BSNS228 Study Tour Info Session
Date/Time: 12 pm, Wednesday 19 March 2025
Location: Rehua 620
"Visiting various countries, i gained valuable insights into regional markets, economic trends, and local business practices. This experience not only expanded my understanding of the challenges and opportunities in international business but also enhanced my cultural intelligence. The tour allowed me to connect with local professionals, learn from their experiences and explore potential strategies for entering these dynamic markets. Overall, it was an enriching experience that contributed significantly to both my personal and professional development."
- Patrick Beggs, Bachelor of Commerce student
Programme Information
The core of the programme involves business visits and meetings in four cities:
- Singapore (5 nights)
- Johor Bahru, Malaysia (2 nights)
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (6 nights)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (6 nights)
In addition, it includes a range of cultural activities, including an overnight stay in Melaka in Malaysia, as well as free days to explore each city on your own.
The course itself has a deeply practical focus, including a project where you will work in a group to undertake research and develop recommendations for a client interested in expanding in the region, allowing you to learn about the factors that are important for making good decisions about where and how to expand internationally.
There is also a strong focus on preparing you to function affectively across cultures in your future careers and lives. Linked to this, you will explore cultural differences that may require adaptation at an individual level, utilising the cultural intellegence framework as a tool to identify and develop strategy for navigating these.
While the study tour component is three-week long, the course also consists of workshops, activities and assessment items beforehand and afterwards.
The study tour is part of BSNS228, which is a 15-point 200-level course.
- BSNS228 tuition fee
- Programme fee: $2,950 for domestic students or $3,950 for international students*
Programme fee includes:
- Airfares
- Twin share accommodation including breakfast
- Transportation for programme activities, except where MRT/Metro is used
- Indonesia visa cost
Programme fee DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Singapore and Malaysia visa costs if required**
- Meals
- Some transportation for programme activities where MRT/Metro is used
- Personal expenses during the programme
- Costs associated with changing airfares if you wish to do this
- Any expenses associated with travel outside the programme
*The programme fee for domestic students is less due to external funding that only applies to domestic students.
**New Zealand citizens do not require visas to enter these countries for the length of the study tour. If you are not a New Zealand citizen and you do need a visa to enter either country or you are New Zealand citizen and wish to stay beyond the visa-free period, you will be responsible for organising this at your own expense.
The programme fee is a reduced fee, with external funding and UC Business School subsidising the actual cost.
Māori and Pacific students may also be able to receive a Global Experience Award - Māori and Pacific students valued at $1,000 to further subsidise the cost.
If you are eligible for a student loan or allowance at UC, you should continue to be eligible for the study tour, provided that you meet the requirements of Studylink.
To be eligible, you must have completed:
- At least 120 points towards a UC undergraduate degree by the end of 2025 S1 with a GPA of at least 4.0, of which a minimum of 60 points must be from UC, or;
- At least 60 points by the end of 2025 S1 with a minimum GPA of 5.0, all of which must be from UC, and;
- ECON104 and a further 15 points from Schedule V of the BCom
In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria above, you must provide a personal statement when applying for the programme, which will be considered in shortlisting applicants.
Shortlisted applicants must also participate in a selection exercise, which will be the basis of final selection.
UC Business School CQ Certificate
This is an approved experience under the UC Business School CQ Certificate. Students who complete the experience, as well as meet all other requirements, will receive a UC Business School CQ Certificate.
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