Students in this short course will work in MSU's Digital Scholarship Lab with experts in Global Studies and Digital Humanities, to explore cultural and ethical questions associated with the use of digital technologies. More specifically, they will study the forms of digital media, the relationship between digital technologies and society, and the formation of digital communities. Finally, students will acquire technical skills in the design of digital resources for personal, academic, community, or professional purposes. At the end of the course, students will be equipped with the technical knowledge and the practical skills to research, to analyze, and to create digital resources in our increasingly global world.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,800 

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This is an incredibly unique and practical program. The concepts and practice of mobile journalism, sports reporting, and creating a newscast have been combined into one journalism course. Spending one week on each discipline, students will come away from this program having gained incredibly practical knowledge useful to both their degree back home and their resume.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,800 

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Taught out of the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Eli Broad College of Business, this Entrepreneurship Bootcamp will combine coursework from two of the college's most popular foundational courses: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Model Development.

Specifically, in this course students will learn:

• to recognize the characteristics and behaviors of individuals who are entrepreneurially minded, and gain some insights as to how to acquire those characteristics and behaviors;
• how to explore their own entrepreneurial interests and aptitudes;
• basic concepts and skills required to start, manage, and grow a new venture;
• tactics for testing the validity of business models using customer discovery and secondary research;
• an in depth exploration of the components necessary to create viable business models.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,800 

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During the course, students will work in groups and apply knowledge acquired during this course to produce a high quality, 5-minute short film project. These films will be produced at a professional level, not a student level, and the expected level of quality is such that they would be accepted into the program of a US-based film festival.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,700-$3,800 (will be finalized November 1)

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Students in this Short Course will examine the diversity of legal systems and concepts in transborder litigation. More broadly, they will examine choice-of-law and the enforcement of foreign judgments. Finally, students will examine the use of arbitration as a commercial remedy. At the end of the course, students will be able to better understand the unique challenges in the practice of international litigation and arbitration and, as a result, function more effectively in their role as advocates and third-party neutrals.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,800

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Students will learn how to communicate about contracts with attorneys and business people from different cultures. There will also be a change to apply new knowledge gained in the course to negotiate and draft a simply contract in a (relatively) competitive exercise with peers from various cultures and backgrounds.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: June 27 - July 17, 2020

Program Fee: $3,800

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This course, offered through James Madison College, will focus on providing an understanding of the policy formation process and the direction of US foreign policy from a broad historical and international perspective.

Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Program Dates: TBD

Program Fee: $3,800

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