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2025: COBA Abroad is a four-week summer program open to all business majors

Tentative Dates: May 13 - June 7, 2025

The London study program provides broad exposure to international businesses, intercultural communication and history. Cultural and historical visits include landmarks such as the 950 year-old Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Borough Market, Portobello Road, the British Museum, the Cabinet War Rooms, the London Eye, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Imperial War Museum, Royal Greenwich, Stonehenge, and even the streets walked by Jack the Ripper. 

Students meet with and learn from businesses such as Lloyds TSB, Cargill, ASDA, BMW Mini Cooper, Tate and Lyle, Deloitte, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the BBC, Sky Television, Clinipace Pharmaceuticals, and others. You will have the opportunity to see businesses perform in a global environment.

In 2025, the program plans to travel to Iceland, London, Scotland and Paris. Independent travel opportunities after the conclusion of the program are available. 

The program is limited to 15 students and is open to all business majors with a minimum of thirty semester hours of earned credit. 6 hours of credit are built into the cost of the program. You may apply here. For more information, please contact Dr. Bryan Burks (bburks@harding.edu).

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IB 3250 - International Business 

BUS 2510 - Personal Finance for College Students - online 

ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics - online 

BMIS 3000 - The World Christian - online 

IS 2400 Data Management - online

IS 3000 Management Information Systems - online

Payment
Summer 2025
with application $500
March 1 $1,500
May 1 $8,970
Total Cost  $10,970

Application Fee ($500) paid at the time of application and refundable up until March 1. If the program is canceled before or after these dates, students will receive a refund of all fees paid.

Travel Payment ($1,500) includes prepayment for required deposits associated with reservations during your program, as well as roundtrip airfare from your home city*. Airline frequent flyer miles may be accumulated; however, no personal frequent flier miles or points may be used to acquire the flight(s). All travel arrangements are made by the International Programs office. A fuel surcharge, imposed by the airlines, may be added, typically not exceeding $500. *Round-trip airfare is typically based on travel from Little Rock. If your home city exceeds this fare, you may be charged accordingly.

Final Payment ($8,970) Includes tuition for 6 hours, room and board, program fee, technology fee, transportation, accommodation, local travel, tour guides, museums and art galleries, facility cleaning and linen/laundry. If you enroll in more than 6 credit hours, you will be charged for those hours. Most financial aid will apply to your semester abroad.

Spending money: You will need to provide your own spending money.

For information regarding finances, loans, scholarships and billing, please contact: Angie Shafer at ashafer@harding.edu or 501-279-4338 (Office Location: Ezell Basement #18).

Those who cancel after airline tickets have been purchased and land travel arrangements have been paid will be liable for any penalties assessed by the airlines and land travel companies. Funds that can be recovered will be returned to the student’s account as soon as possible. If you are enrolling in a future semester not indicated on this cost sheet, you may estimate the payment increase at 4-5% per school year.

Costs and charges are subject to change.

Contact Information


Department of International Programs
501-279-4529
international@harding.edu

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