Aim: shaping knowledge about general processes of world economy, acquirement theoretical basis and obtaining skills in analyses of processes and trends in the sphere of international economic communication.

Main tasks: understanding the essence and structure of international economics at its microeconomic (international movement of goods and inputs) and macroeconomic (general world economy processes in the conditions of building-up international financial relations) levels; showing regularities and forms of world integration processes; illuminating the role of international organizations in international economy monitoring and regulation; teaching students to creatively analyze world and Ukrainian economy situation considering global economy system, define the level of development of Ukrainian international economic activity and offer own points of view for economic development problems and outlook.