Master of International Trade Policy & Trade Law

Applicants eligible for admission must:

• Hold a first degree in Economics, Law, Social Sciences or any other relevant field from a recognised university or academic institution;
• Show high motivation to pursue a career in international trade albeit subject to requisite consideration or have work experience from a trade or development-related area in government, the wider public sector, private sector or non-governmental/civil society organization;
• Have a good command of the English language. Where English was not the medium of instruction language during the applicant’s first degree, there must be evidence of good knowledge of English demonstrated through appropriate passes in internationally recognised English language proficiency qualifications.
• Have either completed the ESAMI-trapca e-learning pre-requisite course or a relevant equivalent from other institutions. Applicants with proven experience in Trade will be exempted from the pre-requisite course but are encouraged to through the elarning pre-requisitew course.

To be allocated a supervisor, the student must be admitted into the Master’s programme.

Before applying for a supervisor allocation, the candidate is strongly recommended to consider formulating a suitable thesis proposal and also plan for the thesis.

The student may write the thesis as he/she enrolls for the last four Advanced courses, to make a total of ten courses and a thesis to qualify for the award of Master’s degree in International Trade Policy and Trade Law.

The requirements for the thesis include;

• The thesis shall be approximately 15,000 words in length.
• The grading scale for the thesis is the same as for the taught courses. The thesis proposal as well as the oral defence must meet certain criteria.
• A student who fails to pass will be allowed to re-write and re-submit the thesis a maximum of two times.
• A pass after a re-submission of the thesis shall be recorded as an E in the academic transcript.

The Master of International Trade Policy and Trade Law Degree is accredited by the Government of Tanzania’s National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) through ESAMI. Consequently, certification for the Master’s programme is done by ESAMI.

1. Economic Foundations of Trade and Trade Policy
2. Tools for Quantitative Trade Policy Analysis
3. Legal Foundations of Trade and Trade Policy
4. Economic and Legal Aspects of Trade in Services
5. Intellectual Property Policy and Law
6. Competition Policy and Law
7. Regional Economic Integration and Trade Facilitation
8. Drafting and Interpretation of International Trade Agreements and Instruments
9. International Trade Negotiations
10. Sectoral Policies in International Trade
11. International Standards and Technical Regulations in International Trade (Optional)
12. Trade Remedies and International Trade (Optional)

N/B: Modules 11 and 12 are optional replacements for 6 and 10

Blended/Global online and physical in country at venues in regional offices;

February 2024: Fees – $6,000 + Thesis $1,000

The classes start at 5:00pm to 10:00pm, Monday to Friday

Please also note that lectures run for three weeks consecutively and then break off for two months.

Please complete the application form on this page.

As you apply make sure you have gathered together a copy of your first degree, its results transcripts, at least one recommendation letter, passport size photo, and current CV and turned them into PDF to be uploaded on the application tab as a single file.