Do You Have a Global Mindset?
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By studying within an international context, students develop a better understanding of the economic, social, and cultural dynamics affecting global organizations. Each of the four immersion experiences offers students additional depth within their functional area of concentration while providing an opportunity to create a tailored experience through a global capstone project.
The Global Immersion Experience (GIE) includes a spring-term seminar course, a one-week intensive residency mid-May, a month of overseas study, and travel through the end of June. Four GIE destinations* to Europe and Asia have been specially designed to provide a regional perspective of today's ever-changing global business environment:
Europe I: Stockholm - Berlin - Warsaw - Istanbul - London
Europe II: Barcelona - Southern France - Budapest - Vienna - Munich
China: Beijing - Shanghai - Chengdu/Chongqing - Guangzhou - Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Singapore - Jakarta - Bangkok - Ho Chi Minh City
Partner Institutions
The McIntire School has partnered with some of the most respected universities and organizations within the leading global business centers of Europe and Asia. Host institutions for the 2011-2012 academic year are Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) Business School (Barcelona, Spain), Stockholm University's School of Business (Stockholm, Sweden), Peking University's Guanghua School of Management (Beijing, China), and the National University of Singapore's Business School.
McIntire faculty lead students on each GIE destination, providing "on-the-road" teaching and overseeing the global capstone project. During the fall term, students are matched with their first- or second-choice destination after submitting their preferences.
Course Descriptions
Understanding Global Commerce (5 credits, spring seminar and residency) is designed to help students understand the highly dynamic business contexts, both globally and regionally, and prepare for the following "Global Commerce in Context" course. Specific objectives are to (1) appreciate the evolution of global business within broader economic and geopolitical contexts, (2) understand the current global context and business environment, (3) learn about the regions students will be visiting, including key economic and political structures that shape the business environment, (4) study the individual countries that will be visited, including relevant cross-cultural communication dynamics, and (5) explore some of the major industries and companies that are driving economic growth regionally and globally.
Global Commerce in Context (6 credits) focuses on doing business in either Europe or Asia. Coursework consists of classroom instruction, corporate visits, and cultural experiences to help students better understand the global business environment.
* Global Immersion destinations are subject to change.