Contemporary Chinese Society and Language Program
Summer Courses
TRACK 1 - Contemporary Chinese Society and Language
Credit:
Students receive 8 credits for this summer program, including 5 language and 3 non-language credits. The summer program is 8 weeks long, with 7 weeks of instruction.
Courses:
Courses are subject to change.
Chinese Language (required, 12 class hours/week, 9 credits)
No prior language study is required for admission to this track. Upon taking a placement exam after arrival, students will be placed into the appropriate language level. All courses emphasize listening, speaking, reading and writing.
- FUDA CHIN100 Beginning Chinese I
- FUDA CHIN101 Beginning Chinese II
- FUDA CHIN200 Intermediate Chinese I
- FUDA CHIN201 Intermediate Chinese II
- FUDA CHIN300 Advanced Chinese I
- FUDA CHIN301 Advanced Chinese II
In the summer, students take one course in English about Contemporary China. Each course meets for six class hours per week. All students participate in the Capstone Project as part of the course in English they select.
FUDA SOCS260 Issues in Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture (required, 6 class hours per week, 3 credits) [pdf]
Professor Yu Hai's CV [pdf]
This course examines the transformation in Chinese society since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, with emphasis on the changes brought about in the wake of the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. Topics will include the developments in urban and rural social transformation introduced by the reforms, the changing relationship between individual and society, the urban/rural divide, population control and the one child policy. Students will explore the social consequences of China's rapid integration into the global economy. All students will complete a Capstone Project as part of this course.
Choose one additional area studies course:
FUDA POCC350 Contemporary Chinese Politics (6 class hours per week, 3 credits) [pdf]
Professor Peng Bo's CV [pdf]
This courses examines the current political leadership of China, urban/rural relations, nationalism and foreign policy, mass participation, the emergence of the rule of law, and state and society issues.
FUDA ECCD370 China's Economic Development: 1978 to the Present and Beyond (6 class hours per week, 3 credits) [pdf]
Professor Zhang Jun's CV [pdf]
In the last twenty-five years, China has been the fastest growing economy in the world. In this course, students will explore the historical stages and effectiveness of the economic policies that have shaped China's emergence as a major player in the global economy. Students will examine the challenges posed by economic development and the prospects for China's economic future.
Please click here for Course Selection form [pdf]
