China from Three Perspectives

Location: China: Beijing

Term: Summer

Dates: June 1-21, 2012

Marquette University

Office of International Education Holthusen Hall, 4th Floor P.O. Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 United States

Description

This 3-credit program aims to give Marquette students an interdisciplinary introduction to China. Consequently, the questions the program addresses are basic liberal arts questions about social justice in China and about the means and prospects for mutual understanding between diverse cultures. The program will facilitate learning about core issues in Chinese society including the structure of Chinese society, how Chinese communicate and express themselves and how Americans and Chinese can get along.

In order to gain multiple perspectives on China, students will spend time in Beijing but will also visit a smaller city and spend time in rural China. Many visitors to China see only the most prosperous and cosmopolitan cities and a few tourist sites. This program will allow students a far broader experience of China.

Examples of activities outside the classroom in China will include:

* Visits to art museums and galleries
* Excursions to multiple locations
* Tours of historical neighborhoods

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Cost in US$:

Please contact Marquette

Cost Includes:

Cost Include Description:

The program fee includes housing/hotel accommodation, academic fees, field trips, airfare, meals, arrival, departure transfers between the airport and housing in Beijing, and sickness/accident and emergency medical evacuation insurance. Students must submit their passport to OIE five weeks before the departure date.

Credit Available

no

Experience Required

yes

    All majors; Minimum sophomore standing; 2.5 GPA
This Program is open to

American, Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Dormitory

Participants Travel to China

in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Essay
  • Letters of Reference
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
10 - 14 days
Marquette University's Mission Statement

Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.

Year Founded

1881

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