BUS 397 - Academic Global Immersion

Unit(s): 2 or 4

USF students are accepted after a competitive application process. This course includes an international destination centered on onsite engagements, with local organizations, and a rich schedule of cultural and social events. Specific destinations may vary from one semester to the next. Classes prior to the international departure include student prepared presentations on history, local customs, language and cultural values, as well as on various political, socioeconomic and technological factors. Faculty might also engage film presentations/discussion, guest speakers and other resources. Deliverables at the end of the course include a summary of project work focused on one or more organizations and a reflection paper designed to enrich discussion during the last class several weeks after returning home. The course also includes an in-depth look at companies that will be visited during the trip. The schedule is created between students and faculty, who draw from his extensive personal database of public, private, nonprofit, education and government organizations operating in the UAE.

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