Travel abroad opportunities
The rapidly changing and global world demands an experienced understanding of different cultures and their business practices. By adding a study abroad component to your degree, you get an expanded perspective that will aid you in your career. The Business School's study abroad courses are offered during Maymester (May-June) and Winterim (January) terms. This allows you to add an international component to your education and help you graduate on time.
CU Denver in France & Spain: EU Enterprise Sustainability and Resilience
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, entrance fees, most meals, ground transportation, and international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: International airfare, some meals, personal expenses, visa fees
(if applicable)
Program details:
- Winter 2025
- Dates: January 5, 2025 to January 15, 2025
- 3 credits: Price - $3,170 + airfare, personal expenses
- Application due date: October 1, 2024
This program will introduce you to European sustainable business challenges by engaging with companies throughout Madrid (Spain) and Strasbourg (France). You will be able to hear from local businesses, government, and European community leaders collaborating to find innovative solutions to environmental and societal challenges; learn cutting-edge actions the business community can take to reduce environmental risks and gain a competitive advantage; gain knowledge about the current theory and practice of sustainable business and strategic risk management. The interdisciplinary team course culminates with developing a client-facing business challenge.
Cuba: Culture and Innovation
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, entrance fees, most meals, ground transportation, and international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: International airfare, some meals, personal expenses, visa fees
(if applicable)
Program details:
- Winterim 2026
- Dates: January 6, 2026 to January 18, 2026
- 3 credits: Price $3,110 + airfare + personal expenses
- Application due date: October 1, 2025
By visiting Havana, Vinales, and Trinidad, you will experience the richness of the Cuban culture and the beauty of its beaches and countryside while learning about the critical role entrepreneurship is playing in today’s emerging Cuban economy.
You will gain an understanding of the complex political and economic system of one of our closest neighbors as it tries to embrace normalized relations with the world's largest economy. You will visit the Cuban countryside, the University of Havana, a tobacco farm, and go on a walking tour of "The Old City". These trips will be wrapped around presentations by Cuban economists, entrepreneurs, artists, and musicians.
Entrepreneurship in Barcelona
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, entrance fees, excursions, some meals, ground transportation, and international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: international airfare, most meals, personal expenses, visa fees (if applicable)
Program details:
- Maymester
- Dates: May 19 - June 6, 2025
- 3 credits: $4,340
- Application due date: February 1, 2025
Join us in Barcelona to learn about international entrepreneurship in one of Europe's most beautiful and vibrant cities. Learn about Barcelona’s startup ecosystem from local entrepreneurs.
Potential business visits and events:
- Media-TIC building, an information and communication technology hub designed to incubate, generate, exhibit, and invite new ideas and developments in information and communication technologies.
- Attend Grinder, a global startup community event designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.
- Connector, an accelerator in the heart of Barcelona’s L’Eixample district, and learn what businesses face in the beginning stages.
You can also tour the Dali Museum, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral, and Monserrat and dip your toes in the Mediterranean.
London: Risk Management & Insurance
Includes: airfare, shared accommodation, ground transportation & international health & evacuation insurance
Not Included: tuition and fees & personal expenses
Program details:
- Spring 2025
- Dates: TBD
- 3 credits: TBD
- Application due date: February 1, 2025
This is a unique international course of intensive study for undergraduate and graduate business and risk management students and serves as a distinctive immersion in the field of global risk management and insurance. In the first two weeks of class in Denver, you'll participate in a series of class lectures, presentations, and discussions. Then, you will travel to London, home to many of the world's largest insurers and reinsurers. Follow the insurance transaction from main street USA through the standard markets, surplus lines markets, and reinsurance markets.
Professional MBAs in Panama
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, most meals, ground transportation, & international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: international airfare, some meals, personal expenses, visa fees (if applicable)
Program details:
- Maymester 2025
- Dates: May 18, 2024 to May 24, 2025
- 3 credits: Price - $2,740 + airfare, personal expenses
- Application due date: February 1, 2025
Students who participate in this course will get a first-hand look at this unique Latin American country through the lens of business and culture. Our group will visit the Panama Canal and witness this linchpin of international business in action. The Canal is an engineering marvel that connects close to 2,000 ports and transits over $270 billion of cargo annually. You will witness the Canal from a shipside view and learn about this critical infrastructure's history and current operations.
Business Insights and Cultural Delights in Munich and Prague
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, entrance fees, most meals, ground transportation, and international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: International airfare, some meals, personal expenses, visa fees
(if applicable)
Program details:
- Maymester 2025
- Dates: TBD
- 3 credits: $3,610 + airfare (includes funding from the Reynolds Program to offset faculty and curriculum costs)
- Application due date: February 1, 2025
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the vibrant business landscapes of Munich and Prague in this immersive study abroad course. This unique experience is designed to provide a deep understanding of international business practices while offering a rich cultural immersion in two of Europe's most captivating cities.
CU Denver in England: London Calling
Includes: tuition and fees, shared accommodations, entrance fees, some meals, ground transportation, international health and evacuation insurance
Not Included: international airfare, most meals, personal expenses, visa fees (if applicable)
Program details:
- Maymester 2025
- Dates: May 24, 2025 to June 6, 2025
- 3 credits: Price - $2,870 + airfare, personal expenses
- Application due date: February 1, 2025
Students will visit organizations and talk with industry experts in London to gain a broader perspective on the Sports and Entertainment industry. This unique experience will explore how England's sports and entertainment world dealt with the devastating effects of COVID-19 restrictions. Students will be asked to do advanced preparation, participate in discussions, keep a journal, and write an analytic paper at the end of the experience. Possible site visits include the All England Lawn Tennis Club/Wimbledon, the Globe Theatre, Brighton Horse Races, Brighton Hove Albion Football Club, BT Sport, and a cricket stadium.
