This immersive program explores risk, resilience, and sustainability, with a special focus on the special areas of historic significance in and around Edinburgh, Scotland and Yorkshire, England in the United Kingdom (UK). Preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of the built environment (particularly the large segment having historical significance) as well as land use policy and new construction all have implications for infrastructure planning and management, tourism, cultural preservation, and economic-environmental resilience / sustainability. Students in this course experience the Capitol of Scotland - Edinburgh - and its surrounds as well as the heritage area of Yorkshire, England during their travel. While on campus, the coursework examines the UK's risk and the economics, finance, and insurance of how resilience is pursued. A unique international learning journey takes students to sites in the areas in and around Edinburgh, Scotland, the medieval town of York, England and dramatic Yorkshire villages (e.g. Askrigg, Harrogate, Hull, Wensleydale, Grassington). These visits are centered on appreciation for the cultural, economic and heritage importance as well as the resource challenges faced in reliably managing the risks to the area's resilience and sustainability. The emphasis of the course is on awareness and appreciation of cultural differences in the United States and the United Kingdom, strategy-oriented definition of the resilience and sustainability problems unique (or special) to Northern England and the Scottish Lowlands, active open-minded thinking about potential solutions, and expository styles that communicate recommendations for optimal impact.
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Courses
BUS 4055 –Resilience and Sustainability in Edinburgh and Yorkshire, UK – 3 credit hours Prereqs: 84 earned hours or permission of the instructor.
MBA 5020 – International Seminar on the UK – 3 credit hours
Credits (3 credit hours)
BUS 4055 - This course counts as an IB elective (major, approved, required or other), sustainable business minor elective, COB elective or upper level elective and fulfills the Global Issues requirement.
MBA 5020 - This 3 semester hour course fulfills the international requirement for the MBA program and is an elective for the international business and sustainable business concentration. It is also an elective for the MSADA sustainability concentration.
Program Leaders
Dr. Lori Medders - meddersla@appstate.edu
Austin Eggers - eggersaf@appstate.edu
Questions/To Apply
Application and full program details, including cost, will be available soon. Program dates are subject to change. Contact the program leaders to find out more about this program.
