Program Overview

Major ID: 333A

Program Start Dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

The global trade area is especially suited for persons who are self-reliant, imaginative, adaptable, and who possess an interest in working with people from other cultures.

Career Opportunities

More than four million people in the United States work in jobs related to global trade. In Minnesota, many businesses engage in global trade, with a dramatic increase in trade activity expected within five years.

A career in global trade offers you the opportunity to work in the global marketplace. The Global Trade Specialist Program will provide you with knowledge and skills that will prepare you for employment in the export and import departments of businesses. You will be working with people from foreign countries, handling foreign orders, filling overseas orders, handling customer matters and determining tariff rates for the entry of foreign goods through U.S. Customs. Job titles include: Global Sales/Marketing Assistant, Global Marketing Communication Coordinator, Global Documentation Specialist, Global Customer Service Coordinator, Export- Import Coordinator, Global Banker and Global Transportation Coordinator.

This program also provides an excellent foundation for individuals wanting to be entrepreneurs in the import/export business. The import/export field is growing! You can grow with it.

Program Outcomes

1. Analyze international business situations in keeping with professional standards and recommend appropriate courses of action.
2. Identify custom clearing processes to bring goods into the US and the methods of entry into foreign markets.
3. Prepare export and import documentation and follow procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization’s global supply chain.
4. Evaluate the impact of statutory and regulatory compliance on an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
5. Apply basic concepts and terminology needed to independently perform basic logistics and trade operations services.

Program Faculty

Promeet Jaswant Singh
promeet.jaswantsingh@saintpaul.edu 651.846.1519

Jon Stambaugh
jon.stambaugh@saintpaul.edu 651.846.1592

Part-time/Full-time Options

This program can be completed by using a combination of day, evening, Saturday and online courses. Part-time and full-time options are available.

Transfer Opportunities

Saint Paul College has transfer agreements & partnerships between many post-secondary institutions. For more information please go to saintpaul.edu/Transfer.