HIST 395 - Investigating China

Institution:

Susquehanna University

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Description:

A summer study tour of China, during which students will become acquainted with the historical legacy, traditional culture, social changes, economic development, modern lifestyle, and current politics of China through readings, lectures, discussions, coursework, and educational exchanges, as well as "hands/feet-on" experiences. The course aims to expose students to the living world of the largest non-Western civilization and the other side of the world. The tour itself is a chance for students to learn how to respect, tolerate, and collaborate with the "other" and to act with other tour members like a family, united to meet challenges from a foreign environment. Students will participate in various activities, such as watching shows, learning Chinese sports, attending lectures by Chinese professors, exchanging opinions and information with Chinese students, meeting Chinese people, and visiting historical sites, museums, gardens, companies, manufactories, markets, living compounds, Chinese families, and local universities. Everyone in this course is expected to become a Chinese during the trip, in order to truly learn the Chinese perspective, thinking, and li fe. 2 SH

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.susqu.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 374-0101

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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