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　　We have heard of counterfeiting before．Usually it refers to people making money by printing it instead of earning it．But counterfeiting also can involve all sorts of consumer goods and manufactured products．From well-known brand names such as Calvin Klein jeans to auto parts, counterfeiters have found ways to produce goods that look authentic．In some instances, counterfeit products look better than the original!

　　The demand of brand-name products has helped counterfeiting grow into a very profitable business throughout the world and into a serious problem for legal manufacturers and consumers alike．Faulty counterfeit parts have caused more than two dozen crashes．Most counterfeit auto parts do not meet federal safety standards．

　　Counterfeiting hurts manufacturers in many ways．Analysts estimate that, in the United States alone, annual revenue loss runs form ＄6 billion to ＄8 billion．Perhaps even worse, consumers blame the innocent manufacturers when they unknowingly buy a counterfeit product and find it doesn't perform as expected．Sometimes entire economies can suffer．For instance, when farmers in Kenya and Zaire used counterfeit fertilizers, both countries lost most crops．

　　By copying other firm's products, counterfeiters avoid research and development costs and most marketing costs．High-tech products such as computers and their software products are especially easy to attack．As long as counterfeiting is profitable, large quantities of products are available to copy, and the laws are difficult to enforce, counterfeiters can be expected to be proper for a long time．

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　　International Studies(BA)

　　Key features

　　Recognizes the “global community”(国际社会)

　　Has close connections with practical research

　　Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

　　About the course

　　The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states．It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank．

　　The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries．You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems．

　　Related(相关的)courses

　　BA(Hons)Community Management

　　BA(Hons)Public Policy and Management

　　Employment possibilities

　　International organizations

　　International business

　　Earth Science(BSc)

　　Key features

　　Based on key courses and the latest research findings

　　Pays much attention to practical skills

　　Offers chances for fieldwork(实地考察)

　　About the course

　　The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind．Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources．

　　The course covers geography and geology．You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year．

　　Related courses

　　BSc(Hons)Geograhpy

　　BSc(Hons)Geology

　　Employment possibilities

　　Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries

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