Trade and Customs Borders

Code: BIG780
Apply this course towards: Modern Border Management: Trade and Customs

Course description

International trade depends on borders that are both secure and efficient. Customs administrations worldwide face growing pressure, from sanctions enforcement and supply chain disruptions, to digital transformation and cultural heritage trafficking. Professionals managing these borders need globally informed, applied training.This course brings together expertise from customs agencies, international organizations, and trade policy to give you a comparative, practical understanding of how modern trade borders work. Professionals from global agencies instruct alongside leading academics in the field of border studies to offer a curated syllabus of workshopped discussions, presentations, required readings, and practicum sessions. Learners will develop a comprehensive understanding of the reality of 21st century borders and the context of trade flows in a globalizing world.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

Describe challenges and opportunities arising from sectoral and regional diversity in goods and services exports in historical and contemporary perspectives.
Explain the interaction of bordering policies with the political economy of trade and investment policies in the context of international activities and market flows.
Evaluate the major political, economic, social, and technological forces, as well as international trends that have shaped custom mandates, roles, and policies in the Canadian context.
Understand the role data science and information technology play in the risk and regulation of cross-border trade and travel.
Describe the interconnectivity of energy networks and borders in the EU.
Understand how air borders have evolved over 75 years, including biometrics, risk management, and preclearance
Explain the mathematization of borders – i.e. the set of rankings, scoring, and computation practices related to borders and the national and international institutions that use and disseminate them.
Begin to write effective policy papers and briefs on border and trade topics

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Continuing Studies statement on use of educational technology

This course will require the use of Zoom and may use other education technology such as internet-based applications, cloud services, or social media. In order to complete this course you will be required to either consent to the disclosure of your personal information outside of Canada to enable use of these technologies, or work with the Division of Continuing Studies to explore other privacy protective options (such as using an alias or nickname).

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