Modern China and Ethnic Minority Studies

  China

• All Other Areas in China: 
Wuhan

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: February-June; September-December

Description: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Ethnic Minority Cultures Program, located at South Central University for Nationalities (SCUN) in Wuhan, China, provides students with a living and learning experience in "real" China.

The On-Site Program Coordinator for the Ethnic Minority Cultures Program arranges academic excursions, teaches a Cross-Cultural Understanding course, and provides general support to participants. All students will take the following courses: Ethnic Minority Cultures of China (4 credits), Contemporary China (3 credits), Chinese History and Culture (3 credits), Practical Chinese (4 credits), and Cross-Cultural Understanding (1 credit). Coursework will be conducted in English by SCUN faculty with the exception of the Cross-Cultural Understanding course. Students will also be assigned local students as language partners to assist them in their language leaning.

Educational Excursions are an integral part of the Ethnic Minority Cultures Program. The program includes two weeks of field excursions to locations such as: Feng Huang (Phoenix) Huai Hua, Xi'an and Beijing.

Highlights: Coursework is taught in English. Educational excursions to Xian, Feng Huang, (Phoenix), and Huai Hua included in the program cost.

Cost in US$: $7700-$8700

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to China Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Mission Statement: The Institute for Study Abroad Program's (ISAP) mission is to ensure access for students to quality study abroad programs that strengthen academic learning and promote intercultural understanding. In fulfilling the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's mission to "enable each student to become broader in perspective, ethically more sensitive, and to participate wisely in society as a competent professional and knowledgeable citizen," ISAP encourages and assists students who wish to participate in study abroad opportunities. Guiding Principles of ISAP: * Promote study abroad opportunities that are in keeping with the educational aims of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. * Provide study abroad opportunities with quality academic content and instruction, and appropriate evaluation of students. * Ensure that study abroad opportunities accommodate a wide range of disciplines. * Provide opportunities in diverse regions of the world. * Ensure that programs are well integrated into the local community, encourage immersion of the student into the local culture and encourage study of the local language, while affirming that the formal academic component of study abroad is retained. * Integrate study abroad into the student's academic program to the fullest extent possible, including developing the means by which returning students can actively contribute to international awareness and programming on campus. The Institute for Study Abroad Programs adheres to the NAFSA: AIE Code of Ethics and Statements of Principles in International Educational Exchange and also supports the "Responsible Study Abroad: Health and Safety Guidelines" developed by the Interorganizational Task Force on Safety and Responsibility in Study Abroad.

Year Founded: 1978