Description

Choose one:
Business 494 - International Business Study Tour (3 credits)
Prerequisite: admission to the College of Business Administration

Economics 319 - Economics of Less Developed Countries (3 credits; NW; SS)
Prerequisite: Econ 204 or 209 and Econ 206 or 208 with an average grade of C or better.

Economics 426 - Economics of Latin America (3 credits; SS)
Prerequisite: Economics 206 or 208 and Economics 207 or 209 with a grade of C or better.

Undergraduate Requirements

These BUS and ECON courses satisfy the following undergraduate requirements:
* The study abroad requirement for the Global Business Minor
* 3 credits towards the International Dimension Requirement
* 3 credits towards the International Management Emphasis

Note: You may not use the same three-credit experience toward your major, minor and emphasis. If you need more than three credits of study abroad, you can choose to take Bus 494 more than once or you can participate on a study abroad program which awards more than three credits.

Optional Course

International Studies 333 1 unit (cr.)
Study Tour
Prerequisites: none; syllabus

If you request enrollment in this course on the study abroad application, you will be automatically enrolled and will not be contacted about the coursework involved. Assignments for this course must be done independently. Contact the Office of International Education with questions.

Highlights

Examine macroeconomic policies and development projects and their impact on the environment and on indigenous peoples. Study urban sprawl, pollution, and migration to cities in Lima, which stand in sharp contrast to another program destination: Ayacucho, one of the poorest and most rural regions of Peru and the former base of the Maoist Sendero Luminoso. Visit the desert coast to learn how shifting weather patterns and loss of water resources ended the Nazca civilization. While there, visit a national Guano factory and see an excellent example of the impact of unrestrained tourism on the environment and on native wildlife at the Islas Ballestas National Park.

Learn about the unique economic system of the Incas and the implications of the Conquistadors' search for gold during an extended trip to Cusco, center of the Sacred Valley and the Incan Civilization. Examine internationally controlled ecotourism along the Inca Trail and at Machu Picchu and compare it to the unrestrained development of Aguas Calientes. In Puno and Lake Titicaca, study how tourism has affected the indigenous Uros peoples, who live on floating islands made of reeds.

Through this program, you will experience the results of the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economics of lesser-developed countries while studying the economic system of Peru and visiting government agencies, international development agencies and banks. You will examine first hand the environmental issues associated with development and sustainable tourism as an economic industry through visits to Ayacucho, Lake Titicaca, Nazca, Cusco, and Machu Picchu.

All courses will be taught by accompanying UW Oshkosh faculty at the Universidad del Pacífico.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Business
• Economics
• International Business

Cost in US$:

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Program Fees Include:

The more who sign up for this program, the lower the cost per participant will be. You can help lower your cost to study abroad by recruiting friends and classmates to join you in this experience!

Program Fee Estimate
USD t.b.d.

Expenses in U.S. Dollars
100 USD Application Fee (200 USD for out-of-state applicants)
100 USD Passport & Pictures
750 USD Airfare (estimate)
30 USD Airport Exit Fee
350 USD Immunizations (Yellow fever; Typhoid; Hepatitis A; others determined on a case-by-case basis)
-50 USD Refund to eligible participants
1280 USD Total Pre-travel Expense Estimate (plus immunizations)

Expenses in Foreign Currency (Peruvian Nuevo Sol = S/.)
S/.750 Meals
S/.300 Local Transportation
S/.155 Personal Spending Money (S/.155 - S/.630)
S/.1205 Total Expense Estimate while Abroad

USD t.b.d. Total Estimated Expenses

* Indicates the expense will appear on your UW Oshkosh student account.

Program fees cover course-related expenses (no tuition is assessed); airfare from Chicago, O'Hare; transportation between UW Oshkosh and O'Hare by school bus; accommodations as listed on the finalized itinerary; tours/visits & field trips (including entrance fees) listed on the finalized itinerary; some local transportation costs associated with the finalized itinerary; pre-travel orientation; and international health insurance. The program itinerary may be tentative and will not be finalized until approximately two weeks before departure.

Program fees do not cover items not specifically mentioned above such as trip cancellation and baggage insurance; passports; immunizations; airport exit fees; meals and all other food and beverages; most local transportation costs (including costs associated with some business & cultural visits within Lima and personal travel); and all expenses of a purely personal nature. Estimates for some of these expenses have been included. Fees for a single room are available upon request.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Scholarships are Available

Are you an Economics Major or Minor? Apply for the James Grunloh Economics Study Abroad Scholarship