Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in Globalization, Economic Growth and Stability from IE Business School

Discover today’s global economy. Turn your knowledge of economics into practical tools.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

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Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Analyzing current events using economic tools
  • Understanding the basic parameters of macroeconomics
  • Understanding the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on growth, inflation, and employment rates
  • Discussion on free trade, currency rates, balance of payments and migration
  • Applying tools and concepts to major economies around the world
  • Identifying risks and opportunities in businesses in different countries
  • Analysis of economic indicators for a specific country
  • Summary of trends in the country’s economic policy and milestones
  • Linking macroeconomic indicators to government policy
  • Presenting findings and highlighting potential risks of not implementing the right policy

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Economic analyst
  • Financial advisor
  • Project Manager in the field of economics
  • Researcher in the field of economics
  • Economic Policy Manager
  • Economic data analysis specialist
  • Business Risk Manager
  • International Trade Consultant
  • Director of Economic Strategies
  • Economic trends analyst

Internship – a three-part course series

The goal of this specialization is to make economic concepts accessible to all students, regardless of their level of knowledge in economics. It will also teach you to analyze current events using the tools of economics.

Course content

  • Explanation of the basic parameters of macroeconomics.
  • The impact of fiscal and monetary policy on growth, inflation, and the employment rate.
  • Discussion in the international arena: free trade, currency rates, balance of payments and migration.
  • Applying the tools and concepts to the world’s largest economies.
  • Learning about risks and opportunities in business in different countries.

This course has videos in English with Spanish subtitles and all exercises in Spanish.

Applied Learning Project

At the end of each MOOC, you will find a final project where you can apply everything you learned in the course:

  • Analysis of economic indicators for a particular country.
  • Summary of trends in the country’s economic policy and milestones.
  • Linking macroeconomic indicators to policies chosen by governments.
  • Presenting the findings and highlighting the potential risks of not implementing the right policies.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Economic Policy Analysis

Course 1

Duration: 12 hours

Rating: 4.8 (520 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Understand the global economic situation, fiscal policy, and the processes of scarcity and debt in economic reality.
  • To investigate economic policy and political questions in countries with large economies.
  • Analyze the effects of certain policies on the global economy.

Trade, Migration, and Exchange Rates in a Globalized World

Course 2

Duration: 11 hours

Rating: 4.8 (115 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Learn how currency exchange rates affect the macroeconomics.
  • Understand the world’s exchange regimes.
  • Identify the connections between the global growth model and the balance of payments.
  • Explore different accounts, debts, and benefits.
  • Analyze the impact of immigration and the responses of experts.
  • Discuss the challenges of globalization, sovereignty, and democracy.

Business risks and opportunities in the global economy

Course 3

Duration: 11 hours

Rating: 4.9 (87 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Become an expert in the evaluation of currency rates, the macroeconomic impact, and the influence of governments on currency values.
  • Understand economic theories, identify the “eternals” and “falls” of trade, and analyze the effects on economies.
  • To study global accounts, investigate debts, balances and the macroeconomic effects of migration and the challenges of globalization.

The skills you will acquire

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