Course

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Overview

A 16-week, 3-credit, hands-on course where students analyze tariffs, assess WV capabilities, and deliver investor-ready reshoring proposals that connect to real in-state firms. 

Target: Statewide adoption across public and private West Virginia colleges and universities beginning Spring 2026.

What you’ll learn

By the end of the course you will:

• Analyze how trade policy and tariffs shape landed cost and sourcing decisions.
• Evaluate WV’s manufacturing capacity, logistics, and workforce readiness by industry.
• Build a comparative case (tariffs, country of origin, import value, importer landscape) and select targeted products for reshoring.
• Produce an actionable implementation plan (incentives, financing, workforce, contracting, sourcing agreements, timeline). 

Course format

• Duration: 16 weeks 
• Assessment: Final Presentation (70%), Team Participation (15%), Weekly Updates (15%) 
• Industry structure: All students are assigned to focused industry such as Electronics, Machinery, Base Metals, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Goods, Apparel, Automotive, Agriculture, Energy, and Industrial Materials 
• Engagement: Business visits, interviews, and industry speakers. 

Weekly arc (high level)

1. Intro to reshoring & tariffs — why now 

2. Policy → economics — how tariffs move markets 

3. Team formation & industry picks

4–6. Research & decision to reshore
7–9. Company visits, WV advantages, stakeholder engagement
10–11. Barriers & incentives
12–13. Drafting + peer review
14–16. Public speaking workshop + finals 

Signature assignment

Industry Proposal: “Reshoring Opportunities in West Virginia.”

Deliverable includes:

• Industry Profile (scope, products/HTS, import value)
• WV Capabilities (manufacturing capacity, exports)
• Comparative Analysis (tariffs, COO, importer map, product targeting)
• Implementation Plan (production, incentives, financing, workforce & training, sourcing agreements, timeline) 

Who should take this

This course is ideal for students across multiple disciplines, including:

• Business & MBA students (management, strategy, supply chain)
• Finance & Investment majors (capital planning, incentives, economic development finance)
• Political Science & Public Policy students (tariff impacts, industrial policy, incentives)
• Engineering students (manufacturing, systems, industrial engineering)
• Economics students (trade, competitiveness, cost-benefit analysis)
• Data & Analytics students (supply chain modeling, tariff data analysis)

Students will not only build academic knowledge — they will also:

• Gain valuable, resume-ready work experience by developing actionable proposals tied to real West Virginia industries.
• Network directly with professionals in their assigned focused industries through site visits, interviews, and guest discussions.
• Build relationships with economic development leaders, companies, and policymakers that can open doors to internships, jobs, and career pathways in reshoring and advanced manufacturing.
• Compete against peer teams, with winning proposals selected for presentation at the West Virginia State Capitol at the end of the semester — showcasing student work directly to state leaders and industry decision-makers. 

Solicitation to WV Colleges & Universities

We are actively inviting all West Virginia colleges and universities—public and private—to list this course in their Spring 2026 catalogs.

• ReshoreWV provides: syllabus, assignments, grading frameworks, turnkey instructor, and statewide online delivery.
• Institutions provide: course listing and registration access for their students.
• Students provide: fresh research, proposals, and direct value to local economic development.

Interested institutions should contact ReshoreWV by November 2025 to secure inclusion in the statewide rollout.  Apply Today!