To better prepare you to compete in the global marketplace, the Bryan MBA offers several opportunities to experience business in foreign cultures. Study abroad improves communication skills, enriches cultural understanding, and increases self-confidence and adaptability. If you are interested in developing your international business skills, you may participate in one of the MBA program’s one-week courses abroad or may opt for a more significant international experience by studying for a semester at one of the Bryan School’s partner institutions abroad.

MBA 663: Experience Business Abroad

Because it can be difficult to devote an entire semester to study abroad, the MBA program has developed MBA 663: Experience Business Abroad designed to expose you to foreign business practices and cultures. This popular one-week course is a faculty-led trip abroad to tour cultural, business, and governmental sites and to attend lectures and roundtable discussions with local business leaders and scholars. MBA 663 takes place during the inter-module semester breaks and you will receive 3 hours of academic credit for your participation. Credit for MBA 663 counts toward the required 12 hours of elective credit and the course may be repeated in a different country for additional credit.

For the 2007-2008 academic year, the following sections of MBA 663 are being offered:

Fall 2008
Brazil

Spring 2008
Germany
Paris

Exchange Programs

The Bryan School of Business and Economics has established partnerships with over forty institutions of higher education around the world and if you are seeking more substantial experience studying business in an international setting, you may study abroad for a semester through several of the Bryan School’s partner institutions abroad.

If you are proficient in the appropriate foreign language, you may study abroad at the following institutions:

ITESM - Monterrey, Mexico
University Jean Moulin - Lyon, France

For study abroad at sites where English is the language of instruction, a semester abroad can be arranged for you at the following institutions:

Strathclyde University – Glasgow, Scotland
RMIT – Melbourne, Australia
University of Mannheim – Mannheim, Germany
EBS Paris – Paris, France

Studying abroad through one of these partner institutions ensures that academic credit will transfer back to UNCG and it is usually much more affordable than other semester abroad options. By participating in a study abroad with one of these partner institutions you will pay regular UNCG tuition and fees for your semester abroad. In addition to your UNCG tuition and fees, you will be responsible for travel, living, and incidental expenses.

In order to coordinate a semester abroad with the required courses of the MBA curriculum, it is important for that you begin planning your semester abroad during your first semester in the MBA program.

For more information on study abroad, contact the MBA Office at 336-334-5380 or mba@uncg.edu.