VIPP Course Registration
In general, you are required to take 3 VIPP courses unless you have arranged other MSU courses with your program coordinator in advance. Enrollment is on a first come, first serve basis. Our class size is limited to 22 students and each course will need a minimum of 10 students enrolled.
New! Spring 2019 course offerings
Download Spring 2019 VIPP course schedule (PDF)
Download Spring 2019 course descriptions (PDF)
Download detailed instruction on registration in OpenSiS.
Past course offerings
Fall 2018 VIPP course schedule (PDF)
Fall 2018 course descriptions (PDF)
The following are some examples of our course offerings (course offerings are subject to change each semester).
VIPP Course Offering
Based on four learning outcomes, we developed the following courses. Course offerings are subject to change each semester. In general, you are required to take 3 VIPP courses unless you have arranged taking other MSU courses with your program coordinator in advance.
Competent Professionalism
- VIP 484 Project Management
- VIP 486 Negotiation Skills
- VIP 488 Personnel Training & Development
- VIP 482 Crafting a Successful Career
- VIP 858 General Research Methodology
Effective Communication
- VIP 415A Conversation A
- VIP 415B Conversation B
- VIP 414 Idioms
- VIP 420 Media English
- VIP 464 Business English
- VIP 417 Writing Skills for Academic & Business Purpose
- VIP 617 Academic and Professional Writing: Beyond the Basics
- VIP 422 Academic Reading
- VIP 423 Critical Reading Strategies
- VIP 441 Pronunciation & Presentation Skills
- VIP 685 Public Speaking
- VIP 467 Communication Strategies and Social Discourse
Strong Leadership
- VIP 472 Critical Thinking
- VIP 473 Innovation Thinking
- VIP 474 Leadership Through Change and Innovation
- VIP 480 Cross Cultural Business Communication Skills
- VIP 483 Organizational Behavior
- VIP 664 Business Expo
- VIP 854 Global Leadership and Management
Multicultural & Global Awareness
- VIP 451A American Culture: Education, Sports, and Family
- VIP 451B American Culture: Movies and Music
- VIP 451C American Culture: Current Event and Society
- VIP 451D American Culture: History, Race, and Immigration
- VIP 477 U.S. International Relations
- VIP 452 U.S. Legal System and Government
- VIP 454 Discovering MSU
- VIP 455 Discovering Michigan
- VIP 485 Sustainability: Environment, Culture, and Leadership
Disciplinary Knowledge-based
- VIP 476 Introduction to Finance
- VIP 478 International Finance
- VIP 481 International Business
- VIP 487 International Perspective on Educational Psychology and Schools
- VIP 815 Internet Things and E-platforms
- VIP 842 Current Economic Issues
- VIP 856 Pedagogy of University Teaching
- VIP 857 Second Language Acquisition
