math Fundamentals for Business Studies places the significance of mathematics as a problem solving and decision making tool. Topics covered: manipulation of business formulae, break-even analysis, monetary conversion, mathematics of buying and selling, simple, compound interest and annuities.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 2
Business Teams
Course Number: SOCI125
Learn about the movement towards getting work done through teams in organizations, and develop the knowledge and skills to thrive in this area. This course meets the General Education requirements primarily in the areas of Work and the Economy and Social Understanding, as well as touching Civic Life, Personal Development, and Cultural Understanding.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Business and Contract Law
Course Number: LAWS004
Business people and consumers in Ontario are affected by a broad spectrum of federal, provincial and municipal laws and a variety of court-created legal principles. This course serves as an introduction to business and consumer law.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Communicating at Work for Business and Hospitality Professionals
Course Number: COMM148
In this course you will continue to develop your communication skills with a focus on how communication and the written word works in business and hospitality professions. This course is designed to help you better understand the communication demands of your eventual career employment. You will continue to reinforce speaking, writing, reading, and listening techniques common to the expectations demanded by the work place of your career choice by applying, at a more sophisticated level, principles of style, structure, mechanics and techniques (for orals).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Human Resources Administration
Course Number: MGMT007
This course is designed to provide an overview of key human resources activities and the related legislation affecting today's workplaces. Topics of study include the strategic role of HRM, legal compliance and valuing diversity, designing and analyzing jobs, human resources planning, recruitment, selection, orientation and training, performance appraisal, compensation, employee benefits & services, labour relations, and occupational health & safety. Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss legal compliance in the areas of human rights, pay/employment equity, employment standards, labour relations, and health & safety. Applied learning opportunities include case study analyses, identification of Human Rights Code violations on an employment application form, development of a job description/specification and a recruitment ad, critique of managerial performance on videotape, web-based research pertaining to employment practices, and completion of a journal article summary and explanation of its relationship to the course material. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Prior to enrollment in this course, it is recommended that learners have attained the learning outcomes of Communications for Business (COMM78).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Trade
Course Number: MTRL008
This course provides students with an overview and understanding of international trade, its history, process, and current applications.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Operations Management
Course Number: BUSN020
This course is designed to give students an understanding of the functions of business operations. Students develop an understanding of the important factors and some of the analytical tools that can be used to improve productivity and customer service. Emphasis is placed on the cost benefit relationship.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 3
Macroeconomics
Course Number: BUSN013
Macroeconomics is the study of the overall performance of the economy. Fluctuations in the level of national output, incomes, prices and employment are analyzed along with government policies to control these fluctuations.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Basics of Importing
Course Number: MTRL002
This course is designed to familiarize students with the basic principles of importing goods and services into Canada. Since importing is a two-way process that involves an exporter in a foreign land, some basic export principles will also be covered. Note: It is strongly suggested that students have completed or also be enrolled in Customs for Trade (MTRL 3).Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Customs For Trade
Course Number: MTRL003
Co-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Business
Course Number: BUSN011
This is a survey course in international business. It provides students with the understanding of the functions, responsibilities, advantages, problems, and operations of international corporations in a global marketplace.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Contemporary Management Skills
Course Number: BUSN006
In this course, both theoretical and practical fundamentals of managerial work are explored and experienced. Through self-assessments, skills workshops, discussions, and lectures, students will learn management competencies in interpersonal and leadership strategies, the dynamics of power and innovation, as well as organizational strategies to enhance performance and productivity.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Effective Sales Techniques
Course Number: MKTG008
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
New Ventures
Course Number: BUSN061
This course is designed to develop an understanding of planning the start-up of a business, its ongoing management and strategies for growth. Students learn about the legal forms of business ownership, the importance of financial analysis as a success indicator for the business and appropriate marketing tactics for promoting small business. The student will develop an actual business plan for their own business idea.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Spanish I
Course Number: LANG011
Spanish I is a beginner course designed for those individuals who have little or no knowledge of Spanish. This course is an introduction to understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in the language, and is ideal for those who intend to travel or plan to pursue further language studies.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 4
Advanced Importing Techniques
Course Number: MTRL001
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Corporate Social Responsiblity: Ethical Conduct of Business
Course Number: MGMT066
We live in the age of globalization. Due to many recent events, corporate business is under fire to manage their activities in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner. Moreover, many corporations are learning that it is good business to do good. In this case-based course we will examine various specific ethical dilemmas in the conduct of domestic and international business. We will discuss the structure of the corporation and the various contemporary ethical issues it presents. Finally we shall discuss the best practices of many leading companies to conduct their business in a socially responsible way.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Market Assessment and Export Management
Course Number: MKTG108
This course is designed to teach the learner how to research and plan the export of existing products to foreign markets all over the world. This course focuses on the research, decision and planning stages, while International Marketing focuses on the process of executing the tactical components of the international marketing plan. In Market Assessment and Export Management the student will learn how to find information regarding foreign markets, create country and market profiles, plan market entry, find financing, understand how to ready a product for exporting, and complete the appropriate documentation.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Microeconomics
Course Number: BUSN018
This course provides an introduction to the economic behaviour of consumers and firms in the marketplace. Microeconomics studies the way that individual markets work and how regulations and taxes affect trade, consumers, and producers.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Transportation
Course Number: MTRL016
This course is an intensive introductory examination of logistics, transportation, and documentation of the domestic and international movement of goods. Students will gain an understanding of various domestic and international methods of the physical distribution of goods by rail, road, water, air, and especially intermodal channels. Students will also become proficient at determining the chargeable weights, costs and liabilities for the foregoing modes and be able to document the movement of goods. Regulations controlling and guiding global transportation will also be covered in the course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Business Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Course Number: MATH046
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Intermediate Computer Applications
Course Number: COMP103
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Spanish II
Course Number: LANG012
Spanish II will complete the students' familiarity with aspects of basic Spanish. This will lead the students to a basic proficiency level necessary for a non-intensive language situation.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 5
Communications - Report Writing
Course Number: COMM006
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Global Political Economy
Course Number: BUSN124
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Law
Course Number: LAWS040
This course introduces students to the overall concepts, principles, customs, and rules that govern the behaviours, relationships, and interdependence between nations, international organizations, and corporations.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Money Matters
Course Number: MTRL006
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
International Marketing
Course Number: MKTG011
This third level course is designed to introduce students to the complexity of marketing products/services to International markets around the world. The student is expected to have a basic understanding of domestic marketing. This senior level course will be delivered in a classroom environment with sufficient time allocated to the marketing simulation exercise which will be completed as a group project during the semester. Note: This is a senior level course that will require the student to work in an effective group environment. A comprehensive understanding of project planning is required to succeed in this course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Logistics Management
Course Number: MTRL012
Pre-requisites
Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Occupational Health and Safety
Course Number: MGMT015
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the broad and dynamic field of occupational health and safety and to develop an awareness of and appreciation for the value of these areas in terms of their contribution to effective cost control and improved productivity. The multiple dimensions of the technical, managerial, legislative, political, and personal aspects of safety are examined in detail. Occupational health cannot be separated from these issues because of the many overlapping requirements and because an employee's well-being must be the first consideration. Note: This course has been approved by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) as a credit in the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations' (CCHRA's) national certification program. To qualify to write the National Knowledge Exam, it is necessary to attain an overall average of 70 percent in the nine subjects covered, with no grade of less than 65 percent. Note: It is recommended that students have attained the learning outcomes of Communications for Business (COMM78), Communicating at Work (COMM2) and Human Resources Administration (MGMT 7) before enrolling in this course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Spanish/English for Business
Course Number: LANG015
This unique course is designed for Mexican and Canadian students studying International Trade. English and Spanish-speaking students will share experiences and skills in this bilingual environment which will prepare them for work in the International Business and Trade context. English or Spanish speaking skills, reading and writing skills, and cross-cultural communications skills will be developed in this dynamic course.Units: 45.00
Hours: 45.00
Semester 6
Applied Project (TD)
Course Number: APST099
Units: 350.00
Hours: 350.00