Subject Committee for Commodity Science

Teaching staff of the committee

Career Paths of Graduates of the Commodity Science Committee

The Subject Committee for Commodity Science belongs to the Economics Division of Odesa Technical College of ONAFT. The history of the committee dates back to 1991, when it had the field “Economics” and the specialty “Commercial Activity”.

In 1994 the specialty was renamed “Commodity Science and Commercial Activity” and the specialisation “Commodity Science in Customs” was introduced. From 2002 to the present day it has been the Subject Committee for Commodity Science.

The committee trains specialists in the field of study “Trade”, with a focus on the commodity science, commercial and expert activities of future specialists. In accordance with these requirements, the College admits students to train as junior specialists in the specialty “Commodity Science and Commercial Activity” after grade 11 with a study period of 2 years, and in the specialisation “Commodity Science in Customs” after grade 9 with a study period of 3 years.

The mission of the committee is to train highly qualified specialists who have the necessary level of professional knowledge in commodity science, technical regulation, trade entrepreneurship, quality and safety management of goods, the fundamentals of consumer protection, the examination of goods and services, and the fundamentals of customs, all of which are necessary for entrepreneurial activity in modern Ukrainian and global trade.

The Subject Committee for Commodity Science operates and is implemented as an effective system of a teaching complex of courses in commodity science and the examination of food and non-food goods, trade and customs.

The committee regularly takes part in and hosts the region-wide Student Scientific and Practical Conference devoted to current problems of product quality.

Core courses and specialised courses taught by the committee

• Commodity science of food products;
• Commodity science of non-food products;
• Fundamentals of customs;
• Fundamentals of customs law, customs duties and tariffs;
• Commercial activity;
• World market of goods and services;
• Methods and technical means of customs control;
• Market of foreign goods and combating violations of customs rules;
• Marketing;
• Logistics;
• Enterprise management;
• Equipment of trade enterprises;
• Organisation and technology of trade processes;
• Examination of consumer goods;

The lecturers of the committee carry out active research in various areas of commodity science and expert activity, and hold scientific conferences, seminars and practical studies. The Subject Committee for Commodity Science actively develops cooperation with trade and examination specialists from various higher education institutions, organisations and companies, and annually updates and improves methodological guides and teaching materials.

The Subject Committee for Commodity Science has six specialised teaching classrooms and 1 room-laboratory, and 2 computer classrooms with a local network and Internet access and modern technological equipment, which allows students to carry out individual study work and conduct practical research.

Great attention is paid to developing the creative initiative of student research clubs, which present their work at various competitions and are awarded prizes and diplomas.

Every year the committee holds the professional competition “Best Commodity Expert” at college level.

The facilities and equipment of the committee play an important role in training commodity experts. Students’ classes are held in practical classrooms, which are designed as assortment rooms for food and non-food products.

A specialised laboratory is being set up at the committee, intended for laboratory and practical classes, students’ research activities and the completion of course papers.

The methodology of teaching courses in the Subject Committee for Commodity Science is based on a synthesis of lectures, laboratory, practical and seminar classes and students’ independent extracurricular work.

The placements of commodity science students take place at Odesa Technical College and at modern industrial and trade enterprises, in line with the requirements of the placement programmes.