international students
faculty and staff
advisors
parents
recommenders
alumni


Study Abroad - Programs
Summer 2005
Sweden / Denmark MBA
June 15, 2005 - June 30, 2005 (tentative only)

This program has been cancelled for 05J. Check with the faculty director for more information

Program Overview

The Department of Business Administration, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and the Baltic Business School announce a two-week study abroad program focusing on Innovation and New Business Creation in the electronics/information technology and biotechnology industries in Sweden and Copenhagen. This region is one of the fastest growing areas in the world for communications and biotechnology industries. The region presents unique opportunities and challenges for high tech new ventures.

We will study the organizational, human resources and technology management characteristics of the region and the industries they support. Company visits will include companies such as Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, Tetra Pak, C-Pen, AstraZeneca, Gambro, and Lyckeby Stärkelse, in cities including Karlskrona, Lund, Kristianstad, Åhus and Copenhagen. Company visits will be further informed by lectures and discussions with the regions experts in biotech such as Dr. Jens Laage-Hellman and high-tech new ventures, Dr. Sigvald Harryson.

In addition to touring companies and their locale, we will take advantage of the rich cultural heritage of Sweden. Following the maritime heritage of Sweden, our transportation from Kalmar to Karlskrona and return will be via sailing yacht. The sailing excursions will provide opportunity for teambuilding among program participants as you crew the yachts in a friendly race.

We will spend the first weekend at the seminar and resort island, Senoren, off the coast of Karlskrona, and on the second weekend have the opportunity to take in the Mid-Summer celebration in Kalmar, the sister city of Wilmington, Delaware. This is a first Summer session program.

Class will meet at the UD Campus for preparation and discussion on evenings of June 6, 8 and 13, then will depart for Kalmar, Sweden via Copenhagen on June 15. Our return will be scheduled for June 30. Course work will conclude with written assignments due July 8.

The program fee will cover 14 nights accommodations, transportation to and from all conference sites and company visits, all company visits and formal group outings, 5 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 5 dinners. Students will be responsible for their own airfare (estimated to be around $1,100), meals outside of sponsored events and incidentals and personal excursions.

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

All students must enroll in 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

BUAD843 - Special Topics in Global Business (3 cr.)
Examines selected topics in global business that may focus on one or more areas of the world. All students will register for this course.

BUAD870 - Understanding People in Organizations (3 cr.)
Develops a knowledge base and requisite skills for managing individual, group and organizational processes through the use of diagnostic models, cases and/or experimental experiences.
Satisfies the following requirements:
      MBA Core Course

BUAD875 - Strategic Human Resources (3 cr.)
Examines the personnel/human resources function focusing on five key areas: 1) procurement, 2) training and development, 3) compensation, 4) security, and 5) labor-management relations. Throughout, attention is paid to international practices and an effort is made to integrate business functions both strategically and operationally.
Prerequisite:BUAD 870
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We welcome applications from non-University of Delaware students! Participation is not limited to University of Delaware MBA students. We encourage persons with a bachelors degree to apply. For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Sweden / Denmark MBA Program Costs
Participants in the Sweden / Denmark MBA program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Summer Session and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $200 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than March 11, 2005 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

  DE Resident Non-DE Resident
Final Tuition based on current year 2406 5142
Estimate Program Fee
 3600 3600
UD Registration & Activities Fee 40 40
Estimate Total 6046 8782

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below:
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: March 11, 2005
  • $800 deposit deadline: April 5, 2005
  • Final program fee balance due: April 22, 2005
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: mid-May, 2005
Contact Information
John Sawyer
Faculty Director
Department of Business Administration
236 Alfred Lerner Hall
Phone:(302) 831-1787
Email: sawyerj@lerner.udel.edu