Work Integrated learning – United Kingdom
Overview
| Location | Norwich, England |
| Teaching Dates (Canada) | Online & synchronous: July 7-11, 2025 |
| Arrival Date to England | July 12, 2025 |
| Teaching Dates (England) | July 13-26, 2025 |
| Teaching Dates (Canada) | Online and asynchronous: July 28-Aug 8, 2025 |
| 3 Credits | MGMT 490 |
| Eligibility | Open to all students that will be 4th year standing as of May 2025. You must meet the pre-requisites for MGMT 490. See below for more details. |
| Approximate Program Fee | $3,800-$4,000 |
Application
This program is now closed for applications.
Deadline: January 21, 2025
Program Information
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
In collaboration with the University of East Anglia (Norwich, England), we have created a five-week program (including two weeks in England) focused on community-based work to align with the objectives of Management 490 offered at UBC Okanagan. Students will be living on campus and working with British companies on a consultancy project. Prior to departure, students will spend one week (part-time, synchronous) preparing for the experience and following the UK portion, students will finalize their work for two weeks (part-time, asynchronous). Please see below for a more detailed description.
ELIGIBILITY AND PREREQUISITeS
- This program is open to students currently in Year 3 who will be starting Year 4 as of May 2025. All students must meet the eligibility to take MGMT 490.
- Okanagan students – you must have successfully completed MGMT 202 & MGMT 220 by May 2025
- Vancouver students – the MGMT 490 eligibility equivalencies are COMM 294 and COMM 296.
COURSEWORK
MGMT 490 (3): Capstone Service Learning and Consulting
Culminating experience for a management education. Includes team-based work on a community service project, consulting project, or some other form of experiential or immersion-based learning effort. Explores connections among students’ disciplines and between their educational experience and issues in the off-campus community. Prerequisite: All of MGMT 202, MGMT 220. Fourth-year standing.
Timeline
Course Dates: July 7 – August 8, 2025
Week 1 (Canada): July 7-11, 2025 (online and synchronous sessions) – students should be available during this time for synchronous sessions
Weeks 2 & 3 (United Kingdom): July 13 – 26, 2025
Weeks 4 & 5 (online, asynchronous): July 28 – August 8, 2025 (online and asynchronous sessions)
- students are welcome to travel independently after the program. Weeks 4 & 5 will be online and asynchronous therefore there will be flexibility to finalize the coursework
Week 1 (online, synchronous)
Before departing, you’ll engage in pre-trip reading, attend online lectures, and participate in discussions to set the foundation for your capstone experience abroad.
Week 2 & 3 (Norwich, England)
During the 2-week program, participating students will work closely on a business consultancy project, specifically relating to their allocated client’s requirement brief. UEA’s Research and Innovation partnerships team works closely with the University’s connections to find suitable clients for each bespoke project, to meet the needs of the learning outcomes. Students will consult professionally, interview and discuss with their client and undertake secondary research into the key aspects of the objectives of the brief, to make recommendations during a final presentation.
They will work collectively in study sessions, preparing a written report and final presentation, expecting to work in the region of 100 hours on the project, including completion of the final written report. During the 2-week program, this will involve working on and off the University premises, representing both universities at client locations and during an off-campus academic business trip. The oral presentation will be delivered in boardroom-style, to the client(s) and is expected to be accompanied by a written report [UBC to determine deadline for the written report, which will also be shared with the client(s), if retrospective to the end of the 2-week program). The academic program is designed and directed by Norwich Business School, working closely with the visiting academic staff of UBC, to meet the required academic outcomes.
Students are encouraged consider the personal and professional skills and knowledge they will develop during the program, and to reflect on how these will benefit their ongoing and future studies and careers.
Weeks 4 & 5 (online, asynchronous)
After the trip, the learning journey continues as you return home with newfound knowledge and experiences. You will be provided with dedicated time to work on individual and group projects and assignments, allowing you to further reflect on and apply the insights gained during the trip.
Program Fees
Program fees: $3,800-$4,000. The final program fee depends on the number of students in the program.
| Included in program fee | Not included in program fee |
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AWARD
Every student accepted into this program will receive a $1,000 Global Seminar Award. This will be distributed to students in May 2025.
