The Doing Business in China Seminar and Study Tour is designed to be an international experience for upper division undergraduate students studying business, MBA candidates, and professionals. The program is offered in cooperation with Hong Kong Baptist University and Shanghai Jiao Tung University. Academic Program Participants may earn one to three credit hours in ACTY 710, FCL 594, MGMT 695, BUS 390 or other courses subject to departmental approval.
All instruction is in English.
The program includes seminars on economics and business in China, corporate visits to a number of companies, and cultural visits and sightseeing. Academic Credit WMU credit will be awarded for courses completed with prior approval from Sharon Howes, the academic adviser in the College of Business. This approval is obtained by completing the blue form available from the Office of Study Abroad. Major industries are iron, steel, coal, machinery, and textiles and major trading partners are the U.S., Japan, Germany, and South Korea. Participants in the Doing Business in China program will visit major population and industrial centers of China, including distinct Hong Kong which was just released from British colonial rule and given back to China in 1997.