This program covers many topics that are not covered by conventional economics/ finance programs.
Some examples are:

• Monetary systems around the world and their inter-relationships, different exchange rate regimes and exchange rate dynamics
• Stabilization mechanisms such as The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Central Bank (ECB)
• Multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Economic integration on a global and regional scale, World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union (EU), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• The emergence of China and its impact on the international economic and financial order
• Operations and interconnections of financial markets around the world, global portfolio management
• Asset bubbles, financial crises and contagion, global risk management
• Regulation of financial markets and financial institutions, Basel accords, regulation of insurance companies, hedge funds, and pension funds
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainability of financial institutions in a global context