Description

Program Overview: Concordia University, located in Southern California, is offering a Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degree with concentrations in International Business and International Education alongside a 10/12-month teaching contract in the Peoples Republic of China in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

This unique program offers you the opportunity to:
* Study, research and gain first-hand experience in the political, economic, cultural and social life of contemporary China.
* Explore the strategic opportunities in one of the worlds largest and fastest growing economies.
* Develop meaningful relationships with Chinese business leaders, educators, professionals and community members.
* Influence and impact the lives of a generation of young people in China.
* Acquire practical knowledge of educational and business contexts and practices, providers and clients, products and services, strategies and obstacles.
* Receive a graduate education with a year-long teaching job in China that prepares you for the future of international business and education.

Highlights

With our program, there is very little waiting to experience life and work in China. After a summer of intensive courses at our Irvine campus, you head overseas and immediately start living, working, and studying in China, perhaps in some of the ways you've always imagined.

What will your life be like in China? The MAIS program will prepare you to teach Chinese children and young adults about the English language, conduct research for your capstone project, complete online courses with professors in Irvine, and negotiate living on your own in a new culture.

You will concentrate in either International Business or International Education, and live in such cities as Shanghai and Hangzhou, which are among China's most important historical, cultural and financial centers.

Internship benefits
Candidates are provided the following benefits from their employer in China:

* Monthly salary(dependent upon qualifications and placement)
* Housing or housing allowance
* Legal work visa in China
* Reimbursement of your round-trip economy class air ticket between the U.S. and China (requires successful completion of year-long internship)
* Chinese language lessons

University Attributes

The Concordia Campus Church is a Bible-based, Christian congregation of the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod. We believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, and we subscribe to the 3 Ecumenical Creeds (Apostle's, Nicene, and Athanasian), as well as the Lutheran Confessions as accurate statements regarding the truth of God's Word.

We believe in the one true God, who has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Spirit. We believe that humankind, created perfectly, went against God's will and brought sin into the world. Since then, all people have inherited that sin and are born sinful. We believe that people cannot save themselves by their good works. We believe that in order to save us, God sent His Son into the world. Jesus is both true God and true man. He lived to fulfill God's Law for us, died on the cross to pay the penalty that our sins deserved, and rose from the dead so that we might have eternal life. He ascended into heaven, and will come again to take all believers to Himself. We believe that because of Jesus' death, God declares a person righteous and forgiven.

All those who believe in Jesus as Savior will be saved. We believe that this faith in Jesus is a gift of God, given by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that God uses His Word and the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper to apply His grace and forgiveness to us. Our worship, therefore, centers around these things.

Degrees Available

• Master of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelors

Travel Types

• Student Tours
• Summer Camp

Degree Level

Masters Degree

Minimum Education

Bachelors

Job/Intern Types

• English as a Second Language

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Subject Areas

• International Relations

Cost in US$:

Tuition is USD575/unit (subject to changes on annual review). Total program cost USD23,710

Salary/Pay

4000-6000 Chinese Yuan (dependent on your qualifications and agreement with your China employer)

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Apartment/Flat
• Independent living

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Scholarships are Available

Concordia University does not offer scholarships to masters students but there are many private scholarships available for study abroad. We have researched and complied a list that may be available to MAIS students. Concordia University does not endore any of these scholarships.

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Transcript
• Essay
• Other
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 month

Concordia University Irvine's Mission Statement

Concordia University Irvine, guided by the Great Commission of Christ Jesus and the Lutheran Confessions, empowers students through the liberal arts and professional studies for lives of learning, service and leadership.

Year Founded

1976