Spring Semester 2003 | Spring Semester 2001 | Spring Semester 1999 | Spring Semester 1997

Learn about international business and cross cultural communications. Students study on MWSC campus during the spring semester and then travel to international cities to attend seminars presented by managers who work for companies based in the foreign country. In l999 and 200l, the course was offered simultaneously on the campuses of Missouri Western and William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri.  Occasionally, selected students have an opportunity to participate in an international, communication-related conference. The course is planned to accommodate student budgets.  Scholarships are also available. This four-credit course is offered in Spring semesters of odd-numbered years. 

For more information contact Carol Roever

This class is a great resume booster!!

Spring Semester 2003

   Destination:
       New Zealand

Spring Semester 2001

   Destination: 
       Frankfurt, Germany
       Munich, Germany
       Dresden, Germany

Between May 14 and 27, students in this class traveled to Germany and visited the world headquarters of Boehringer Ingelheim and Wacker Chemie.  They also visited the European Central Bank, Europa Carton (part of Smurfit Stone Container Corporation), a Nestle research and development facility, and the Deutsche Borse.  The trip ended with  three days in Dresden (formerly part of  East Germany).  Eleven students from MWSC gave presentations at the European Convention, Business Communication: Europe and Globalization. Students from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, were part of the class and traveled with the MWSC group. 

The group also visited cultural sites in Germany, including Ludwig II's famous unfinished castle, Neuwschanstein in Fussen, Germany.  The group also toured Dachau, the first German concentration camp in WW II, cruises on the Rhine and Elba Rivers, and a visit to Rothenberg, a medieval city on the famous "Romantic Road."  

Spring Semester 1999

   Destination: 
       Helsinki, Finland 
       Stockholm, Sweden
       Uppsala, Sweden

	Study and Travel in Scandinavia!!
Traveled to Sweden and Finland with experienced group leaders. Attended seminars presented by Scandinavian company presidents and managers Took an overnight cruise on the Silja line from Helsinki to Stockholm--awoke in the Swedish archipelago while sailing into the Stockholm harbor.
Helsinki harbor	Studied at MWSC or William Jewell during Spring semester 1999 via video conference. Attended an international communication conference at the Helsinki School of Economics. Visited the land of the Vikings, the Finnish sauna, and the Swedish massage!

Spring Semester 1997

     Destination: 
         London, England
         Edinburgh, Scotland

Group shot in O'Hare Airport	Touring the Invergordon Distillery in Edinburgh, Scotland
An afternoon off in London