2012/2013 China Studies Program Brochure

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After spending the first eight dAys of csp in hong kong

CSP

students are then hosted by Xiamen University for 10 weeks throughout the semester.

Xiamen University is located by the South China Sea in sub-tropical southeastern China.

CSP also spends two weeks in the ancient capital city of Xi’an (as part of the History

China StudieS Program

module), a week in rural China for a service project, and a week touring sites in Beijing

chinA is just like the united stAtes – if you turned it upside down And bAckwArds.

(the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City) and Shanghai. Overall, you’ll spend time in the northwest, northeast and

You will never be the same after your semester

southern regions of China—a wide sampling of a huge and diverse country.

at the China Studies Program. From the first time you eat baozi for breakfast until your

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/exPlore V i S i T W W W. b E S T S E m E S T E R . C o m / C S P

STill WaNT To kNoW moRE?

202.548.5201

CSP@BeStSemeSter.Com [e]

[Ph]

Wa S H i N g To N D C 2 0 0 0 2

3 2 1 8 TH S T R E E T N E

BeStSemeSter

a program of the

teary goodbye with Chinese friends, you will see your world view changing in ways you’d never imagined. Dynamic balance is the way the Chinese mind perceives life. It is an understanding that low profile and high expectations, generosity and obligation, sweet and sour, activity and passivity are opposites that complement each other for a full life.

After spending the first eight dAys of csp in hong kong

CSP

students are then hosted by Xiamen University for 10 weeks throughout the semester.

Xiamen University is located by the South China Sea in sub-tropical southeastern China.

CSP also spends two weeks in the ancient capital city of Xi’an (as part of the History

China StudieS Program

module), a week in rural China for a service project, and a week touring sites in Beijing

chinA is just like the united stAtes – if you turned it upside down And bAckwArds.

(the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City) and Shanghai. Overall, you’ll spend time in the northwest, northeast and

You will never be the same after your semester

southern regions of China—a wide sampling of a huge and diverse country.

at the China Studies Program. From the first time you eat baozi for breakfast until your

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/exPlore V i S i T W W W. b E S T S E m E S T E R . C o m / C S P

STill WaNT To kNoW moRE?

202.548.5201

CSP@BeStSemeSter.Com [e]

[Ph]

Wa S H i N g To N D C 2 0 0 0 2

3 2 1 8 TH S T R E E T N E

BeStSemeSter

a program of the

teary goodbye with Chinese friends, you will see your world view changing in ways you’d never imagined. Dynamic balance is the way the Chinese mind perceives life. It is an understanding that low profile and high expectations, generosity and obligation, sweet and sour, activity and passivity are opposites that complement each other for a full life.

After spending the first eight dAys of csp in hong kong

CSP

students are then hosted by Xiamen University for 10 weeks throughout the semester.

Xiamen University is located by the South China Sea in sub-tropical southeastern China.

CSP also spends two weeks in the ancient capital city of Xi’an (as part of the History

China StudieS Program

module), a week in rural China for a service project, and a week touring sites in Beijing

chinA is just like the united stAtes – if you turned it upside down And bAckwArds.

(the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City) and Shanghai. Overall, you’ll spend time in the northwest, northeast and

You will never be the same after your semester

southern regions of China—a wide sampling of a huge and diverse country.

at the China Studies Program. From the first time you eat baozi for breakfast until your

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/exPlore V i S i T W W W. b E S T S E m E S T E R . C o m / C S P

STill WaNT To kNoW moRE?

202.548.5201

CSP@BeStSemeSter.Com [e]

[Ph]

Wa S H i N g To N D C 2 0 0 0 2

3 2 1 8 TH S T R E E T N E

BeStSemeSter

a program of the

teary goodbye with Chinese friends, you will see your world view changing in ways you’d never imagined. Dynamic balance is the way the Chinese mind perceives life. It is an understanding that low profile and high expectations, generosity and obligation, sweet and sour, activity and passivity are opposites that complement each other for a full life.

reCommended & required CreditS

Alumni have pursued a wide variety of paths post-CSP. Many have come back to China to teach English, study Chinese or go into business.

You. living in a foreign Culture.

all students take courses in Chinese language, History, Contemporary Society and intercultural Communication. in addition to the core courses, each student will choose from a range of elective courses.

Core CourSeS CHiNESE 101 oR 102 CHiNESE HiSToRy iNTERCulTuRal CommuNiCaTioN CoNTEmPoRaRy SoCiETy & PubliC PoliCy

3 3 3 3

eleCtiveS (SeleCt 3-6 CreditS) CHiNESE 102 DimENSioNS of EaST aSiaN CulTuRE EaSTERN PHiloSoPHy & REligioNS iNTERNaTioNal buSiNESS iN CHiNa buSiNESS iNTERNSHiP fiElD ExPERiENCE oR iNTERNSHiP CHiNESE PaiNTiNg Tai CHi (PHySiCal EDuCaTioN)

3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

total CreditS

15-18

BuSineSS internShiP

Others have gone

Learning a very foreign language. Exposed to different values and habits. The

into the Peace

center of more attention than you’ve ever been before. But you’re not doing this alone. Dealing with and responding to culture-shock is best done in community.

Corps, engaged in

That’s why CSP emphasizes life together. You connect with the group through Bible study, worship and discussion. You talk about your faith, living in China

ServiCe ComPonent

various kinds of

and what this means for life back home. It makes all the difference when you’re

as part of the Contemporary Society course, students engage in a one-week service project in a more rural part of China. overwhelmingly, students view this project as the highlight of the semester.

service work, or made a career in the U.S. related to China Studies.

doing this with fellow believers.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/live

The internship Coordinator will make every attempt to match students to internships that will provide meaningful work experience for three weeks. Students will work full-time (40+hrs/week) usually with Chinese companies, occasionally with Western companies. Currently, nearly all of these internship placements are in xiamen city. in the spring semester, it is occasionally possible for an internship to extend anywhere from a few weeks to a few months after the semester.

the China StudieS Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and society from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic and populous nation. Additionally, students choose from a range of cultural and business elective courses.

All students also study Mandarin—contemporary standard Chinese.

This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural program enables students to communicate and understand the unique culture and people of China from an informed, Christ-centered perspective.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 15-18 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/learn

reCommended & required CreditS

Alumni have pursued a wide variety of paths post-CSP. Many have come back to China to teach English, study Chinese or go into business.

You. living in a foreign Culture.

all students take courses in Chinese language, History, Contemporary Society and intercultural Communication. in addition to the core courses, each student will choose from a range of elective courses.

Core CourSeS CHiNESE 101 oR 102 CHiNESE HiSToRy iNTERCulTuRal CommuNiCaTioN CoNTEmPoRaRy SoCiETy & PubliC PoliCy

3 3 3 3

eleCtiveS (SeleCt 3-6 CreditS) CHiNESE 102 DimENSioNS of EaST aSiaN CulTuRE EaSTERN PHiloSoPHy & REligioNS iNTERNaTioNal buSiNESS iN CHiNa buSiNESS iNTERNSHiP fiElD ExPERiENCE oR iNTERNSHiP CHiNESE PaiNTiNg Tai CHi (PHySiCal EDuCaTioN)

3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

total CreditS

15-18

BuSineSS internShiP

Others have gone

Learning a very foreign language. Exposed to different values and habits. The

into the Peace

center of more attention than you’ve ever been before. But you’re not doing this alone. Dealing with and responding to culture-shock is best done in community.

Corps, engaged in

That’s why CSP emphasizes life together. You connect with the group through Bible study, worship and discussion. You talk about your faith, living in China

ServiCe ComPonent

various kinds of

and what this means for life back home. It makes all the difference when you’re

as part of the Contemporary Society course, students engage in a one-week service project in a more rural part of China. overwhelmingly, students view this project as the highlight of the semester.

service work, or made a career in the U.S. related to China Studies.

doing this with fellow believers.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/live

The internship Coordinator will make every attempt to match students to internships that will provide meaningful work experience for three weeks. Students will work full-time (40+hrs/week) usually with Chinese companies, occasionally with Western companies. Currently, nearly all of these internship placements are in xiamen city. in the spring semester, it is occasionally possible for an internship to extend anywhere from a few weeks to a few months after the semester.

the China StudieS Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and society from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic and populous nation. Additionally, students choose from a range of cultural and business elective courses.

All students also study Mandarin—contemporary standard Chinese.

This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural program enables students to communicate and understand the unique culture and people of China from an informed, Christ-centered perspective.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 15-18 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/learn

reCommended & required CreditS

Alumni have pursued a wide variety of paths post-CSP. Many have come back to China to teach English, study Chinese or go into business.

You. living in a foreign Culture.

all students take courses in Chinese language, History, Contemporary Society and intercultural Communication. in addition to the core courses, each student will choose from a range of elective courses.

Core CourSeS CHiNESE 101 oR 102 CHiNESE HiSToRy iNTERCulTuRal CommuNiCaTioN CoNTEmPoRaRy SoCiETy & PubliC PoliCy

3 3 3 3

eleCtiveS (SeleCt 3-6 CreditS) CHiNESE 102 DimENSioNS of EaST aSiaN CulTuRE EaSTERN PHiloSoPHy & REligioNS iNTERNaTioNal buSiNESS iN CHiNa buSiNESS iNTERNSHiP fiElD ExPERiENCE oR iNTERNSHiP CHiNESE PaiNTiNg Tai CHi (PHySiCal EDuCaTioN)

3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

total CreditS

15-18

BuSineSS internShiP

Others have gone

Learning a very foreign language. Exposed to different values and habits. The

into the Peace

center of more attention than you’ve ever been before. But you’re not doing this alone. Dealing with and responding to culture-shock is best done in community.

Corps, engaged in

That’s why CSP emphasizes life together. You connect with the group through Bible study, worship and discussion. You talk about your faith, living in China

ServiCe ComPonent

various kinds of

and what this means for life back home. It makes all the difference when you’re

as part of the Contemporary Society course, students engage in a one-week service project in a more rural part of China. overwhelmingly, students view this project as the highlight of the semester.

service work, or made a career in the U.S. related to China Studies.

doing this with fellow believers.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/live

The internship Coordinator will make every attempt to match students to internships that will provide meaningful work experience for three weeks. Students will work full-time (40+hrs/week) usually with Chinese companies, occasionally with Western companies. Currently, nearly all of these internship placements are in xiamen city. in the spring semester, it is occasionally possible for an internship to extend anywhere from a few weeks to a few months after the semester.

the China StudieS Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and society from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic and populous nation. Additionally, students choose from a range of cultural and business elective courses.

All students also study Mandarin—contemporary standard Chinese.

This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural program enables students to communicate and understand the unique culture and people of China from an informed, Christ-centered perspective.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 15-18 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/learn

reCommended & required CreditS

Alumni have pursued a wide variety of paths post-CSP. Many have come back to China to teach English, study Chinese or go into business.

You. living in a foreign Culture.

all students take courses in Chinese language, History, Contemporary Society and intercultural Communication. in addition to the core courses, each student will choose from a range of elective courses.

Core CourSeS CHiNESE 101 oR 102 CHiNESE HiSToRy iNTERCulTuRal CommuNiCaTioN CoNTEmPoRaRy SoCiETy & PubliC PoliCy

3 3 3 3

eleCtiveS (SeleCt 3-6 CreditS) CHiNESE 102 DimENSioNS of EaST aSiaN CulTuRE EaSTERN PHiloSoPHy & REligioNS iNTERNaTioNal buSiNESS iN CHiNa buSiNESS iNTERNSHiP fiElD ExPERiENCE oR iNTERNSHiP CHiNESE PaiNTiNg Tai CHi (PHySiCal EDuCaTioN)

3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1

total CreditS

15-18

BuSineSS internShiP

Others have gone

Learning a very foreign language. Exposed to different values and habits. The

into the Peace

center of more attention than you’ve ever been before. But you’re not doing this alone. Dealing with and responding to culture-shock is best done in community.

Corps, engaged in

That’s why CSP emphasizes life together. You connect with the group through Bible study, worship and discussion. You talk about your faith, living in China

ServiCe ComPonent

various kinds of

and what this means for life back home. It makes all the difference when you’re

as part of the Contemporary Society course, students engage in a one-week service project in a more rural part of China. overwhelmingly, students view this project as the highlight of the semester.

service work, or made a career in the U.S. related to China Studies.

doing this with fellow believers.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/live

The internship Coordinator will make every attempt to match students to internships that will provide meaningful work experience for three weeks. Students will work full-time (40+hrs/week) usually with Chinese companies, occasionally with Western companies. Currently, nearly all of these internship placements are in xiamen city. in the spring semester, it is occasionally possible for an internship to extend anywhere from a few weeks to a few months after the semester.

the China StudieS Program enables students to engage China’s ancient history and society from an insider’s perspective. While immersed in Chinese culture, students participate in courses on the historical, cultural, religious, geographic and economic realities of this strategic and populous nation. Additionally, students choose from a range of cultural and business elective courses.

All students also study Mandarin—contemporary standard Chinese.

This interdisciplinary, cross-cultural program enables students to communicate and understand the unique culture and people of China from an informed, Christ-centered perspective.

The program recommends that students be granted the equivalent of 15-18 hours of credits by their home institution.

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/learn

After spending the first eight dAys of csp in hong kong

CSP

students are then hosted by Xiamen University for 10 weeks throughout the semester.

Xiamen University is located by the South China Sea in sub-tropical southeastern China.

CSP also spends two weeks in the ancient capital city of Xi’an (as part of the History

China StudieS Program

module), a week in rural China for a service project, and a week touring sites in Beijing

chinA is just like the united stAtes – if you turned it upside down And bAckwArds.

(the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City) and Shanghai. Overall, you’ll spend time in the northwest, northeast and

You will never be the same after your semester

southern regions of China—a wide sampling of a huge and diverse country.

at the China Studies Program. From the first time you eat baozi for breakfast until your

www.beStSemeSter.Com/CSP/exPlore V i S i T W W W. b E S T S E m E S T E R . C o m / C S P

STill WaNT To kNoW moRE?

202.548.5201

CSP@BeStSemeSter.Com [e]

[Ph]

Wa S H i N g To N D C 2 0 0 0 2

3 2 1 8 TH S T R E E T N E

BeStSemeSter

a program of the

teary goodbye with Chinese friends, you will see your world view changing in ways you’d never imagined. Dynamic balance is the way the Chinese mind perceives life. It is an understanding that low profile and high expectations, generosity and obligation, sweet and sour, activity and passivity are opposites that complement each other for a full life.