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Study in China this Summer. Get VU credit.
Valparaiso
University China Center (China Center) is pleased to announce that it will
offer two summer courses in Hangzhou, China in summer 2003. Class
enrollment is limited. Interested students should register as soon as
possible.
Courses: The two courses offered in summer 2003 are BIO
120/290, Society and Bioscience
(Professor David Scupham) and FIN 282/390 Personal Finance (Professor Zhenhu Jin). Both courses will use
China as a case study to help illustrate the broad themes in respective
disciplines. Class enrollment is limited to 20 students per class. There
will also be a non-credit course on Chinese history and language taught by
a local Chinese faculty person. Opportunities for short-term internship are
available upon request.
Time and Schedule: Summer courses in China coincide with summer
session I. Students will leave for Shanghai on May 19 and return to Chicago
on June 27, 2003. The program includes several preparation sessions prior
to departure, an on-site orientation, and a three-day tour of Beijing at
the beginning of the trip, four weeks of classes, weekly field trips, and
opportunities for short trips by students themselves.
Cost: Participants will pay regular summer session tuition (one
can choose to take both courses), international travel (a round-trip ticket
between Chicago and Shanghai normally costs between $700.00 and $800.00),
and China Center fee ($150.00) which is used to cover the trip to Beijing
and the visa fee ($30.00). Local
accommodations including room and board, local transportation, and all
field trips are covered by the China Center.
Registration: To register, obtain an application from
Professor Zhimin Lin (Huegli Hall 330). Approval from Prof. Lin is required
to register for these summer courses. The deadline for registration is March 25 or whenever the class is full. Please register early! Courses are open to all VU and non-VU
students who are eligible to undertake regular summer courses at VU.
Withdrawal: Request to withdraw from the registered summer
courses in China must be made by April 30. Unless for medical reasons,
withdrawal from the program after May 1 carries a penalty of $100.00.
Regular penalties in terms of tuition also apply if one withdraws from the
program after May 1, 2003.
International travel: Students are responsible for purchasing
the plane tickets directly from the designated travel agent (Ms. Christine
Chang, telephone: (614) 850-8289). To insure the low fare tickets, please
purchase the tickets as soon as possible. Registered students must make
full payment of the required fees to VU’s Financial Office and submit a valid passport, two
photos, and a completed visa application form to the China Center by April
15.
Living in Hangzhou: Professor Jin will serve as resident
director of the Program. Students will live in an air-conditioned dormitory
(single or double room) at the Yuquan campus of Zhejiang University (ZU).
Most meals will be Chinese style, though access to Western style food is
easy. Students have access to broadband internet connection, computers and
other facilities through VU’s Education Center at ZU.
Language Preparation: There is no language requirement.
However, an intensive Chinese language course will be available between
Mid-March to early May. Registered students are strongly encouraged to take
such a course (not for credit; fee is $30.00 per participant). The China Center
maintains an office at Zhejiang University that also provides computer and
internet access to the participants.
Course Descriptions: BIO 120/290, Society and Bioscience, studies modern bioscience and its
impact on society. FIN 282/390, Personal
Finance, provides an overview of personal and family financial
management such as budgets, tax management, credit management, investment
and insurance selection. Ask Professor Lin for full description of the two
courses.
For more information, please contact either Professor Zhimin
Lin (Huegli Hall 330, Phone: (219) 464-5749; Fax: (219) 464-5511; Email: Zhimin.lin@valpo.edu, Log on: www.valpo.edu/cjsp); Professor Zhenhu
Jin (7957, Zhenhu.jin@valpo.edu);
or Professor David Scupham (5386, David.scupham@valpo.edu).
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