Study Abroad: China – Open House DATE: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00pm WHERE: McCormack, 1st Floor, Room 0421

Study Abroad: China – Open House
DATE: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
TIME: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00pm
WHERE: McCormack, 1st Floor, Room 0421

MBAMKT680     Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and China
June 13 – June 28, 2018, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu

The Program
China, now home to over 1.3 billion people and the world’s second-largest economy, has become increasingly important as a market for, and source of, goods and services in all sectors. 21st-century managers need to understand the risks and benefits of doing business in China. In an ever-more globalized world economy, managers at all levels need to understand different ways of doing business in dissimilar cultures and adopt the “best practices” in marketing, finance, and operations from around the world.

 

This course will offer students an in-depth look at how business is conducted in China, the impact of Chinese culture on business practice, and potential business opportunities there. In about two weeks, we will visit two “capital” cities and one northeastern city in China: Beijing, the current Chinese capital and the political and cultural center of the country; Chengdu, the most innovative and dynamic city with rich culture and natural resources in the western region of China; and Shanghai, the financial capital and one of the most dynamic cities in the world at the moment. During our visit in China, besides the unique cultural tours (such as Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, panda center in Chengdu), we will visit Chinese and multinational corporations in different industries and interview the executives of those corporations. This course will be taught by UMass Boston Professor Raymond Liu who successfully led the class in China for the last 13 summers.

Academic Credit

Participants can earn three elective credits in the UMass Boston MBA Program. This course will count toward a specialization of your choice (depending on the topic of your final project) and will satisfy the International Business requirement. In addition, all the students who assign this course can earn three more credits by taking an independent study course with Professor Raymond Liu

Program Fee
The tentative program fee, exclusive of your airfare, will be $3,220 (3 credits) or $3,870 (6 credits- Main Course + Independent Study).

The fee will be split into 2 payments:

  1. Tentative Logistics Fee: $1,750. This fee is payable to the travel vendor. (Details will be forthcoming).
  2. Tentative Tuition Fee: $1,470 (3 credits); add $650 for the additional 3 credits. ). This fee is payable to

UMass Boston in early June.

The $1,750 fee will cover housing, meals, guest speakers, group-sponsored city transportation, and tour tickets in China.  The fee does not include insurance, visa application fee, or transportation between the U.S. and China.

Application Deadline
Because of the nature of the course, the class size is limited to 20. We will review applications on a first come first served basis up to March 30th. However, early applications are strongly encouraged as flight tickets will be very expensive if booking later.

To Apply or for Further Information
To request an application, or to receive additional program information, please contact:

Karol  Castaneda

International Programs
College of Advanced Professional Studies
(617) 287-6995/ karol.castaneda@umb.edu

Open House China MBA Smr18

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