Faculty-Led Programs
If the idea studying abroad alone is a little intimidating consider traveling with your classmates and professor! Our faculty-led programs are short-term study abroad or research opportunities led by one or more faculty who are passionate about bringing the classroom to life by utilizing educational experiences in the real world.
Spring Break 2026
BRAZIL -TBA
Tentative: March 15 - March 22, 2026
Program Details
BGEN 204: Business Fundamentals (catalog description)
Open to ALL MSU students!
Approximate Cost Breakdown:
- Estimated Program Cost: $2,800 (includes accommodations, excursions/group tours, transporation, and select meals)
- Tuition & Fees (part of your spring semester)
Questions: Owen Borum, owen.borum@montana.edu or Molly Taylor, molly.taylor1@montana.edu.
Summer 2026
IRELAND -University of Galway
Summer 2026: Late May to early June
Program Details
BMGT 205: Professional Business Communication
Highlights:
- Study at the University of Galway (UNESCO City of Film)
- Visit Trinity College and the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin (UNESCO City of Literature)
- Tour local dairy and goat farms and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities
- See the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands
- Stay in an 18th-century Georgian country manor
Open to ALL MSU students!
Details:
- Fulfills the BMGT 205 core requirement for all business students
- Hybrid course: Initial period is taught online. Two weeks will be taught in Ireland
- Enrollment is limited to 25 students
- Look for information sessions in October and November
Questions: Anne Watson, anne.watson2@montana.edu or Anne Gibson, anne.gibson@montana.edu.
2025 Faculty-led study abroad cohort in Ireland.
Click here for an MSU story about this program to Ireland.
Summer 2025
GERMANY -Mercator School of Management
Dates: June 22 - July 5, 2025
Program Details
BGEN 365: Global Philanthropy (Eric Van Steenburg, eric.vansteenburg@montana.edu)
ACTG 491/591: Global Occupational Fraud Examination (Angela Woodland, awoodland@montana.edu)
Earn up to 3 credits.
Program Costs
Total: ~$2,400 (covers the following):
- All lodging
- ground transportation
- program excursions
- breakfasts; some lunches and dinners
- Welcome & Farewell receptions
Does not include: Tuition, flight, souvenirs or free time activities.
2023 Faculty-led study abroad cohort in Germany.
Click here for an MSU story about this program to Germany.
To learn more about MSU's faculty-led programs, please visit https://www.montana.edu/international/studyabroad/facultyledstudyabroad.html.
Past Programs
London
The College offered an Entrepreneurial and Small Business Experience trip to London, England. The most recent trips were coordinated by Mike Gold, assistant teaching professor of marketing. Gary Bishop, an associate teaching professor of management, coordinated the first trip to London, England, June 2016. The two-week trips were organized between Jabs and International Studies Abroad (ISA).
Photo of the 2019 group in London.
