European Business

Study Abroad Spring 2010

What is Study Abroad?

One of the main benefits of studying abroad is the opportunity of working closely with BYU professors. As a result of small class sizes and close students/professor interaction, you will get to know your professors well. Furthermore, each course features learning experiences designed to actively involve you with the people, history, arts, attitudes, and traditions of your host country.

While studying abroad, an important part of your educational experience will include visiting sites related to your course work. Visits to cultural sites like museums, cathedrals, monuments, and theatres related to your course work will be enhanced by studying about the places before and discussing them after your visits.

Country Sites

We will enjoy some of the spectacular natural beauty of Europe in the mountain valleys of England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy. In these areas we will meet people who enjoy very distinctive cultures. Students will come away with a deeper understanding of European attitudes about food, culture, and the environment. Students will visit London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Brugge, Normandy, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Geneva, Vevey, Wengen, Berchtesgarten, Salzburg, Venice, Florence, and Rome.

Semester    Dates
Spring        1 May–4 June 2010

Program Details

The program is designed to expose students to a wide variety of peoples, places, and policies that influence business and international trade. We will visit companies, governmental organizations, and historical sites in several countries. Although this program clearly has a business focus, the people and places we visit will fascinate students with an interest in international affairs.

European Company visits may include:

• London: GMAC, Bank of England
• Amsterdam: Flower Auction
• Paris: Carrefour
• Frankfurt: John Deere
• Berlin: BMW Motorcycles
• Munich: BMW World HQ & KPMG
• Stuttgart: Mercedes-Benz
• Parma: Barilla
• Bologna: Ducati
• Switzerland: Nestlé, Syngenta

European site visits include:

• Bastogne: WWII Museum
• France: Normandy Beaches
• Salzburg: Salt Mine, Hitler’s eagle’s nest
• Bavaria: Neuschwanstein Castle
• Munich: Dachau Concentration Camp
• Paris: Boat Tour on the Seine

Course Requirements

• BusM 430 Introduction to International Business (three credit hours)
• BusM 490R Special Topics in International Business (three credit hours)
• This program will fulfill the course and foreign experience requirements for the Global Management Certificate offered by the Marriott School.

Where Do Students Live?

• Students will stay in hotels or hostels.
• All housing and travel will be arranged by BYU International Study Programs.

Preparation for Study Abroad

• All students who are accepted into the program are expected to register for a one-credit-hour, pre-departure preparation class during the second block of winter semester 2010.
• Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional $220 tuition fee for enrolling in the required pre-departure class.

What Funding Sources are Available?

• Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to Business Study Abroad Programs.
• Whitmore Global Management Center (GMC) scholarships are available for up to $1,000 for GMC certificate pursuers.
• Students who submit the financial aid section of the International Study Programs (ISP) application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid office (A 41 ASB), will be considered for a Study Abroad scholarship.
• Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may assist; go to kennedy.byu.edu/isp for more information.

Application Process

• Apply online at http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/online/app/home.php
• Pay application fee of $25
• Application deadline is Friday, 11 December 2009
• Applicants will be contacted for an interview by the director or the GMC.
• Students from all majors on campus may apply; however, preference is given to business majors and minors.
• ISP’s Study Abroad and the GMC reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.

How Much Does This Cost?

• Approximately $5,500–5,900
• Includes LDS, undergraduate tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students), airfare, group tours, accommodations, travel within Europe, visa fees, medical insurance (provided by HTH Worldwide health insurance), and approximately one-third of all meals.
• Students will be responsible for the remaining meals and any other educational and personal expenses incurred during the program.

Interested Students Should Contact:

Mark H. Hansen, Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy, led the 2009 Europe Business Study Abroad. Hansen worked in finance at Ford Motor Company and now teaches strategy in the Marriott School undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA programs. Research presentations and foreign business excursions with students have taken him to Europe and Latin America repeatedly. He has been involved in consulting and corporate executive training with small and large organizations. Hansen has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting, a PHD from Texas A&M University in strategic management, as well as an MBA from the Marriott School.

Mark H. Hansen
567 TNRB
(801) 422-4362
mh_hansen@byu.edu

ISP
101 HRCB
(801)422-3686
isp@byu.edu

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