Description

For the thirty-sixth consecutive year, Georgetown University's Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business will conduct a six-week summer program in comparative strategic management at Trinity College, Oxford.

Tutors are British faculty members.

Instruction follows the traditional Oxford methods of lectures, seminars, and tutorials.

All students live a few yards from the Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera in single rooms in the historic setting of Trinity College.

All students undertake several business site visits to British firms.
The program is designed for mature undergraduate students in business administration who have completed 60 credits and who are motivated to enrich their academic and personal lives with the experience of living and learning in a foreign setting. As students learn to understand business from other than an American perspective, they are rewarded by acquiring an increased awareness of intercultural differences.

Curriculum:

The course tutor for Comparative Strategic Management is Dr. Duncan Angwin, Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick. Professor Angwin is formerly an Assistant Director of an international merchant bank, specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. His research interests are strategy and practice in the context of managing international mergers and acquisitions, management consultancy, and financial services sectors.

Dr. Adrian Buckley, Professor Emeritus of International Financial Management at the Cranfield School of Management, a past director of its MBA program and Professor of Finance at the Free University Amsterdam, leads the International Finance course. He has written extensively in the field and has industrial experience embracing five years of management consultancy, two years in investment banking, and six years work in financial planning and corporate treasury.

All participants enroll in the following two courses (Students who have taken either course previously are ineligible for this program.):

STRT 283-62: Comparative Strategic Management (3 credits) - This is an integrative offering in comparative general management. Topics include: the impact of environment and public policy on European business decisions, competitor analysis, market signaling, evaluation of strategic position; comparative industry structures; market behavior and interaction of firms; managing in different countries and across cultures; value systems and intercultural differences.

FINC 250-62: International Finance (3 credits) - The students receive a comprehensive overview of the field of international finance so that they become aware of international market structures, the main trends in their development, and the principal problems facing participants in the international markets. The course covers topics such as European capital markets, international money management, treasury management, and foreign exchange. Prerequisite: FINC 211.

Tutorials are a significant academic component of the Oxford program. Centered around a topic previously assigned by the tutor, a typical tutorial is taken by a trio of students who assume the intellectual initiative.

Students attend lectures by the course leaders who are experienced participants in the marketplace. The lecture format enhances both the practical content of the courses and the process of cultural transfer.

In both courses, students select topics for detailed study. Researched in small groups and under the direction of an Oxford tutor, projects normally involve international comparative studies with students gathering some of their information from business practitioners. At the end of the term they prepare a formal written presentation as well as an oral one for their fellow students.

The experiential component is an integral part of the program and occurs in the form of study visits. Students interact with top-level management and attend seminars orchestrated by British business leaders.

Study Visits in the past were:
- Bain and Company
- Skadden Arps
- Goldman Sachs and Co.
- Fuller, Smith & Turner
- Pricewaterhouse Coopers
- Bank of England
- MINI Manufacturing Facility

Upon successful completion of the program, students receive six (6) Georgetown University undergraduate semester credits. Georgetown BSBA candidates may use these credits toward their degree requirements. Non-Georgetown students should discuss transfer of credit with a dean or academic advisor at their home university.

Highlights

All participants will be residents for six weeks at Trinity College. Trinity traces its origins to the 1280s, when Durham College occupied the present site. In 1555, the son of an Oxfordshire farmer who had become an affluent civil servant under Henry VIII bought the land and founded Trinity College. Trinity is situated in the geographical heart of Oxford between the Broad and Parks Road, near the Bodleian Library and Blackwell's famous bookshop. The city of Oxford is a bustling Metropolis.

The historic quadrangles and gardens of Trinity where Sunday barbecues are held are among the loveliest in Oxford. Each student will live in a single furnished room and have a full English breakfast seven days a week and a three course dinner five days a week in the College Hall. Other facilities include housekeeping services with linens, towels and room care, a common room with television, lecture rooms, library, chapel, and laundry. Students enjoy the Trinity sports grounds for tennis, the lawns for croquet, and the Cherwell River for punting.

With London only fifty miles away, and connected by train, express coach and motorway, students enjoy attending the theater and exploring the city's attractions as well as visiting other British cities and historic sites.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Business
• Business Management
• Finance
• Management

Cost in US$:

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Program Fees Include:

The program cost includes all instruction at Oxford, supplemental insurance, lodging and seven breakfasts and five dinners at Trinity College for six weeks, banquets and business visits. Transportation to/from Oxford, books, lunches, and personal expenditures are not included.

Experience Required

yes

An academic record demonstrating the ability to successfully complete intensive course work in international finance and management, including a GPA of at least 2.7 overall, with at least 3.0 in business courses. Exceptions must be approved by the Undergraduate Dean's Office or the site director. Pre-requisites for the Oxford program are Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Calculus, the Business Core I, and Business Financial Management, as well as junior standing (60 credits).

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Scholarships are Available

A limited amount of financial aid will be available and will be awarded based on need and merit.

Application Process Involves

• Disciplinary Clearance Form
• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Transcript

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Georgetown University Office of International Programs's Mission Statement

To promote, support, and develop international and intercultural educational opportunities for students, and in so doing, help to define the international character of Georgetown. These programs are developed and evaluated in collaboration with the wider Georgetown community to ensure that they are academically rigorous, linguistically appropriate, and complementary to the Georgetown curriculum. In keeping with the Jesuit philosophy of education and service, these overseas opportunities invite participants to reflect on the values that form their own identities, and encourage them to assume their roles as responsible world citizens. The Office of International Programs offers more than 120 programs in 39 countries.