MASTER CURRICULUM

Master of Arts in Global Trade Diplomacy (GTD)


Global Trade Diplomacy (GTD) is a multi-disciplinary graduate program in International Trade Studies which is initiated and developed under the WTO Chairs Program (WCP) UGM Indonesia. GTD is currently administered under the Graduate Program in International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UGM. It however comprises UGM’s faculty members who originated from diverse academic backgrounds, ranging from the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, and Faculty of Agriculture to the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Topics Developed

Cluster on World Trade Dynamics:
Various dimensions of world trade and its dynamics which include important topics like regional trade (AFTA, APEC, ASEM or FTAs), bilateral trade, and trade in goods and services

Cluster on World Trade Organization:
The development of WTO’s institutional arrangement which covers issues on trade in goods (GATT/General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), trade in services (GATS/General Agreement on Trade in Services), intellectual property rights (TRIPS/Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights), foreign investment (TRIMS/Trade-Related Investment Measures), agriculture (AoA/Agreement on Agriculture), dispute settlement (Dispute Settlement Mechanism) and trade policy review (Trade Policy Review Mechanism)

Cluster on Technology for Competitiveness:
Technicalities and technological dimensions of world trade arrangement that include subjects on technology development, product standardization, and patents

Target Kompetensi yang Dikembangkan


Trade Negotiation and Diplomacy:
Comprehension of bilateral, regional, and international trade relations and organizations

Legal Expertise in Trade:
Analytical as well as practical capability in interpreting and understanding legal texts in international trade practices (especially under WTO Laws/Agreements and business contract practices)

Proficiency in Economic Policy Analysis:
Domestic and international trade-related policy and economic mechanism

Other Technical Competencies in Trade:
Comprehension and skills in international quality standardization, etc. both in goods and services

Suktur Kurikulum


Semester ISemester IISemester III

Semester I (18 SKS)


Mata KuliahSKS
Diplomasi Perdagangan Internasional3 (tiga)
Metode Analisis Perdagangan Internasional3 (tiga)
Perspektif dalam Ekonomi Politik Global3 (tiga)
Rezim Perdagangan Internasional3 (tiga)
Ekonomi Digital dan Perdagangan Elektronik3 (tiga)
Tata Kelola Ekonomi Sektoral3 (tiga)

Semester II (18 SKS)


Mata KuliahSKS
Kebijakan Industrial Indonesia dan Rantai Nilai Global3 (tiga)
Sengketa Perdagangan Internasional3 (tiga)
Etika dan Standarisasi dalam Perdagangan Internasional3 (tiga)
Fasilitasi Perdagangan3 (tiga)
Perbandingan Strategi dan Kebijakan Perdagangan3 (tiga)
Lokakarya Rekomendasi Kebijakan3 (tiga)

Semester III (9 SKS)


Mata KuliahSKS
Mini Tesis atau Portofolio Diplomasi Perdagangan Internasional6 (enam)*
Magang3 (tiga)

Penyusunan mini-thesis di program GTD dapat diganti dengan Trade Diplomacy Portofolio (6 SKS) berupa:

  • Rekomendasi praktis untuk memperbaiki proses perumusan kebijakan dalam perdagangan internasional;
  • Business plan guna memanfaatkan peluang perdagangan internasional;
  • Film dokumenter tentang kebijakan atau isu perdagangan internasional;
  • Tulisan ilmiah yang telah dikirim kepada jurnal internasional.

*Mahasiswa wajib menulis tugas akhir berupa mini-thesis sepanjang 10.000 kata (6 SKS) tanpa syarat publikasi tertentu disertai dengan penulisan laporan magang sepanjang 5.000 kata.