Description

This four-week program provides non-specialists the chance to study in two courses: business in China and Mandarin Chinese language. The business course, Business in Contemporary China, is taught in English. The course is designed to provide an overview of business in the context of a dynamic transition from a socialist command-style economy to one that is more like consumer market economy. The course addresses such topics as economic reform, China's entry into the WTO, joint ventures and wholly-owned foreign enterprises, and trade and investment. The Chinese language classes are at an introductory level. Students who have already begun to study Chinese can place in a Mandarin class at a higher level to improve their Chinese, but the program is designed as an introductory one. Even students who have not yet studied Chinese language can participate.

There is ample opportunity to learn a great deal both in and out of class. Faculty and staff accompany students on an active out-of-class schedule of field trips. Business-related field trips may include: a visit to a Chinese enterprise, a visit to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, or a trip to a local street market to practice bargaining. Local cultural field trips may include visits to the Jade Buddha Temple, Yu Yuan Garden, and Shanghai Museum, or attending special events such as a Chinese acrobatics show. Also included are day or overnight field trips to nearby scenic cities such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, or Wuxi.

Highlights

Students on this short term program study at Shanghai University (SHU), the largest municipal university in China's largest city, Shanghai. Students stay at either the "New Campus," SHU's newest and largest campus, or the Yanchang Campus, an older campus that is close to the city center. SHU is a comprehensive institution with 20 colleges and 30,000 students. The program is based at the College International Exchanges and faculty from the College of International Business teach the business course in the program. Shanghai, literally meaning "on the sea," is one of the world's largest seaports and a major industrial and commercial center in the People's Republic of China. Shanghai Municipality, one of four municipalities in China that are equivalent to provinces and are directly subordinate to the central government, is China's most populous urban area with more than 17 million inhabitants. Both the host institution and the program location in Shanghai provide students with an ideal site to study the current state of business in the rapidly changing Chinese economic environment, to learn and use the Chinese language, and to explore contemporary Chinese society.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Languages

• Chinese

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• Chinese
• English

Subject Areas

• Asian Studies
• Business Admin. & Mngmt.
• Chinese Language
• Intensive Language

Cost in US$:

USD 2,265

Program Fees Include:

Housing (private room and bath), tuition, field trips, fees, pre-departure and on-site orientations, sickness and accident insurance, visa documents if needed, airport ground transfer.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

American Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Scholarships are Available

Scholarships available for students at CCIS member schools.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS)'s Mission Statement

The College Consortium for International Studies, a partnership of colleges and universities -- two and four year, large and small, public and private, domestic and foreign -- encompasses the broad spectrum of international higher education. CCIS members sponsor a variety of programs, notably study abroad programs and professional development seminars for faculty and administrators, which are designed to enhance international/intercultural perspectives within the academic community. Recognizing the value of such experiences in fostering global understanding and peaceful cooperation among nations in an increasingly interdependent and rapidly changing world, CCIS is committed to developing international dimensions as an integral part of collegiate education. CCIS works to build collaborative arrangements among institutions who share this commitment, and to facilitate linkages between member institutions and international partners. In all of its programs and activities, CCIS strives for a high level of academic excellence.

Year Founded

1974