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This course will help you understand how government policy, geopolitics, business, and technology impact international trade.
As international trade and policymaking become ever more complex and challenging, now is the time to strengthen your understanding of the global trade landscape with our new Online Diploma in International Trade Policy course launching in September 2025.
On completion of this course you will:
- have a critical understanding of trade policy, including the key concepts, theories, actors, organisations, and issues in trade policy
- learn how to apply conceptual and analytical tools to analyse trade policy. This will cover economic foundations, political economy, rules and laws, and international business
- be better equipped to analyse data and evidence to inform trade policy. You’ll study practical applications, data sources and data types/tools
- Each week of each module is normally equivalent to 5 CPD hours, so in total one module is normally equivalent to 45 CPD hours (subject to your employer’s approach to recording professional development).
The course brings together academia, think tanks, and the private sector, fostering a collaborative network where participants can engage and share expertise online.
Each module includes seminars with distinguished guest speakers—ranging from practitioners and professors to professionals in the private sector—offering participants the opportunity to learn from and interact with experts from diverse backgrounds.
There are four modules, lasting 10 weeks each, with 9 weeks study and an assessment week.
Students can choose how many modules they study.
The anticipated study time is an average of three to four hours, or half a day per week.
This course launched in September 2025, with modules available as follows:
- September 2025 - Trade Policy in a Challenging World
- January 2026 - Trade and Sustainability
- September 2026 - Inclusive Trade
- January 2027 - Trade and Technological Change
The course and modules will repeat each year on the above cycle.
Further details and how to apply
If you have any questions, please contact the course team here: