France: Business Policy and Strategy in Paris
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Spend spring break in Paris as part of your senior capstone course during a once-in-a-lifetime trip to France. Join your MIE 480 classmates and professor abroad during Spring Break 2025!
Applications for Spring Break 2025 are now closed.
Program Facts
| Course | MIE 480: Business Policy and Strategy |
| NC State Cost | $2,700 |
| Dates | Abroad: March 8 – 15, 2025 + Spring 2025 Semester Course |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Contact | Office of Global Programs, Poole (poole_global@ncsu.edu) |
| Applications | Applications for Spring Break 2025 are now closed. |
| Detailed Information | To learn about accommodations, eligibility, health & safety and logistics, please visit the PackAbroad program page. View a sample calendar below (subject to change). |
| Policy & FAQs | Learn more about our refund and withdrawal policy here. Get your general questions answered by visiting the FAQ page. |
Academics
MIE 480 | Business Policy and Strategy
Comprehensive analysis of administrative policy-making from the point of view of the general manager. Integration of perspectives from marketing, finance, and other functional areas of management. Use of case analyses and written reports to develop decision making skills.
This study abroad experience is offered in conjunction with a specific section of the MIE 480 senior capstone course, which will meet on campus during the Spring 2025 semester. Prospective program attendees must still apply to the program and, based on the outcome of their application, be placed into the study abroad section of the course.
Pre-Requisites
Participants in this program must be in their final semester of senior year as Business Administration or Accounting majors.
Students must have completed, or be currently enrolled in during the semester of the program, the following courses:
- MIE 305
- MIE 330
- BUS 320
- BUS 340
- BUS 360
- BUS 370
- BUS/ST 350 or ST 312 or ST 372
- ENG 331 or ENG 332 or ENG 333
Pre-requisites must be successfully completed before the start of the program. Students are able to apply to the program before they are enrolled in or while they are enrolled in the pre-requisite course. Acceptance to the program is conditional on the student enrolling in the pre-requisite and then successfully completing the course before the start of the program.
If a student fails the pre-requisite course and is not able to repeat the course before the start of the program, they will be required to withdraw from the program and the refund/withdrawal policy will come into effect. Exceptions to the refund/withdrawal policy will not be made due to a student’s failure to pass the pre-requisite course.
Academic Considerations
- Students with a GPA of 2.5 or higher are eligible to apply for a Poole College of Management summer study abroad program.
- All courses are NC State courses and the grade earned in the course will count toward NC State GPA.
- Participants in this program must be seniors eligible to take the MIE 480 capstone course
- This study abroad experience is offered in conjunction with MIE 480, section 501. It includes classroom instruction both at NC State and during the week in Paris. Students must register for MIE 480-501 to participate in this study tour.