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European Business Study, May13-24, 2013, BAT 300/600 (3 hrs)

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Important Dates:


Applications due: Friday, November 9

Deposit due ($500): Friday, December 7

Acceptance packet due: Friday, December 7

Second payment due ($500): Friday, February 1

Third payment due ($1,000): Friday, March 1

Balance due (approximately $1,745): Monday, April 15

Final payment amounts are approximate and subject to change

 

Program overview:

In today's economy, you must have an understanding of how businesses operate in different countries and how cultural differences affect the business world.  This Study Abroad Course concentrates on British and French practices in particular.  You will experience life and work cultures different from that found in the United States by visiting business enterprises, governmental organizations, and cultural sites in London and Paris.  By comparing U.S. customs to the other cultures and comparing the foreign cultures to each other, you may challenge assumptions about your own culture.

The Course begins n London.  While there, you'll learn about British culture and history through visits to the Tower of London, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, and other popular sites.  Visits to the Bank of England and other business ventures provide insight into British business culture.  After four days in London, the Course shifts to Paris.  French business practices are explored through visits to IBM and other companies while French culture and history is discovered through visits to Notre Dame, Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, and many others.

 

Course information:

Undergraduates - BAT 300 (GenEd/Multicultural)                  Graduates - BAT 600

On-campus sessions: Four monthly seminars.  Dates, times and location TBA

You are also required to attend a mandatory pre-departure orientation session conducted by the Office of Study Abroad.

Class participation, including contribution to discussions and attendance, is expected in all phases of the Course.  Questions about course content should be directed to Dr. Joe Dobson or Dr. Mandeep Singh.

 

Eligibility requirements (degree-seeking):

Undergraduates: Completed at least 45 semester hours by Fall 2012, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, good standing with Student Judicial Programs

Graduates: Accepted to a graduate degree program, recommendation cosigned by department chair and graduate advisor, good standing with Student Judicial Programs

Course specific requirement BAT 300:  Completion of MGT 349 or permission of instructor.

All majors welcome!  Preference will be given to declared Business majors or minors.

 

Total enrollment for the Course is limited to 20 participants.

 

Contact Information:

Academic Information                                           Study Abroad

Dr. Joe Dobson         Dr. Mandeep Singh                Kim McDaniel

414 Stipes Hall          430 Stipes Hall                     344 Memorial Hall

Phone: 298-1626        Phone: 298-1198                  Phone: 298-2504

J-Dobson@wiu.edu     M-Singh@wiu.edu                KD-McDaniel@wiu.edu