1、课程性质

国际贸易是一门研究世界各国（或地区）之间货物与服务交换活动的学科。

International Trade is a discipline studyingexchanges of goods and services among different countries across the world.

2、课程任务

本课程的教学任务在于使学生通过了解和掌握国际贸易理论与政策、国际贸易利益及其分配、区域经济一体化、WTO及世界贸易规则等，认识世界各国（或地区）在经济上的相互依赖关系，为将来的职业生涯拓宽视野。

The course aims to make students graspinterdependence among different countries across the world with knowledge ofsuch fields as theories and practice of international trade, benefits and theirassignment of international trade, regional economic integration, rules of theWTO and world trade, laying a sound foundation for their future professionalcareers.

通过本课程的学习，要求学生掌握国际分工、国际贸易、世界市场等相关理论，了解国际贸易政策及相关措施，熟悉区域经济一体化及其作用，明确国际贸易规则及其制定，研究国际贸易的产生与发展的特点及规律性。

Students are required to command relevant theories concerning internationalspecialization, international trade, worldwide market,  to know policiesand corresponding measures of international trade, to familiarize regional economicintegration and its function, to understand international rules and theirformation, to study appearance, development, regularity of international trade.