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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2003
Europe BUAD
December 30, 2002 - January 30, 2003


Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
Please note that this program has an early application and first deposit deadline of May 3, 2002.
Program Overview

Gain first-hand experience with the business and marketing strategies of international companies. While overseas, you'll visit American, Austrian, German, Czech, and Hungarian companies engaged in international business. Austria and Germany are members of the European Union -- a major trading partner of the United States. The Czech Republic and Hungary are former Soviet Block countries trying to develop closer trading relationships with the West.

We will visit companies in Frankfurt, Munich, Prague, Budapest and Vienna. Company tours are typically held Monday through Thursday, leaving several three-day weekends for travel and sightseeing. Furthermore, you'll have the opportunity to celebrate New Year's Eve in Germany and to spend four to five days towards the end of the program traveling independently in Europe, followed by a program wrap-up session in Germany.

Students will be lodged in hotels (two to a room) for the duration of the program. This program is designed for undergraduate students of the Business and Economics college. The two courses will consist of 10 - 12 class meetings in the U.S. prior to departure, 16 company visits while abroad, and one research paper for each course.

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

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

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

BUAD383 - Seminar in International Business (3 cr.)
Surveys the economic, political, and institutional context of international business as well as the strategic operations of the international company. Special attention is given to cross-discipline topics, both in the form of interdisciplinary materials and lectures and institutional and company visits.

BUAD393 - Seminar in International Marketing Management (3 cr.)
Seminar on selected topics in international marketing management. Combines lectures and visits to local organizations.
Prerequisite:BUAD 301 Introduction to Marketing
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen 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).

Europe BUAD Program Costs
Participants in the Europe BUAD program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter 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 May 3, 2002 , 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 950 2736
Final Program Fee 3000 3000
UD Registration & Activities Fee 20 20
Final Total 3970 5756

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: Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: May 3, 2002
  • $800 deposit deadline: May 24, 2002
  • Final program fee balance due: November 8, 2002
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: December 12, 2002
Contact Information
Sandra Fields
Faculty Director
Department of Business Administration
234 Alfred Lerner Hall
Phone:(302) 831-4565
Email: fieldss@be.udel.edu


W. Scott Wycoff
Faculty Director
Department of Business Administration
010 Purnell
Phone:(302) 831-4894
Email: wycoff@udel.edu