China Study Abroad Brochure - Santa Fe College · 2020. 7. 23. · Intro to Psychology (3 credits) Career Development in the Workplace (3 credits) Special Topics/Individual Study

Study AbroadChina

SummerA,2018

InstructionalIntentStudents will develop:• intercultural

competency• familiarity with

sites important toChinese history andhumanities

Students will learnabout:• Chinese business

culutre• Chinese education,

family life,dating,andsexuality.

Courses Credits

PSY2012SLS2352SLS2930ASN2002CHI1930

Intro toPsychology(3credits)CareerDevelopmentintheWorkplace(3credits)SpecialTopics/IndividualStudy(1credit)IntroductiontoContemporaryAsianSocieties(3credits)StudyGroup:ChineseConversationandCulture(1credit)

Course Offerings

Sightseeing…

…withapurpose.

IntroductiontoContemporaryAsianSocietiesisaninterdisciplinaryintroductorycoursethatexaminestheregionsofEast,South,andSoutheastAsia.AvarietyofacademicdisciplineswillbeusedtoexplorediverseAsiansocietieswithinthecontextoftheincreasinglyglobalizedworld.

ASN2002Introduction toContemporaryAsian Societies

Courses:

CHI1930Study Group:Chinese Conversation andCulture

Sightseeing

Chinese ConversationandCultureisofferedtostudentswithdifferentlevelsofChineselanguageproficiency.Pre-tripstudyinvolvesguidedself-studyofvocabulariesandgrammar.Duringthetrip,studentswillbeassigneddifferentprojectstocompleteinChineseandwillberequiredtointeractdailywithnativeChinesespeakers.

SummerPalace

OlympicStadium

ForbiddenCity

Courses:PSY 2012IntroductiontoPsychology

Inthiscourse,studentswillanalyze,compareandcontrasttheWesterntheoriesandstudiesontopicssuchaslearning,motivation,emotion,personality,mentalhealth,andpsychologicaldisordersandtherapywithaChineseperspective.

SLS2352CareerDevelopmentintheGlobalWorkplace

StudentswilldevelopafoundationalknowledgeofhowChineseandAmericanculturesdiffer.InadditiontovisitingtheThe GreatWall,MuseumofChinaandtheTerraCottaWarriors,studentswillvisitlocalbusinessesandmarketswheretheycanlearntobargainandnegotiatepricesofgoods.

SLS2930SpecialTopics/IndependentStudy

Thepurposeofthiscourseistofocusonspecialproblems,currentissuesandtrendsinChina.

TheGreatWall

TerracottaArmyofXi’an

Experiences

Beijing Union University

When May 23 - June 6, 2018

How much? $ 3,705

• Round-tripairfarefromFloridatoBeijing,China• Visafeeandprocessing• InternationalInsurance• Allin-countrytransportationandaccommodations• Tours,museums,andotheractivityfees• Mostmeals

Cost

Financial Resources

Student Life Study Abroad Grant1/3 trip ( up to $1,200)

Stuart McRae Scholarship $2,500 (45 college credits, GPA 3.5, financial need)

Financial PlanningFinancial Aid

World Travelers Club

Prof. Li Ren-KaplanProfessorLiRen-KaplanholdsaPh.D.ininterculturalcommunications.SheattendedPekingUniversityasanundergraduate,isfluentinMandarin,andtravelsinChinaannually.Shehasledthistrip4timesin2009,2010,2012,&2014.ShehasextensiveconnectionswithBUUadministration&faculty.

352-395-5290A007Bli.renkaplan@sfcollege.edu

Prof. Kalpana Swamy Dr. Kalpana Swamy wasbornandbroughtupinBengaluru,Indiawhereshevisitseveryyear.Dr.Swamy hasaPh.D inIndustrialandOrganizationPsychologyandisthechairoftheDepartmentofDevelopmentInstruction.ShehastaughtfortheDepartmentofSocialandBehavioralSciencesandStudentDevelopmentalInstruction.ShecurrentlyservesontheIEStudyAbroadCommitteeandhaspresentedworkshopsonDealingwithCultureShock.In2016sheexperiencedtheChinastudyabroadtripfirsthand,asastudent!

Phone:352-381-3809S-254kalpana.swamy@sfcollege.edu

Follow Up

• SFInternationalEducationwww.sfcollege.edu/international

• SFStudyAbroadFacebookPage

• CoordinatorofInternationalEducationAnitaBadhwar,A-213anita.badhwar@sfcollege.edu