Course Description
- 4-credits (1 credit earned in Fall semester; 3 credits earned in Spring semester)
- Open to 2nd and 3rd year MBA students only
- On-campus coursework in both Fall and Spring semesters + 7-10 day travel abroad Winter break or Spring break
- The MBA Global Business courses (BUSI 788) are non-repeatable. Students may participate in only one course during their MBA program. Students can participate in one MBA Global Business course (BUSI 788) and one MBA Global Consulting Practicum (BUMO 758K - whether domestic or international) during their MBA program. MBA Global Consulting Practicum (BUMO 758K) is non-repeatable as well
While traveling abroad with a professor, students visit companies to enhance their business acumen and apply their knowledge and skills to solve a cross-border, cross-cultural business challenge. Students choose courses based on opportunities to develop expertise in their career track of interest and based on the opportunity to network with colleagues, faculty and international company executives in their field.
Course Objectives:
- Develop a “global mindset,” an openness to and awareness of diversity across cultures and markets, with an ability to see common patterns.
- Sharpen your “global business savvy” by gaining substantive knowledge of business organizations and the institutions in a given country, region, or industry as well as the capacity to contextualize this knowledge in comparative perspective.
- Gain career skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex challenge.
- Network with colleagues, faculty, alumni, and international company executives in your field of interest, while enhancing your cultural knowledge.
The academic focus and location of the courses may change year to year.
Global business courses are offered every year, and new courses are announced each Spring. Visit the Office of Global Initiatives website for current opportunities.
Students should not purchase airfare for global business courses until the Office of Global Initiatives officially confirms that the course will be running and sends specific instructions for purchasing airfare.
2017-2018 Course Information
Cost
Cost for Fall Semester 2017 = 1 credit of tuition Fall Semester 2017 + $2500 Program Fee (Program fee covers shared accommodation, in-country ground transportation, some group meals, business visits, applied learning component, and cultural activities for the abroad portion of the program.)
Cost for Spring Semester 2018 = 3 credits of tuition + Education Abroad Fee ($250) + Mandatory International Health Insurance Fee ($39, estimated)
*Not included: international and intercity airfare abroad, visa processing if applicable, most meals, personal expenses.
Registration Instructions
Students register for the first credit of global business courses (BUSI788 course series) in Testudo. The course number associated with each MBA Global Business Course is indicated here. There is no additional application for these courses. MPO will manually register students for the remaining 3 credits in spring semester 2018.
In early October registered students will receive instructions from OGI about creating an online application through the UMD Education Abroad office. Students traveling in January will be required to enter in flight information, passport information, and general health related information by November 1st. Students traveling abroad during Spring Break will need to submit flight information by January, 22, 2018.
The final drop deadline is. August 28, 2017. Students will be responsible for the entire cost of course (including the $2500 program fee) if course dropped after this date. Please contact your campus advisor and OGI if you wish to drop the course after August 1.
The first class meeting for all MBA Global Business Courses will be Sunday, September 24, 2017. This meeting is mandatory for all students enrolled in the courses (both winter break and spring break travel programs).
Visit the OGI website for course details and further information on the 2017-2018 global business courses.
Stipend & Scholarship Information
Stipends and scholarships are available for these program through a competitive and selective process. To review the informaiton & application information, please click here.