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Past Faculty-Led Programs

Spring 2008

International Business with Dr. Swinder Janda - Program Full

Dr. Swinder Janda (professor of marketing) is offering the MKTG 547 course (open to undergraduate students) during the spring 2008 semester which includes a 9-day trip to Europe during spring break. The course will comprise of contemporary international business readings, a 9-day trip to London, Brussels, and Munich (March 14-23 2008), and a research paper upon return from the trip. During the travel, participants will visit several businesses in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Germany and also engage in several cultural and sightseeing activities.

The total cost of this program will be approximately $2,900 (3-credit hour tuition of about $600 + $2,300 trip cost including airfare, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and site visits). For further details about the program you can look up information related to this program offered by Dr. Janda during spring 2006 and spring 2007 at the following URL:
http://info.cba.ksu.edu/janda/

If you have further questions about this program, feel free to contact Dr. Janda (swinder@ksu.edu; 532-5439; 213 Calvin Hall).

 

International AgEconomics

AGEC 450 for 1 - 3 Credits

Travel abroad in Australia and New Zealand. For more information, contact Dr. Boland, mboland@ksu.edu

European Literature in Translation with Peter Arnds -- FULL

This eleven-day trip will start in Paris, where the group will tour several cultural, architectural, historical, and literary landmarks including the Eifel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in the Latin Quarter, the Opera House, the Left Bank and Montmarte districts, and the Palace of Versailles. Students will have one free day to visit the Louvre or other museums or other sights they might wish to see. After four days in Paris we will take the high-speed TGV train to Zurich, where we will spend a couple of days exploring this historic town beautifully nestled in the Swiss Alps, with visits to Zurich’s many churches, markets, and museums. A night train will take us to Florence, Italy, where we will tour the architectural highlights of the city including the Duomo, with its dome by Brunelleschi, and the Ponte Vecchio Bridge over the River Arno. While discussing Dante’s Inferno we will take a walking tour of Florence and visit the Accademia to see Michelangelo’s statue of David. On our last day we will make a stop to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa before catching our return flight to the States.

Cost: $3,100

Credit: 3 credit hours

Included in cost: 3 KSU Credit Hours, Round Trip Airfare, Lodging, Transportation Costs, Museum Entry Fees, Events Listed on Syllabus, Breakfast, 3 Group Dinners, Study Abroad Insurance.

Dates: March 13 - 24, 2008

For more information, contact Ben McKelfresh in 304 Fairchild. 785-532-1696.

 

Food Science in Italy -- FULL

Spend your spring break on a culinary tour of Tuscany. This trip will go to Milan, Florence, Venice and surrounding towns, where
students will visit wineries, olive mills and cheese makers.
This course, FDSCI 603, is open to graduate students.
Dates: March 14-23, 2008