Microeconomics studies the economic behavior of individual decision-making agents such as consumers, resource owners and firms. The main objective of this course is to provide an adequate theoretical foundation to study various fields in economics and management such as international trade, labor economics or finance. Another important objective is to encourage you to think analytically about economic decision-making. You are expected to be familiar with the course content of a Principles of Microeconomics class and elementary differential calculus (Calc I). This class is calculus-based and uses tools from multivariate calculus that will be taught at the beginning of the semester.

This course is a broad survey of the field of international business and provides the foundations for further specialisation in this field. It will begin with a brief overview of international business, focused on the concept of ‘globalisation’. The course will then examine the environment for international firms, particularly the political, social and economic configurations that support cross- border commerce. Amongst others, we will look at the role of national policies and cultures, the evolution of international markets in goods, services and finance, and the supernational mechanisms and infrastructures for trade, investment and finance. The course will then probe international firms: their strategies and organisational design, their entry modes into international enterprise, and their behavioural and control systems. Many parts of the course involve current events, including issues related to international trade, foreign investment and international political conflict.

This course is a broad survey of the field of international business and provides the foundations for further specialisation in this field. It will begin with a brief overview of international business, focused on the concept of ‘globalisation’. The course will then examine the environment for international firms, particularly the political, social and economic configurations that support cross- border commerce. Amongst others, we will look at the role of national policies and cultures, the evolution of international markets in goods, services and finance, and the supernational mechanisms and infrastructures for trade, investment and finance. The course will then probe international firms: their strategies and organisational design, their entry modes into international enterprise, and their behavioural and control systems. Many parts of the course involve current events, including issues related to international trade, foreign investment and international political conflict.

This is a course on International Finance which is the macroeconomic complement to International Trade. It is assumed that students have already taken a class in principles of economics and are familiar with the basics of economic reasoning. This means you should have completed either a one-semester course in Principles of Economics or a two-semester sequence in Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Students should NOT take this class if they are currently enrolled in Principles of Microeconomics (ISC 202) or Principles of Macroeconomics (ISC 203). We will study the role of the balance of payment, trade balance and exchange rate in the determination of macroeconomic output and income. A familiarity with calculus and basic statistics is an advantage in this class but is not a hard prerequisite. Students should be familiar and comfortable with algebra.

As an advanced level marketing class, this course builds on the fundamentals of marketing. The primary objective of this course is to expose students to the global issues involved in creating marketing strategies that generate value for the global customer. This course will explore the complex and constantly evolving realities of international marketing by introducing a brief review of the macro level environments (i.e., culture, geography, economics, legal systems, and governments) faced in international markets and then by addressing in depth the elements of the international marketing strategy pertaining to issues such as pricing, channels of distribution, consumer and business markets, advertising, sales, and exporting.

Northeast Asia, a geographic area including the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of China and the two Koreas, represents one of the most important regions in the world in terms of population, natural resources, trading, and investment opportunities. Despite the outstanding economic performances, this region remains unstable from the political point of view: the division of the Korean peninsula, territorial disputes between Japan and Russia and between Japan and China, complicated relations between Taipei and Beijing, without mentioning the debated role played by the United States in the region. The main task of this course is to shed light on the “nature” and problems in the relations among the main “regional” actors by examining the changes that have taken place, especially in the last two decades. The course will also focus on the events that have recently taken place in the Southeastern region of the continent in relation to China’s rise. This course is an overview of international relations of the East Asian region, which aims at broadly exploring the economic and political issues surrounding the Asia-Pacific rim. At the end of the course, students will be able to examine a set of topics related to historical and contemporary patterns of state relations in East Asia, the US security alliance in East Asia, the rise of China, the uncertain situation in the Korean Peninsula, territorial disputes, regional multilateral institutions, East Asian development models and economic integration, environmental challenges, energy security, and other related issues.