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Each actor in a globalized economy is increasingly likely to work with colleagues and partners from diverse cultural environments. Cross-cultural awareness and communication skills are therefore essential assets. This course aims to introduce you to the main issues of intercultural dynamics within groups of various cultural origins. Concepts from communication sciences will be introduced and a range of theories from the social sciences will be drawn upon that help make sense of the specific challenges of intercultural encounters.

This course will explain the establishment of financial statements and the functioning of financial markets and financial reporting strategies of listed companies, in general. It will also focus on the most important issues of international corporate finance, related to investment policy, capital budgeting and corporate valuation of the firm.

At the completion of this course, a student will understand the use of needs assessment, feasibility, and impact studies in the facility planning process; understand the concept of risk management as it relates to planning and managing a sport facility and event; understand key principles associated with managing a sport facility and event; and demonstrate knowledge of how to schedule, promote, and maintain sport facilities and events.

This course will explain the establishment of financial statements and the functioning of financial markets and financial reporting strategies of listed companies, in general. It will also focus on the most important issues of international corporate finance, related to investment policy, capital budgeting and corporate valuation of the firm.

The course assesses the parameters of marketing strategy and success in the context of prevailing Chinese cultural norms and expectations in a rapidly developing consumer culture wherein social mobility, rapid change, technological sophistication and the growing incursion of foreign mass media and popular culture are the conditions of the day.

This course covers the analysis and development of marketing strategy and tactics for multinational and global markets. Use of specific case studies in the Austrian context, including multinational companies with bases in Vienna, makes for a rich and complex practical study of key concepts. This course is required for the UO Global Business certificate and also meets a requirement for international studies majors focusing on international business.

In this course you will analyze traditional and emergent practices in marketing to the global consumer in the twenty-first century with a focus on European and German marketing practices. You will examine key marketing concepts such as the 4Ps, “going glocal,” primary and secondary research methods, Blue Ocean strategy, consumer behavior, target marketing, market segmentation, online and e-commerce marketing, branding and many other cross-cultural and intercultural world context with an emphasis on the European and German markets for a better understanding of the region.

Four quarter credits.In this course you will examine the practice of news journalism, and the manner in which it is being remolded by new digital platforms and increasing competition. The key requirement is that you are curious about the world and the way it is changing. You will need to read widely about how the world is reported – and you will have the chance to write and report.Every week, we will look at a topical news story and the different ways in which it is being reported across countries and platforms (TV, press, websites).

This course aims to provide a general understanding of international trade and, more specifically, knowledge of techniques used in export practice. It is composed of two parts. The first part deals with customs procedures, the overall international carriage of goods and also the techniques and tools of international payment. The second part, entitled Export Diagnosis, is a project based on a real case that you and other students will conduct. It will familiarize you with the conditions that SMEs have to meet in order to implement a successful export strategy.

You will be assigned to internships according to your interests and qualifications. Internships are full-time experiences for a minimum of five weeks (25 working days) of the program. Internship reports must be completed after the program ends. Internship supervisors will also complete evaluations.