Fall 2019 Mitchell Magazine

STUDY ABROAD / SUMMER IN
STUDY ABROAD
Each summer Dr. J. Reid
Cummings, Mitchell College of
Business Associate Professor
of Finance and Real Estate, and
Director of the Center for Real Estate
and Economic Development, teaches
a fully AACSB-accredited, 6-credit
hour International Business class,
in London. The month-long study
abroad program is based at Queen
Mary University of London. The
course examines international issues
in business with modules focusing on
aspects of marketing, management,
accounting, economics, finance, and
real estate. The class is structured
around site visits to major international
companies and organizations. For
example, students take an overnight
trip to Oxford to tour the BMW-
MiniCooper manufacturing facility and
also visit the International Maritime
Organization, Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors, Institute of
Chartered Accountants, All-England
Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, hosts
of the Championships at Wimbledon,
International Accounting Standards
Board, Shepard Neame Brewery, and
the offices of the developers of Canary
Wharf. The course’s research paper
component affords students chances
for research collaboration with faculty
on topics tailored to the student’s
specific area of concentration and offers
potential for students to publish in
academic journals. The London summer
study abroad program is truly a unique
opportunity for students to live and
study in, and of course explore one of
the world’s most international cities.
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