Commerce and Culture in Southeast Asia
Singapore and Vietnam
January 2025
Program Overview
Note: **The following program is under review by the University. All details below are tentative and subject to change.**
Vietnam and Singapore have rich cultures and significant business markets. Singapore has long been a commercial and shipping hub connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
Vietnam is undergoing a period of tremendous growth and revitalization and has captured the attention of international businesses, as well as tourists wanting to experience its culture.
In this program, undergraduate business majors and business minors can earn six hours of business credit. The program includes business site visits, cultural excursions, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
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Faculty Hosts
Program Faculty
Mark Evans
Lecturer, Department of Management
Mark Evans is the curriculum coordinator for business communications in the Department of Management. He also serves as strategic communications consultant to a wide variety of public and private clients and has more than 35 years of experience working in strategic communications, crisis communication, and marketing.
Dr. Rick Wilson
Professor, Department of Marketing
Dr. Rick Wilson is a Professor of Marketing where he teaches Promotional Strategy and the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) course. He has twice participated in McCoy’s Barcelona program (2022 & 2023) and in Hofstra University’s Paris/Nice program (2011).
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Program Details
Courses Offered
- MGT 3301/MGT 3303 — Management of Organizations
- MKT 3343 — Principles of Marketing
- BA 4300 — Independent Study in Global Business
Tentative Dates
(all dates subject to change)
- Program orientations/pre-trip meetings: November - December 2024
- At least two orientations and a few online assignments will occur prior to departure: November/early December 2024
- Approximate departure from United States (student are responsible for own travel to program): Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024
- First day of classes abroad: Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
- Last day of classes abroad: Thursday, Jan 9, 2025
- Return from program: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025
- Last program class day (classes will periodically meet either online or asynchronously in the first part of the spring semester. Exact meeting schedule to be announce in August 2024): Friday, March 7, 2025
Expected Cost
$3,410 + tuition
The program fee includes:
- Application fee ($200)
- Program deposit ($300)
- Lodging and breakfast each morning
- Mid-program flight between Vietnam/Singapore
- Business visits, city walking tours and cultural excursions
- International health and emergency insurance
- Local transportation and/or public transportation passes
Program fee does not include:
- Flights to and from Asia
- Personal excursions and expenses
- Passport application/visa fees
- Textbooks
- Meals
