International Programs

Undergraduate Study Abroad

The School of Business and Leadership has study abroad opportunities designed specifically for Business majors at the following universities:

• ESCEM School of Business and Management, Tours-Poitiers, France (1998)
• National University of Ireland - University College Dublin (Ireland's #1 university since 1854)
• The American Business School Paris (1985)

Other universities that the School of Business and Leadership has established partnerships with are:

• Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Phillipines (founded by Dominican Friars in 1611)
• Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jakarta, Indonesia (Christian university, ranked #1 private university in Indonesia)
• Universidad Catolica de San Antonio de Murcia, Cartagena, Spain (independent Catholic university established 1996)
• Miriam College, Phillippines (Catholic women's college established by the Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominican in 1926)
• Assumption University, The First International University in Thailand

MBA Study Abroad

The Dominican MBA includes many opportunities for students to study abroad. Semester Study Abroad Programs enable students to immerse themselves in business studies for a full semester. Courses can be taken in English or the host language.

Executive Study Abroad Programs are the perfect opportunity for busy executives to travel/study abroad and do so in a workable time frame. These short (ten day) trips are intense and fun!

Semester Study Abroad

Dominican is offering semester study abroad in Paris, France. We expect to be offering a variety of new opportunities/locations within the next year.
Semester Study Abroad is offered to MBA-GSM students with coursework completed applied to their international domain. In fall 2003 seven of our students completed a semester in Paris studying topics such as:

• Conducting business within the European Union
• Strategic planning in Europe
• French business culture and language
• European business culture and governmental influence

Executive Study Abroad (ESA)

Designed for the professional who cannot spend a full semester abroad, ESA is an intense 9-10 day program that exposes the participant to multiple cultures and global business topics. Students may participate in up to three (3) ESA trips, earning up to nine (9) credit hours (substitutes for the international domain courses). Both MBA-SL and MBA-GSM students are eligible to participate in this program.

Bring the family! All participants may bring guests who may, but are not obligated to attend the business sessions (although we have found our guests enjoy the educational opportunities as much as our students do!).

Sample trip combinations already completed or in design include: Zurich, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland; Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile; Istanbul, Turkey and Cairo, Egypt; and London, England and Dublin, Ireland.