Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

D E G R E E S / C E R T I F I C AT E SBUS. 243 Legal Environment of InternationalBusiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA . . . . . . . 27Plus General Education and other requirementsfor the Associate degree (refer to Associate DegreeRequirements).CUSTOMS BROKER CERTIFICATEAt the completion of this program, students will be preparedfor an entry level or junior customs broker positionwithin a Customs Brokerage firm. The student will be ableto apply basic concepts, components and terminology tointernational trade, cargo transportation and supply chainlogistics; comprehend the services of a customs brokerand how these services interrelate with other businessesand government agencies involved in the import process;evaluate products for U.S. customs admissibility, tariffclassification and entry value; and describe customsenforcement methods.Required CoursesUnitsBUS. 249 Intro to International Logistics forCustoms Brokers & Freight Forwarders . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 258 Customs Broker Services and Regulations . 3BUS. 261 Customs Admissibility, Classification,Value & Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDING CERTIFICATEAt the completion of this program, students will be preparedfor an entry level or junior freight forwarder positionwithin the offices of an International Freight For warder.The student will be able to apply basic concepts and terminologyneeded to understand and perform basic freightforwarding services, perform entry-level operational tasksrelated to international forwarding, avoid U.S. export anddestination country import violations, assure that properprocedure is applied to foreign collections, explain to ashipper intermodal shipping service alternatives, and performentry-level ocean forwarding and NVOCC operationaltasks.Required CoursesUnitsBUS. 249 Intro to International Logistics forCustoms Brokers & Freight Forwarders . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 262 Intro to International Forwarding& Cargo Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 263 U.S. Export & Destination CountryImport Requirements; Foreign Collections . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 267 Ocean Forwarder & NVOCCRegulation, Operations & Work-Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12AIR FREIGHT FORWARDING CERTIFICATEAt the completion of this program, students will be preparedfor an entry level or junior freight forwarder positionwithin the offices of an International Freight For warder.The student will be able to apply basic concepts and terminologyneeded to understand and perform basic freightforwarding services, perform entry-level operational tasksrelated to international forwarding, avoid U.S. export anddestination country import violations, assure that properprocedure is applied to foreign collections, explain airshipment service alternatives and the terms and conditionsof an air waybill to a shipper, and perform entry-levelair forwarding and consolidation operational tasks.Required CoursesUnitsBUS. 249 Intro to International Logistics forCustoms Brokers & Freight Forwarders . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 262 Intro to International Forwarding& Cargo Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 263 U.S. Export & Destination CountryImport Requirements; Foreign Collections . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 268 Air Forwarder Operations & Work-Flow . . . . 3TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR ININTERNATIONAL TRADEInternational Trade involves activities related to theglobal exchange of goods and services to satisfy needs.These activities include acquiring, developing and man -ag ing physical, financial, and human resources. Skyline’sprogram prepares students for many exciting careers inthe global business environment.Required Core CoursesUnitsBUS. 200 Intro to International Business . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 210 International Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 221 Intercultural Business Communication . . . 1.5BUS. 230 Intro to International Marketing . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 243 Legal Environment of InternationalBusiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 226 Global Business Negotiations . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 279 Import/Export Management. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5Plus a selection of 6 units from the following:BUS. 100 Intro to Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 101 Human Relations at Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 103 Business Information Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 107 Dealing with Difficult People . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 109 Working with People Worldwide . . . . . . . . . . 1BUS. 120 Math Analysis for Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3BUS. 225 Foundations of Global E-Commerce . . . . . 1.5BUS. 226 Global Business Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 227 Global Business Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 240 International Logistics andTransportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5BUS. 241 Doing Business in Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5102 w w w. 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