Education Abroad

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

• Spring Semester
• 15 credits, direct enroll program (at least sophomore status)
• Spend a semester exploring the fascinating corners of Jerusalem while studying Israeli history and culture, Hebrew, and other courses of interest.

Tel Aviv University

• Spring Semester or Summer Semester
• 15 credits, direct enroll program
• The program is in English and includes a wide choice of courses. Tel Aviv University, the largest university in Israel, is situated only a short distance from the magnificent Mediterranean coast and in Israel’s cultural, financial and industrial heartland.

StartUp Nation: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Israel’s High-Tech Ecosystem

• Program anticipated for 2019-20
• Spring Break
• 3 credits, faculty-directed
• Students will gain first-hand exposure to entrepreneurial initiatives and the startup nation culture in Israel, while also having the opportunity to visit such culturally significant sites as the Old City of Jerusalem and the Holocaust Memorial Museum of Yad Vashem.

Service Learning in Senegal: School Building with buildOn

• Program anticipated for 2019-20
• Spring Break
• 1 credit, faculty-directed, service learning program
• Travel to a Senegalese village and work side-by-side with MSU students, and Senegalese villagers, under the auspices of buildOn, an international nonprofit organization that builds schools in developing countries.

Doing Business in South Africa

• Summer Session
• 1-3 credits, faculty-directed program, open to members of Multicultural Business Program only
• Spend 17 days learning about South Africa’s increasing position as a major partner in U.S. and world trade. Site visits will provide students with insights into the corporate and social cultures of South African companies.

Semester in Buenos Aires

• Spring Semester
• 13 credits, customized program
• Spend a semester in the capital of Argentina while earning credits for business core classes and being immersed in a Spanish-speaking environment. No prior language proficiency required.

Business and Culture in Brazil

• Spring Semester
• Faculty-directed, open to members of the Residential Broad Community only
• This program to Rio de Janeiro provides students with the opportunity to expand their understanding of Latin America, and specifically the Brazilian business environment and culture.

U.S. and Canada: Great Lakes Supply Chain Tour

• Summer Session
• 3 credits, faulty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• Students will view the Great Lakes region from industrial, government and transportation perspectives gaining understanding of the core principles in supply chain management.

Grassroots Tools of Sustainable Development: Service Learning in Guatemala

• Program anticipated for 2019-20
• Spring Break
• 1 credit, faculty-directed, service learning program, open to members of Spartan Global Development Fund (SGDF) only
• This program provides an opportunity for members of the Spartan Global Development Fund to interact with recipients of SGDF loans in and around Antigua, Guatemala, and Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

Business of the Olympics: Winter & Summer Olympic Venues Explored

• Summer Session
• 6 credits, faulty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• Students will learn how individual businesses, government agencies, and public and private industries create and follow different business plans before the Olympics; during the Olympics; and after the Olympics to sustain profit.

Monash University in Melbourne

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits (at least sophomore status)
• Direct Enrollment
• Exchange
• Experience the Australian lifestyle and take classes from a wide array of subjects while living in southeast Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia

University of New South Wales

• Spring Semester
• 12 credits (at least sophomore status)
• Direct Enrollment
• Exchange
• Take a variety of classes and explore the largest city in Australia while living on a campus bordered on one side by the ocean and the other by mountains and great open plains.

University of Sydney

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits (at least sophomore status)
• Direct Enrollment
• Exchange
• Live in Sydney for a semester while taking classes at Australia’s first university and exploring Australian culture.

City University of Hong Kong

• Spring Semester or Summer Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Exchange
• City University is known for its professional programs that combine real-world experience with research and study.  Study on a campus with high rise dorms and tech savvy classrooms.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• Spring Semester or Summer Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Exchange (at least sophomore status)
• HKUST is situated on a lovely seaside campus above Clear Water Bay in the New Territories. It also offers exchange students a Buddy system, where domestic students will assist exchange students with airport reception, settling in on-campus, and various other matters to help students adapt to their new environment during the semester.

Semester in Shanghai

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 13 credits, Custom Program (at least junior status)
• Earn credits for business core courses while studying in one of the world’s great megacities, Shanghai, where gleaming skyscrapers and ancient alleys and temples share space. No prior language proficiency required.

Marketing in China

• Summer Session
• Minimum 7 credits, faculty-directed program
• This two-and-a-half-week program allows students to experience several locations in China.Activities will include visits to businesses, guest lectures by local business leaders, and historical and cultural excursions.

Internships in Asia (Shanghai)

• Summer Session
• 1 credit, international internship placement, open to admitted Broad College students only
• This eight-week, unpaid international internship placement allows students to gain international career experience and enhance their understanding of what it’s like to live and work in another culture. Proficiency in Mandarin is not a program requirement, but select placements within Shanghai may only be open to students with Mandarin proficiency.

Managing Strategy in a Growing Economy

• Winter Break
• 3 credits, faculty-directed program
• Visit three major cities: Mumbai, the business center; Bangalore, the tech hub; and Goa, the tourist destination while visiting about a dozen firms across several industries.

Business and Culture in Japan

• Spring Break
• 1 credit, faculty-directed program
• Spend a week in Tokyo exploring key differences between Western and Japanese culture and business practices that require utilization of culturally appropriate marketing approaches/strategies.

University of Waikato

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Direct Enrollment (at least sophomore status)
• Explore the New Zealand society and educational system while studying on a campus that is spread out on 166 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds with extensive sporting and recreational areas surrounding three ornamental lakes.

Internships in Asia (Singapore)

• Summer Session
• 1 credit, international internship placement, open to admitted Broad College students only
• This eight-week, unpaid international internship placement allows students to gain international career experience and enhance their understanding of what it’s like to live and work in another culture.

Human Resource Practices and Employment Relations in Korea

• Summer Session
• 3 credits, faculty-directed program (at least senior status)
• This program aims to provide students with a deep understanding of the employment relations system and human resource practices in South Korea. Students will have the chance to network with graduate students, professors, and human resource executives.

Chulalongkorn University

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Exchange (at least sophomore status)
• Spend a semester living in central Bangkok while taking core business course and learning Thailand culture.

Global Finance Studies in Belgium

• Summer Session
• 9 credits, faculty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• Study global challenges and opportunities in the field of finance while experiencing life in a small historical, French speaking town.

University of Namur

• Available beginning 2020-21
• Fall or Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Exchange Program (at least junior status)
• Spend the semester studying finance in the heart of French-speaking Belgium. Students may elect to remain in Belgium and complete and internship in Brussels in the summer months.

Business Law, Ethics and Sustainability in an Emerging Global Market

• Summer Session
• Minimum 8 credits, faculty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• This program offers a unique opportunity to explore Greece and learn its deep history and richly diverse culture while earning academic credit. Activities include international site visits, cultural and business field trips, experiential learning activities, and multinational business content.

Corvinus University of Budapest

• Fall or Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Direct Enroll (at least sophomore status)
• Live in a city rich in history and cultural achievement while taking a variety of courses from business, Hungarian language & culture to international relations.

American University of Rome

• Fall Semester, Spring Semester, or Summer Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Direct Enroll (at least sophomore status)
• Housed in a beautiful villa located on the crest of Rome’s highest hill and on the right bank of the Tiber River, students will be taught by multinational faculty in an international setting.

John Cabot University

• Summer Semester
• Minimum 13 credits, Direct Enroll (at least junior status)
• Students will have the opportunity to take classes in a variety of arts and letters fields as well as business classes.  An important focus of the experience is on Rome itself—Rome as a center of international business as well as a focal point of ancient, Renaissance and modern history and art.

Semester in Florence

• Spring Semester
• Minimum 12 credits, Custom Program (at least junior status)
• Immerse yourself in the art, language, and culture of Italy while experiencing the single – and evolving – market that is the European Union. Earn credit for two core business courses while selecting from a variety of other courses to fulfill IAH or ISS requirements or CAS or ESHP courses and perfecting your Italian.

See what other students studying in Florence have thought of their experience.

Business and Culture in St. Petersburg

• Summer Session
• 6 credits, faculty-directed program
• This program offers a good balance between classroom instruction and the opportunity to experience all that the city has to offer, through visits to key businesses, instructional trips to historical museums, tours of the city, and interaction with Russian professors and students.

Business and Culture in Spain

• Spring Break
• 3 credits, faculty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• This program aims to deepen students’ understanding of international business while visiting Madrid and Barcelona. Activities range from corporate visits, cultural visits to architectural tours.

Marketing and Business in London

• Winter Break
• 6 credits, faculty-directed program (at least junior status)
• Study marketing and business in one of the great business and cultural centers of the world. This short program will involve interactive class sessions focusing on course content, group discussions, and exploration of unique marketing tools and strategies.

Northumbria University International Summer School

• Summer Session
• Minimum 4 credits, Direct Enrollment (at least junior status)
• Spend a summer in Newcastle upon Tyne and experience this multi-cultural city while taking classes to expand your academic horizon

Business in Scotland

• Summer Session
• Minimum 6 credits, faculty-directed program
• This program focuses on managing people and operations in a global market.  Students will be exposed to different employment relations models and begin to understand the impact of multinational corporations on the management of people and operations in complex organizations.

Marketing and International Comparative Dimensions of Business in Europe

• Summer Session
• 6 credits, faculty-directed program (at least sophomore status)
• This program combines marketing and the international comparative dimensions of business into 22 days summer experience.  Students will receive extensive contact with European executives and officials, while staying in the heart of cultural centers in France, UK, Germany and Switzerland.