This 14-day field seminar is offered as an alternative to Azahar for students and includes travel to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Paris, Geneva, Toulouse and Barcelona. Designed for international business majors, the seminar focuses on business and politics in the European Union. Founded after WWII to promote peace and economic cooperation, the EU laid the foundations of modern globalization and promoted liberal democracy. On-site visits and in situ briefings supplement lectures. City tours and lectures on historic and cultural sites will be done as time permits.
Course evaluation is based on attendance, participation, tests, and team projects.
Enrollment is limited to 36 students , who will be accepted on a space-available basis, with preference given to business and international relations majors. Sites expected to be visited in Spring 2001 include Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Geneva, Toulouse, Barcelona and Madrid. The EU was founded after World War II to promote peace in Europe and to rebuild war-torn economies. The EU laid the foundations of modern globalization and promoted liberal democracy. Students will visit leading European multinationals, such as Shell, Nestles and Airbus as well as the headquarters of such global institutions as the European Union and the World Trade Organization.