china_summer

Summer in Shanghai/Beijing, CHINA

Study Abroad: Summer 2009

Date: July 11 - August 05, 2009

Program Description

Shanghai exudes a cosmopolitan character marked by contemporary urban living, skycrapers of European architecture, bustling financial and industrial districts, ultra-chic commercial centers and shopping malls. Shanghai is one of the most glamorous and cultured cities in China, earning the reputation: "Paris of the East."

Beijing is the capital, and the center of politics, culture, information and the academe. It has a history as a city that can be dated back to the first millennium B.C.. Beijing successfully hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Students will spend three weeks in Shanghai taking intensive Chinese language and culture courses at Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU). During the last week, students will travel and spend three days in Beijing touring major historical and cultural sites such as the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Program Highlights

Three weeks in Shanghai taking intensive language and culture courses
Three days in Beijing including visits to the Great Wall and Fobidden City
Shanghai museum trip
A weekend trip to Hangzhou, Xitang and Su Zhou (both are exquisitely scenic cities close to Shanghai with long history and fantastic architecture)

Courses Offered

(Students choose one language course and one culture course.)

CHI 111 Elementary Chinese I

CHI 211 Intermediate Chinese I

CHI 311 Readings in Journalistic Chinese

AAS 391 Humanities Topics in Asian and Asian American Studies (DEC-G)

Living Arrangements

Dorm style housing

Health Insurance

Stony Brook University offers international health insurance for those who do not have adequate coverage.

Eligibility

All undergraduate college students in good academic standing may apply. Language proficiency is NOT required.

Program and Tuition Fees

Program fees: Approximately $2,375, including housing, admission, excursions, local transportaion

Tuition costs: $181.00/credit for NY residents; $442.00/credit for out-of-state residents

Application Deadline

Applications are due March 15th, 2009.

Contact

Dongmei Zeng, D.A
Director of Summer Study Abroad in China Program
Dept. of Asian & Asian American Studies
1046 Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11790-5353
Tel: (631) 632-4031
E-mail: Dongmei.Zeng@stonybrook.edu

International Academic Program Department
Melville Library, Room E5340
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3397
Tel: (631) 632-7030