Description

Berkeley Summer Sessions offers exciting Travel Study programs that give you the chance to combine international travel with academic achievement. Courses are taught by regular rank UC Berkeley faculty, faculty of host institutions, and UC Berkeley graduate student instructors.

Highlights

Acquire the cultural, social, and business skills necessary to communicate on a daily basis with the public and professional community through an intensive six-week immersion in Taipei. The program offers not only language instruction coordinated in collaboration with National Taiwan University, but also field trips to international companies, tea factories, government offices, night markets, theatres, industrial parks, the National Palace Museum, and natural scenic sites. Local experts are invited to discuss topics on Chinese culture such as calligraphy, the arts, Chinese painting and theatre. Discussions of Taiwan's history, politics, economics, and business are also conducted by local experts.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

USD3,716 - USD5,190 (includes unit fees)

Program Fees Include:

* Program fee includes room, some meals, excursions and other program-related costs. For estimates of these costs, and to discuss how they factor into financial aid, please call Summer Sessions and speak to one of our Travel Study program advisors.

* Total cost does not include airfare, textbooks, extra meals or personal expenses.

* Students have the option to either live in the dorms on the National Taiwan University campus or to live with friends or relatives in Taipei.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

Typically The Application Process Time is

two weeks

University of California, Berkeley, Summer Sessions's Mission Statement

UC Berkeley Summer Sessions is committed to offering high quality, innovative academic courses and experiential education opportunities during the summer. By opening our doors to visiting students and continuing our service to UC Berkeley students, we support the University's goals of educating a broad and diverse student population. Our commitment to providing superior service and unrivaled learning opportunities extends to our students, campus units and departments, and all external partners.