Summer 2012 - London, Paris & Rome

Developing business leaders with a global mindset

Learn. Experience. Extend your Impact.

If you are an MACC/MTAX or a BACC student or want to earn the 150 hours for the CPA and are interested learning about IFRS and business practices in Europe, consider our London, Paris & Rome Program!

London, Paris, and Rome!

Application instructions below.

May 24 – June 1: Program in San Diego (every weekday from 9am-4pm)

June 2 - June 16: Program in London, Paris, & Rome (arrive June 3; depart June 16)

MACC 594/ACCT 494: International Accounting Standards and the European Business Environment (6 units)

• Professors Diane Pattison and Mark Judd - University of San Diego
• Pre-requisites*: ACCT 300 or equivalent
• May be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit (course requirements vary)

• Description of the academic program: The primary goal of the course is to immerse students in the international accounting and European business environment from a physical, cultural, and intellectual perspective with an emphasis on doing business (including from an accounting standpoint) in the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. The study of international accounting issues is crucial for effective interpretation and analysis of financial information from companies located around the world. This course examines diverse financial reporting practices with an emphasis on the underlying cultural, political, institutional, and economic factors. As IFRS is adopted within the United States, a complete understanding of the similarities and differences is critically important. Students will have the opportunity to personally experience the world of European business at the same time they are learning significant facts and concepts in a classroom setting. This will be accomplished by talking to business professionals, hearing lectures by individuals from Europe, visiting major international accounting firms, following the local press, discussing actual business cases, and classroom experiences. In addition, the students will study the differences and similarities of management systems in Western Europe. The course prepares business professionals to recognize the different values and cultural factors that are encountered in the international business community and how these shape and determine appropriate behavior.
• Additional Information: In addition to academic programming both in and out of the classroom, the program includes cultural visits and a group dinner in each city, in addition to practical logistics as follows:
  • 13 nights accommodations in 3 of the most expensive cities in the world
  • 1 group tour in each city
  • 1 very nice group dinner in each city
  • Transportation from London to Paris (Eurostar through the Chunnel)
  • Transportation from Paris to Rome (flight)
  • Transportation to and from company visits
  • Program cost: $7,900 (competitively priced to 6 units on campus but includes all of the additions above!) Graduate tuition for 6 units on campus would be $7,500 and undergraduate tuition on campus would be $7,890.

  Check out the slideshow from last year!