Location:

Beijing, China

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

APP DEADLINE: 03/18/2016 ** 05/15/2016-06/12/2016 The 4-week Chinese language program offers study abroad participants the opportunity to intensively study Chinese at Minzu University of China. This intensive Chinese language program provides the students the opportunity to learn Chinese language at Minzu University in China’s capital city Beijing for four weeks. Students will meet weekdays in the morning in classroom with their teachers from the host university for at least four hours to develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills of modern standard Chinese. There will also be some university organized activities, such as excursion to the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven, etc. Minzu University of China (MUC) is one of China’s most important comprehensive universities. The university is renowned for its highly distinctive ethnic characteristics. It also has a beautiful garden-like campus, something rarely seen in northern China.

Undergraduate: Chinese (CHIN) 110: Elementary Chinese Chinese (CHIN) 210: Intermediate Chinese Chinese (CHIN) 250: Gateway to Advanced Chinese Chinese (CHIN) 300: Reading Skills Development Chinese (CHIN) 301: Advanced Grammar and Syntax Chinese (CHIN) 305: Chinese for the Business World Chinese (CHIN) 310: Survey of Chinese Literature Chinese (CHIN) 325: Major Chinese Writers Chinese (CHIN) 318: Introduction to Classical Chinese Chinese (CHIN) 355: Readings in Chinese Poetry and Poetics Chinese (CHIN) 470: Special Topics in Chinese Studies Chinese (CHIN) 480: Fourth-Year Chinese I Chinese (CHIN) 481: Fourth-Year Chinese II Chinese (CHIN) 490: Internship in Chinese Studies

Program Fee (Summer 2016): $4970

Cost:

Included: Tuition (6 credits) Accommodation in on-campus residence hall Some transportation Cultural excursions Administrative services in Beijing and at Mason Pre-Departure Orientation International Travel Insurance Not Included: Round-trip airfare Other transportation Some meals Personal spending