Business Study for Honors Students in Nantes, France

Intersession 2012
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Five week program designed for business honors
students, including 3 weeks abroad
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December 19, 2011 – January 27, 2012
1 week class preparation prior to going abroad, and 1
week upon return to complete the term paper
Course taught entirely in English
 Includes lectures by guest faculty and field trips
to European government institutions and
businesses
 Free time during evenings and weekends to meet
with local students and experience French
culture
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units
‘Learn by doing’ while abroad via a consulting project
with a French company
Satisfy elective credits in many business concentrations
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Global business requirement
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International Business
internship requirement
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Finance concentration
elective
Management concentration,
General Management
emphasis elective
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University Honors general
education
Accounting/Finance
emphasis in lieu of Fin370
Marketing concentration
elective
Business Economics
concentration (300-level
elective)
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Nantes
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Brussels
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Durel or Scannia or Lu (Kraft Foods)
Port Autonome de Nantes or Waterman
Cherrea Carre vinyards
Banque Nationale Belgique
Paris
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Microsoft
National Bank of Brussels
European Commission, Trade Department
« One of the most beautiful campuses in France »
French Magazine L’Étudiant
The
Financial Times Masters in Management :
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September 2010 World’s Masters in Management programmes
Audencia Master in Management is 18th
The
Economist / Which MBA? Ranking:
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September 2009 Audencia MBA is in the list of the top 100 MBAs in the world fo
the fourth year. 13th for faculty quality. Ranked 69th
Beyond Grey Pinstripes
Global MBA ranking. One of just three French
based programmes in the top 100. Ranked 96th
Mexican business magazine Expansión
World's top MBAs in Februray 2010.
Audencia was 42rd, the third best performance
by a French-based management school.
http://www.audenciatv.com/index.php?id=1084
Nantes
 The weekly L'Express voted Nantes the Greenest
City, and the weekly Le Point named it « Best Place
to Live in » in 2003, 2004 and 2008.
« Nantes is the most livable city in all of Europe »
 6th town in France, 600 000 inhabitants, 56 000
students
 2 hours from Paris by TGV (400km)
Paris
 50 km away from the Atlantique Ocean
 5 rivers including the Loire, 12 public gardens, 180
km cycling ways
 International Airport, 21 TGV per day to Paris
Congress building
The Castle
The Cathedral
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Airfare: $1,000
Housing in Nantes: 60 Euro per day (double occupancy)
Food: 20 Euro per day
Tram: 20 Euro per week
Train to Brussels: 160 Euro, with 140 Euro per night in hotel
Train to Paris: 140 Euro, with 85 Euro per night in hotel
Mandatory insurance: 15 Euro
CSUF registration: $900
Potential scholarship from Dean Puri: $500 per student
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Estimated Total Cost: $4,500 - $500 = $4,000
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The sofa transforms itself into twin beds
Make the commitment to join us in Nantes!
 Why?
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Just do it!
Gain first-hand international experience via site visits
and working with French faculty and local businesses
Build intercultural awareness and sensitivity by engaging
with local students in various informal activities
Build a network of long-term friends that reaches
beyond Orange County
Open yourself up to a life-changing three weeks!
Check the Study Abroad blog @ http://studyabroadkh.blogspot.com/