Study Abroad China Summer A, 2018
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.
Prof. Kalpana Swamy Dr. Kalpana Swamy wasbornandbroughtupinBengaluru,Indiawhereshevisitseveryyear.Dr.Swamy hasaPh.D inIndustrialandOrganizationPsychologyandisthechairoftheDepartmentofDevelopmentInstruction.ShehastaughtfortheDepartmentofSocialandBehavioralSciencesandStudentDevelopmentalInstruction.ShecurrentlyservesontheIEStudyAbroadCommitteeandhaspresentedworkshopsonDealingwithCultureShock.In2016sheexperiencedtheChinastudyabroadtripfirsthand,asastudent!
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Follow Up
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• CoordinatorofInternationalEducationAnitaBadhwar,[email protected]