Asian Cultural History Program
Location
-Multi-Country Locations: Asia Region, East Asia Region
Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
China: Beijing, ChongQing, Hong Kong and 4 other cities
Thailand: Bangkok
Turkey: Istanbul
Vietnam: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Description
The Asian Cultural History Program is a 35-day tour beginning in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Shanghai, Xian and Beijing. It is a completely unique approach to university study abroad. It combines a tour of major cultural and historical sites in Vietnam, Thailand and China with intense academic study of the culture and history being experienced.
The Asian Cultural History Program is based on many years of experience. Thus, the faculty and staff have a great deal of experience traveling in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and China. It's an ideal learning environment because it integrates reading and writing with direct involvement to give a richer understanding of the subject than book learning alone could possibly provide.
Highlights
The Asian Cultural History Program is a 35-day tour beginning in Hong Kong, Hanoi, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Bangkok, Shanghai, Xian and Beijing. It is a completely unique approach to university study abroad. It combines a tour of major cultural and historical sites in Vietnam, Thailand and China with intense academic study of the culture and history being experienced.
The emphasis is on culture.
Our tours are designed to involve you in varied cultural experiences in key cultural centers. We allow some time in major cultural capitals to enable you to explore for yourself the cultural environment of these great cities. Guided museum tours are included in the tour price.
You get college credit.
The Asian Cultural History Tour carries 6 semester hours of EMU credit. Non-EMU students may transfer credit to their home institution. Non-EMU students should consult with their advisor in order to comply with their institution's policies and procedures regarding transfer credit.
Our staff is top quality.
All faculty members on the tours hold Ph.D.s or MFAs from leading universities. The faculty consists of widely traveled university professors of history and art.
We're Experienced!
During the last 30 years, our staff has conducted more than 140 successful tours to Western and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, Russia, Israel, Egypt and Asia. In planning its itineraries, we rely on our staff's thorough knowledge of European history and culture acquired through extensive travel and study.