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International Business/Marketing and Cultural Analysis of Sweden

Course Description: This study tour focuses on international business and marketing in Sweden; the largest Scandinavian country. The course will also focus on the history, culture, and politics that helped transform this country into a major international trading nation.

Here is a little bit about our Professors:

Professor Joseph (J.J.) Shields teaches courses in marketing and business management at Carthage. He has worked for several major corporations, including Miller Brewing Co., ABB Robotics, and Snap-on. He earned a B.S. in engineering from the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Prof. Shields is founder (and board member) of Velocity Consulting, a 100 percent student-run, full-service consulting agency. He also leads an annual January Term study tour to Goteborg, Sweden, in which students study international business and culture as they meet with executives from such major companies as Volvo Cars and Astra-Zeneca Drugs. Prof. Shields also enjoys building Shaker furniture for local charity auctions; his furniture has raised more than $60,000. He joined the Carthage faculty in 2009.

Jan Owens is an avid traveler and the former head of Carthage’s Marketing department. With years of experience, Owens has advice for anyone and keeps herself knowledgeable regarding current world news.

Thank you Carthage College!

Carthage College has been an amazing place to continue my education and to also provide me with wonderful experiences, such as this trip to Sweden. Here is a little bit about Carthage, “Carthage College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It enrolls 2,600 full-time and 200 part-time students. Carthage awards bachelor’s degrees with majors in more than 40 subject areas and master’s degrees in two areas. Carthage has 150 faculty. It is the coordinator for the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.” Me and the other 17 students cannot wait for this experience of a lifetime; here we come, Sweden!

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