World Scholars Academy Online Business Summer Courses

World Scholars Academy offers elite summer business courses for ages 12-18 designed and taught by world-leading professional scholars. Explore your future career path and accelerate your success with personalized college guidance and high-level instruction in economics & business led by the world’s most accomplished educators. World Scholars Academy courses are taught by world-elite instructors from top universities, hand-selected for their intellectual leadership and ability to transmit high-level insights to their students. On our programs you’ll work both one-on-one with your instructor and in a select group of other academically-ambitious peers from around the world. Our summer courses introduce students to what it is like to undertake advanced study in leading disciplines, while providing the correct foundations and learning mindsets to attain the highest levels of academic and professional success. Business summer courses are available for ages 15-18 and 12-14. Courses are delivered virtually in (i) ten live and interactive classes, and (ii) two one-on-one personalized academic tutorials. World Business Academy (ages 15-18) Curriculum Class 1: Intro to Business Degrees and Careers Class 2: Microeconomic Price Theory Class 3: Competitive Stategy Class 4: Fundamentals of Finance Class 5: Principles of Marketing Class 6: Game Theory Class 7: Macroeconomics & Business Cycles Class 8: Introduction to Data Analytics Class 9: Business Case Simulation Class X: Entrepreneurial Challenge Discover Business Academy (ages 12-14) Curriculum Class 1: Effective Study Strategies Class 2: Introduction to Business Class 3: Introduction to Economics Class 4: How Businesses Compete Class 5: Fundamentals of Finance & Investing Class 6: Principles of Macroeconomics Class 7: Branding and Marketing Class 8: Business and the Law Class 9: Leadership in Action Class X: Business Start-up Challenge Business Course Elements • Daily assignments • Collaborative group work • Individual academic feedback and guidance • Take-home continuing study exercises and resources • Letter of recommendation for school/university applications and work experience from your professor (upon satisfactory participation) • Lifetime access to video recordings of each class for future review • Complimentary admission to our Career Exploration Academy course • Course completion certificate • Opportunity to join the 2022 Wharton Global High School Investment Competition World Scholars Academy Team Classes will last approximately two hours and will be delivered on weekdays. Please visit our website for additional course details. Meet Your Instructor Gerard H. Dericks (PhD, London School of Economics) has taught business management and economics at the the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, and is a Fellow of the British Higher Education Academy. He is currently Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at Hawaii Pacific University. He has provided economic consulting to Morgan Stanley, Lloyd’s, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Siemens, European Commission, UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HG Capital, Property Market Analysis LLP, Rothschild Foundation, Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, Policy Exchange, NaturEtrade, World Economic Forum, and was winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize with URBED. His research has been featured in The Economist, Financial Times, BBC, LSE Business Review, The Times, The Telegraph, Times Higher Education, Nikkei Business, Forschung & Lehre, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Science, Physics World, Nature, BizEd, CBS News, and The Australian. Testimonials “Overall it was both a fun and rewarding experience that has cemented my desire to pursue further study and a career in business.“ –Alastair F. (15) Melbourne, Australia “Dr. Dericks varied his teaching methods, always managing to make the topic stimulating and relevant.” –Zach B. (15) Westport, USA “It was amazing. I learned a lot.” –Tanushree G. (13) New Delhi, India “I thought the program was very useful. It helped me better understand the wider aspects of a business, what will support business decisions in the future.” –Yannik S. (18) Cologne, Germany “The teaching was motivational and it really gave me a love for the subject.” –Sara T. (16) Palo Alto, USA World Scholars Academy welcomes ambitious and inquisitive students from around the world. Placements on our summer programs are capped and we recommend early enrollment for the best chance of success. Business Summer Program Costs: Early enrollment price: $2495 (before March 31st) Standard Price: $2695 Business Summer Program Dates: Program dates vary. Please visit our website for details. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.