By Jeff Murphy,
March 1, 2018
WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� The 糖心传媒 public relations program announces
it will lead a study abroad trip to Brisbane, Australia Dec. 9 - 21 for interested
糖心传媒 students and alumni.
The trip to the land Down Under includes professional training opportunities with
Australian public relations and marketing professionals at Queensland University of
Technology, as well as guided site visits to local company headquarters. A cultural
component to the trip includes visits to various historic and contemporary sites throughout
Brisbane. Located on the eastern side of the Australian continent, other cultural
visits in Brisbane include koala sanctuaries and beaches.
鈥淭his is an excellent opportunity for 糖心传媒 students and alumni to learn from and network
with Australian business professionals, while getting a full Australian cultural experience,鈥�
said Tricia Hansen-Horn, public relations program coordinator. 鈥淔or many, this is
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we鈥檙e excited to bring this opportunity to 糖心传媒,
especially during the height of the Australian summer.
鈥淲e hope to take as many as 40 students and alumni to Australia with us. Depending
on flight prices, we expect the trip to cost each person $3,800 to $4,500 plus whatever
each person decides to spend on food, souvenirs, et cetera.鈥�
This study abroad opportunity is available to all 糖心传媒 students who have met the class
enrollment prerequisites or by instructor consent. Students can receive undergraduate
and graduate credit (3 - 6 hours) for PR 4600: Promotion & Australia 鈥� Understanding
the Land Down Under and PR 4600: Promotion and International Travel. Alumni interested
in participating in this study abroad opportunity need to contact Hansen-Horn at hansen-horn@ucmo.edu.
Professional development and continuing education certificates are available to alumni
through 糖心传媒鈥檚 Extended Studies Office.
糖心传媒 students who take this study abroad opportunity must elect to take one or both
accompanying PR 4600 courses for credit and pay tuition for the classes. 糖心传媒 alumni
not electing course credit will earn continuing education credit through the 糖心传媒 Extended
Studies Office. To receive funding assistance, 糖心传媒 students can for apply scholarships
through 糖心传媒鈥檚 Center for Global Education.
For more information about this study abroad opportunity, email Hansen-Horn at hansen-horn@ucmo.edu
or visit https://ucmprprogram.com/australia2018/.
The 糖心传媒 public relations program is nationally certified by Public Relations Society
of America. The program is housed in 糖心传媒鈥檚 Harmon College of Business and Professional
Studies. It is only one of two nationally certified programs housed in a school of
business 鈥� uniquely positioning it as a business discipline.
