Study Abroad

China
Summer A, 2016

Instructional
Intent
Students will develop:
intercultural
competency
familiarity with
sites important to
Chinese history and
humanities
Students will learn
about:
Chinese business
and economy
Chinese education,
family life, dating,
and sexuality.

Course Offerings
Courses

ECO2710
MAN4931
ASN2002
CHI1930

Credits

International Economics (3 credits)

Management Seminar 2 (1 credit)
Introduction to Contemporary Asian Societies (3 credits)
Study Group: Chinese Conversation and Culture (1 credit)

Sightseeing

Courses:
ASN 2002 Introduction to Contemporary
Asian Societies
Introduction to Contemporary Asian Societies is
an interdisciplinary introductory course that
exams the regions of East, South, and
Southeast Asia. A variety of academic
disciplines will be used to explore diverse Asian
societies within the context of the increasingly
globalized world.

with a purpose.

Summer Palace

Courses:
ECO 2710
International Economics

Focuses on international trade policies (including basic trade

models), globalization and the implications of increasing
interdependence of global markets, tariffs and quotas, the
impacts of legal, linguistic, social, and currency differences
encountered when commerce extends beyond national
borders.

Courses:
MAN4931 Management Seminar 2

Forbidden City

Explores specific management and

business topics, such as financial markets,
international trade, human resources,
cultural issues, and economics, as they
relate to Chinese businesses, will be
addressed.

CHI 1930 Study Group: Chinese

Conversation and Culture
Chinese Conversation and Culture is offered
to students with different levels of Chinese
language proficiency. Pre-trip study involves
guided self-study of vocabularies and
grammar. During the trip, students will be
assigned different projects to complete in
Chinese and will be required to interact
daily with native Chinese speakers.

Olympic Stadium

The Great Wall

Terracotta Army
of Xian

Experiences

Beijing Union University

When

How much?

May 19 - June 2, 2016

$ 3,625

Round-trip airfare from Florida to Beijing, China

Visa fee and processing
International Insurance
All in-country transportation and accommodations
Tours, museums, and other activity fees
Most meals

Cost
Financial Resources

Student Life Study Abroad Grant

Stuart McRae Scholarship

1/3 trip ( up to $1,200)

$2,600 (45 college credits, GPA 3.5, financial need)

Financial Aid

Financial Planning
World Travelers Club

Prof. Jake Searcy

Prof. Searcy holds a Ph.D. in Food and Resource

Economics with a focus in International Trade. At
Santa Fe College in 2009, including courses in
Microeconomics, International Economics, and
managerial Economics in a Global Economy. He has
visited China twice, where he interacted with many
BUU students and faculty members.

Phone: 352-381-7088
A-031
jake.searcy@sfcollege.edu

Prof. Li Ren-Kaplan
Professor Li Ren-Kaplan holds a Ph.D. in intercultural communications.
She attended Peking University as an undergraduate, is fluent in
Mandarin, and travels in China annually. She has led this trip 4 times in
2009, 2010, 2012, & 2014. She has extensive connections with BUU
administration & faculty.
352-395-5290
A007B
li.renkaplan@sfcollege.edu

Follow Up
SF International Education
www.sfcollege.edu/international
SF Study Abroad Facebook Page

Coordinator of International Education

Paloma Rodriguez, A-213
paloma.rodriguez@sfcollege.edu