Chinese Culture Studies

Summer 2012: July 8 to August 2 ( tentative dates)

Program Location

Beijing is the capital of China with the population over 19 million and over 70 universities.  The places of interests include Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, North Sea Park, National Centre for the Performing Arts, many royal gardens, Summer Palace, Great Wall, Thirteen Tombs of Ming Dynasty, Temple of Heaven, Yonghe Lamasery, Mt. Xiangshan (Fragrant Hills), Beijing Zoo, Hutongs, Bird Nest, Water Cube, and National Stadium, etc.

Academic Program

Have you ever thought about to climb Great Wall, to be part of the over 5000 years of history, to explore opportunities in China and many more? Would you like to have a Chinese Business Studies Minor and an Asian Studies Minor? JMU Study in China Program might be just for you.

Since the pioneer program in the summer of 2004, JMU Study in China Programs have taken over 170 students and faculty members from JMU, VCU, GMU, UVA, Princeton universities to China. The duration of the programs is eleven weeks. Among the activities are meeting business leaders and government officials, touring major historical and cultural sites and interacting with Chinese students on their campus. In the last few years, we visited almost all of the major historic and cultural sites in China, travelled as far as to Urumqi, Hohhot, Shanya, Hong Kong, Macau and visited South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan.

All of courses will be taught in English, except the higher level CHIN classes.

Visa is required for anyone who does not have a Chinese passport.  No immunization is required, but we recommend a physical due to possible travel to Tibet.  The program will provide cell phones for students, but students will pay the calls.  There are internet connections in each place we stay, but the service is not stable.  

Tentative course offerings:

• HIST341- Selected Themes in World History - Modern Chinese History (3)
• HIST391- Travel Studies Seminar (3)
• IBUS298-II- Special Topics in International Business - Business Environment in China and Southeast Asia (3)
• CHIN101 / 102 / 231 / 232 /300 /320- Elementary and Intermediate Chinese Langauge (3)
• CHIN375- Business and Society in China (3)
  
  

Accommodations

Students will reside in residence halls/dormitories. Group meals will be provided.

Program Costs

For the current projected costs for this program, please click on the following link to the Fees for JMU Study Abroad Programs page.

Application

For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.

Applicants must be JMU students with a minimum GPA of 2.0. No foreign language proficiency is required. There are no course prerequisites needed.

For More Information

More details are located on the director's web site. For additional information about the Chinese Culture Studies program, please contact the program director:

Ping Wang
Associate Professor
Computer Information Systems/Management Science
Tel: 540-568-3055
E-mail: wangpx@jmu.edu