Fall/Academic Year in Chiang Mai

  Thailand

• Chiang Mai: 
Chiang Mai

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: Fall semester: Mid-June - Mid-January; Spring semester: January - May; Academic year: Mid-June - Late May

Description: Pre-session: Students must attend an intensive 10 week summer session of in-depth orientation and Thai language, offered in Madison.

Required: Thai language and/or literature. During the first semester, beginning Thai students continue study of Thai language. More advanced Thai students take individual tutorials on topics in language and/or literature of interest to them. During second semester, all students take tutorial courses in language and/or literature. (6 cr.) Fall semester only students will take Thai language plus 3 subject tutorials. Students must also take subject tutorials. Those enrolled in the full-year program take one tutorial per semester. Those enrolled in the single semester program take three subject tutorials.

Topics covered depend on the interests of the student and the availability of appropriate CMU faculty. Areas typically include: agriculture, anthropology, archeology, art history, economics, education, geography, history, languages and linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, and so on.

Lastly, students in the full-year program complete a fieldwork project, a two-semester independent study project (12 cr.) conducted by the student under supervision of an appropriate CMU professor. Selection of a topic begins while in Madison for the summer and is completed after arrival in Chiang Mai. The first month of work in Chiang Mai includes an introduction to fieldwork methodology, and short trips to some potential fieldwork sites. During the second semester, students complete the fieldwork project write up, which is expected to be 75-100 pages long. The work must be academically gradable and not a journal or photo essay. Projects must be completed prior to departure from Thailand.

Types of courses available: Thai language, culture, social sciences, humanities. No science.

Highlights: Chiang Mai University in Northern Thailand in Chiang Mai. 8,000 students, 1,400 faculty.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

The UW Program Fee is a fixed cost which includes:
* academic expenses
* administrative costs
* mandatory insurance
* home stay (including meals) for the first month

Experience Required: no

Participants Travel to Thailand Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home