Undergraduate Global Studies Courses 2011-12

BMGT 469E: Doing Business in Australia COURSE FULL

Term 1st Paid Night in Melbourne Hotel Room: January 9th
1st Day of Scheduled Activities in Melbourne: January 10
Last Night of Paid Hotel in Brisbane: January 20th
Last Day of Scheduled Activities in Brisbane: January 20th
Destination(s) Sydney and other cities
Mandatory
pre-departure meetings		 October 27th 8-9 p.m., Van Munching Hall 1330
Professor Dr. Mark Wellman
Anticipated program fee Approximately $2995 not including airfare or personal expenses.
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The course “Doing Business in Australia,” provides an overview of doing business in Australia, including an introduction to the Australian economy, history and culture. Tentative locations include Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Students are encouraged to arrive early or stay later to visit other sites.

During January 2011, the course included business visits to GoogleSydney, Qantas, the Australian Football League, Australian Institute of Sports, Fosters, Canberra Glass Works, Reserve Bank of Australia, the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, and the Hunter Valley vineyards of Ernest Hill and the McGuigan Family. Other activities included visits to the Sydney Opera House, National Museum of Australia, Australian Parliament, Featherdale Wildlife Park and tickets to a cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds. The course traveled to Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne. Brisbane, and the Great Barrier Reef.

To read about the 2011 Australia course, click here. 

The global immersion experiences are three-credit courses and typically meet degree requirements (advanced studies requirement of the University, BMGT major requirements, electives, etc,). Some courses may be eligible to fulfill major-specific requirements (confirm with your Smith School academic advisor). Students are expected to attend pre-departure meetings and complete the required readings prior to departure. The course has a comprehensive set of readings required of all participants regardless of course registration. Additional readings are assigned based on type of course registration. Mandatory pre-departure meetings will be scheduled.

A tentative travel schedule for January 2012 will be released soon. Please do not purchase any airline tickets until the class is confirmed. Students are advised by UMD Education Abroad to purchase refundable airline tickets.

Australia – Program fee is approximately $2995, which includes shared hotel room, local transportation to company visits and required cultural activities, any tickets or fees for required cultural activities, 1-2 group meals, and professor and partner fees. There is an additional $250 study abroad fee which goes directly to the campus office to maintain the emergency plan.

Included: UMD tuition, UMD $250 Study Abroad fee, lodging, 1-2 meals, any required cultural activities, likely travel within the country (to be announced).

Not included: personal expenses, most meals, trip insurance and international airfare.

Students are advised to purchase refundable tickets and travel insurance to counter any inconvenience caused by a change in the program's itinerary. Once admitted, you should expect to purchase the flight for the program a few weeks later, usually in mid-October.

Payment information

The program fee is divided into four separate charges that are applied to your account over the course of the fall semester:

(1) A non-refundable $50 application fee is due at the time of application,
(2) Upon admission, student account is charged a $250 non-refundable deposit. Applicants understand that if admitted to the program, they are responsible for paying this deposit, which is non-refundable under any circumstances.
(3) UMD $250 Study Abroad Fee, and
(4) The remaining balance will be due upon registration .

All four charges add up to the published program fee.