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CofC Business in Panama 2016

Term To Study: Summer 2016
Application Deadline: Mar 24, 2016
Program Starts: Jun 04, 2016
Program Ends: Jun 11, 2016
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $1,200
Program Locations: Panama City
Contact Phone: 843-953-7823
Contact Name: Gabriela Peschiera
Contact Email: peschierag@cofc.edu
What is Included: - Lodging
- Some meals
- Ground transportation
- Excursion costs
- Overseas medical insurance
-$50 non-refundable application fee (will only be reimbursed if a student is not accepted into the program or the program is cancelled)

* Program fee subject to change
What is not Included: - Tuition for three credits and associated fees
- Round-trip airfare to/from Panama City, Panama
- Some meals
- Passport fees
- Personal expenses
Estimated Costs: In addition to the program fee, students will be charged for tuition and fees as follows:
* 2015-16 in-state tuition rate for four credits is $1,832 (plus Library, Technology and Part Time Fees)
* 2015-16 out-of-state tuition rate for four credits is $2380.00 (plus Library, Technology and Part Time Fees). The out of state tuition for classes associated with travel are discounted from the Fall and Spring rates.

Credit(s) In-State
1 credit $458
3 credits $1374
4 credits $1832
6 credits $2748
7 credits $3206

Credit(s) Out-of-State
1 credit $595
3 credits $1785
4 credits $2380
6 credits $3570
7 credits $4165
Estimated out-of-pocket expenses are as follows:
- Round-trip airfare- $800
- Meals- $400 ($50/day)
Program Description

COURSE INFORMATION:

Students choose one course from the following:
REAL 360: The Panama Canal - Its Impact on Global Trade - 3 credits
-OR-
TRAN 360: The Panama Canal - Its Impact on Global Trade - 3 credits


PROGRAM INFORMATION:

With the Panama Canal Expansion project scheduled for completion in 2016, global trade will be profoundly impacted in the two critical business areas of global logistics (including distribution and transportation) and real estate (networks and infrastructure). The study tour will include lectures by global experts in both areas (in Charleston and Panama). The week-long stay in Panama will include visits to the existing Canal and the construction site for the expansion; international companies that have located in Panama, and new real estate developments on what were U.S. military installations that are a direct result of Panama’s emergence as a business hub for Central and South America.


PROGRAM DIRECTORS:

Dr. Kent Gourdin
Department of Supply Chain and Information Management
gourdink@cofc.edu
843-953-5327

Dr. Kent Gourdin is a Professor and Director of the Global Logistics and Transportation Program in the School of Business. He is a career logistics/transportation person who has traveled extensively abroad and annually takes a student group to the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Dr. Elaine Worzala
Department of Finance
worzala@cofc.edu
843-953-8121

Dr. Elaine Worzala is the Director of the Carter Real Estate Center. Her teaching interests include real estate principles, market analysis and investment/valuation. Her research interests include international real estate investments, particularly from the institutional investment community that is currently actively engaged in investing in the global real estate markets.

Dr. Gourdin and Dr. Worzala led this study abroad program in Summer 2014.

Quick Facts

Population: 3510045
Capital: Panama
Per-capita GDP: $ 14300
Size: 75420 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 05:00 hours) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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