Study Abroad

China

Summer A, 2015
Instructional
Intent
Students will develop:
intercultural
competency
familiarity with
sites important to
Chinese history and
humanities
Students will learn
about:
Chinese business
and economy
Chinese education,
family life, dating,
and sexuality.
Courses Credits
HUM 2410
ECO2710
CPO 2001
MAN4931
WOH2040
HUM2905
POS2905
HIS2905
Asian Humanities (3 credits)
International Economics (3 credits)
Comparative Politics (3 credits)
Management seminar 2 (3 credits)
World History since 1900 (3 credits)
Group Study (1 credit)
Group Study (1 credit)
Group Study (1 credit)
Course Offerings
Sightseeing

with a purpose.
This course will focus on general topics in the
humanities of China. Student will develop
Chinese language skills and intercultural
competency; including basic introductions to
the history, religions, and philosophy of China;
familiarity with sites important to Chinese
history and humanities; and Chinese education,
family life, dating, and sexuality.
HUM 2410 Asian Humanities
Courses:
Summer Palace
Focuses on international trade policies (including basic trade
models), globalization and the implications of increasing
interdependence of global markets, tariffs and quotas, the
impacts of legal, linguistic, social, and currency differences
encountered when commerce extends beyond national
borders.
Courses:

ECO2710
International Economics
Forbidden City
Olympic Stadium
Explores specific management and
business topics, such as financial markets,
international trade, human resources,
cultural issues, and economics, as they
relate to Chinese businesses, will be
adressed.
MAN4931 Management Seminar 2

Courses:
The study of political systems other than
those in the U.S. The class will focus the
Western political science concept of
Authoritarian regime and the
appropriateness of its use to describe
the Chinese government.
CPO 2001- Comparative Politics
HUM/POS/HIS2905

1 hour Individualized Study
course that mirrors parts of the 3
hour general education course
that is based on the study abroad
component of those courses.

WOH2040 World history
since 1900
Covers several of the most
important historical events in
this period that occurred in
Beijing; the collapse of
Confucian China, the founding
of the Peoples Republic of
China, the pro-liberalization
protests of 1989.
The Great Wall
Courses:
Terracotta Army
of Xian
Experiences
Beijing Union University
When

May 21- June 4, 2015

How much? $ 3,600
Round-trip airfare from Florida to Beijing, China
Visa fee and processing
International Insurance
All in-country transportation and accommodations
Tours, museums, and other activity fees
Most meals
Cost
Financial Resources


Student Life Study Abroad Grant
1/3 trip ( up to $1,200)

Stuart McRae Scholarship $2,600 (45 college credits, GPA 3.5, financial need)
Financial Planning
Financial Aid
World Travelers Club
Prof. David Price
Prof. David Price holds a M.A. in Political Science with a
concentration in International Relations and a Ph.D. in
History. He has led study abroad trips to China in 2005,
2010, and 2012. He has also been a visiting faculty member
at Beijing Union University.
Prof. Jake Searcy
Prof. Searcy holds a Ph.D. in Food and Resource
Economics with a focus in International
Trade. At Santa Fe College in 2009, including
courses in Microeconomics, International
Economics, and managerial Economics in a
Global Economy. He visited Beijing in March
where he interacted with many BUU students
and faculty members.

Follow Up
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Coordinator of International Education
Paloma Rodriguez, S-130
paloma.rodriguez@sfcollege.edu