Department of Economics

of Kyiv International University

provides training in the following direction:

Commercial Business and Trade

Specialist in Commercial Business and Trade

Educational and qualification level:

Bachelor’s degree.

Duration of Studies:

bachelor – 4 years.

Education – full-time, extra-mural.

Extensive professional knowledge in the specialty is formed by the following blocks of subjects:

Block of Humanitarian subjects

Philosophy, History of Ukrainian culture, Ukrainian language for professional orientation, the English language, History of Ukraine, politology, university education.

Block of professionally-oriented subjects

Higher and applied mathematics, physics and methods of raw materials research, chemicals and methods raw materials research, sensory analysis, research work, basic ecology; introduction to the specialty, basics of standardization, metrology and management of quality, theoretical foundations of merchandise, microbiology, merchandising, merchandising of packaging materials and packages, trade organization, marketing, business economics, commercial activities, basic management, commercial law, statistics, aesthetics of products and design, accounting, paperwork, conflict studying, pricing, global market of goods and services, marketing product policy, certification of goods, examination of goods, external economic activity of enterprise, management of organizations etc.

Students receive practical training at:

– industrial and commercial enterprises;

– enterprises, organizations and institutions of trade area;

– Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

After a full academic course a specialist in Commercial Business and Trade is prepared for work associated with:

ü adoption of operational decisions within its competence, to preserve the quality of goods in the process of goods promotion;

ü operational management of primary subdivisions - the linear (main activity) or functional (Preparatory and Support Activities), as well as independent organizations, which mainly don't have office management;

ü management of the range of goods;

ü providing the effectiveness of technology of trade processes;

ü the examination of the goods and packaging;

ü monitoring the implementation of treaties, agreements and contracts;

ü improvement of trade and commercial activities;

ü managing material and financial condition of enterprise;

ü strategic and operational planning of business;

ü development of marketing strategy;

ü development of foreign economic strategy on commodity market;

ü investigation of the effectiveness of the organization and management of trade process.

After a full academic course a specialist in Commercial Business and Trade may hold the following positions:

– specialist in retail;

– the main commodity expert in trade companies;

– head of marketing in trade companies;

– specialist in studying the situation and demand for the trade;

– engineer in goods quality;

– engineer in the standardization and examination;

– research analyst in commodity market research;

– specialist in methods of market expansion.

May work in:

– state structures and institutions;

– local and state management departments;

– foreign companies and firms;

– industrial and trade enterprises;

– small and medium business enterprises.