110004 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Valeria Bernardo

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Academic year: 2026

Teaching course: 2

• Spanish

There may be material in English or Catalan. 

For international logistics and maritime business it is essential to understand the role of companies in international markets, the development of international trade in different market structures and the interaction of countries and trade policies in intergovernmental economic organizations, which is why this subject will also look at the relationship between geopolitics and trade, as well as the general terms used in International Trade, INCOTERMS. Additionally, the increasing globalization of markets accentuates the need to devote attention to this area.

In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

1. Basic concepts of International Trade
2. Trade Barriers and Elimination of Barriers by WTO Agreements
3. Trade Barriers and Elimination of Barriers to the Integration of Countries
4. Trade Risks 
5. Commercial Exchange and Maritime Transport
6. Revenues from Flagship, Shipowners, Scrapping and how to avoid Turbulence
7. Chaos Theory and Commerce; The International Monetary Fund
8. The World Bank
9. Geopolitics of International Trade and Maritime Transport
10. Multinational Companies
11. Globalization and Trade
12. Incoterms
13. The Globalization of Business

                                                                        CONTINUOUS EVALUATION 

• Group work (5% each work). Note or score only for group members who are in the classroom on the day of the work.  Total: 20%.
• Individual seminarsIt must be uploaded to Turnitin in the Virtual Classroom and must be supported with Sources to be able to have the 5% on each Job. 20%
• Exhibitions in a group but each exhibitor is evaluated individually. 10%

                                                              FINAL EXAMINATION

• Individual: 50%.

                                             Aspects taken into account and evaluation rules

Use of key concepts to solve the practical cases that arise in the follow-up activities

Written communication skills:

• Ability to synthesize; Correct use of spelling; Lexical adequacy; Formal aspects and application of the gender perspective; • Use of bibliography and references with the APA format; Search for scientific contributions relevant to research and ability to integrate them into a project.

Oral communication skills:

• Verbal fluency; • Gyou are appropriate during the exhibition; • Use of appropriate vocabulary according to the topics covered

Ability to work in a team:

Set team goals, discrepancy management and relationship guidelines

Evaluation Conditions:

The presentation of the final exam is a necessary condition to obtain a grade for the course.

A minimum of 5/10 (50/100) points is required on the final exam in order to be averaged with the continuous assessment. Otherwise, that is, a grade of 4,99 (49,99/100) points or less is obtained in the final exam, you will go to the make-up exam.

In the case of students who have obtained more than 5 points in the continuous assessment, but have failed the final exam, that is to say, who have obtained less than 4,99/10 (49.99/100) points, they will go to the 'recovery exam.

In the event of not attending the final exam, the student will receive the grade of "Not presented" and will NOT have the option to present the make-up exam.

Continuous assessment items are NOT refundable.

In case of not attending the retake exam, the student will maintain the SAME grade previously obtained.

  If he attends the Remedial exam (and obtains a score of 5/10 or 50/100 points or more in this exam) the student will obtain the new AGREEMENT qualification according to the following criteria: Remedial Exam: 50 % Continuous assessment: 50%

  For the elements of continuous assessment, the grades obtained regularly during the course will be maintained.

In order to get a grade for the work done in class, the student must be present in the classroom on the day of the group work

Beck, Ulrich. What is globalization? 2008. Fallacies of Globalism, responses to Globalization. Publisher Paidós. PP 304. ISBN: 9788449320910

Bradley, Frank; Calderon, Haydee. 2005. International marketing. Publisher: Pearson Education. Madrid, Spain · Edition number: 5ª. ISBN: 9788420546193 ·

Cabello Gonzalez, Jose Miguel. 2014. Customs and International Trade. 4th Edition. ESIC Publishing, 255 pp. ISBN-10 8473568990

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Sf International Trade and Integration. Available at: https://www.cepal.org/es/temas/comercio-internacional-integracion

Feenstra, Robert; Taylor, Alan; Iranzo Sancho, Susana. 2015. International Trade. Editorial Reverté. ISBN-13 978-8429128062

García Trius, Albert. 2009. 100 Foreign Trade Documents. Publisher: Global Marketing Strategies, SL ISBN-13978-8492570713

Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX). 2004. Foreign Trade Operations and Practice. Basic Course ISBN: 84-7811-333-9.

Jerez Riesco, Jose Luis. 2011. International Trade. ESIC Publishing. ISBN-13 978-8473567916

Kotler, Philip; Caslione, John A. 2010. Administration and Marketing in Times of Chaos. Norma SA Editorial. PP 240. ISBN 9584525581.

Kruger, Anne. 2018. Trump's protectionist mess. The Commerce Available at: https://elcomercio.pe/opinion/colaboradores/lio-proteccionista-trump-anne-kruger-noticia-578819-noticia/

Pena, Cristina 2016. Transport Manual for International Trade, Selection and Management of Transport for Exportation. Publisher: ICG Marge, SL. ISBN -13-978-8416171149

Stiglitz, Joseph. 2002. The Unrest in Globalization. Publishing Taurus. Barcelona, ​​Spain. PP 314. ISBN 13: 9788430604784