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IFSA - STUDY IN SHANGHAI: SOCIAL SCIENCES
  Shanghai, China

WHY STUDY IN SHANGHAI?
Shanghai has grown exponentially in the past hundred years—from an early trading port to a massive international metropolis with a population of 24 million. Known for its fast-paced businesses and cosmopolitan vibe, the city is intricately connected with the global flows of commodities and people. It also represents the enormous environmental, economic, and social challenges that are mirrored across China and around the world. Find your home in a vibrant, student-friendly neighborhood, with our program center just around the corner from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
What’s it like to watch a city develop at an unprecedented pace? Shanghai is the place to find out. Explore this cosmopolitan metropolis as you dig into sustainable urbanization, economic reform, Chinese politics, foreign policy, public health policy, or traditional Chinese medicine. Boost your language skills by teaming up with a Chinese university student for a couple of hours of casual practice each week—communication is the key to getting even more from your time in Shanghai.

The IFSA Study in Shanghai: Social Services track examines the history of Shanghai, its process of rapid urbanization, and China’s interface with the West in this dynamic Asian center. 

Our Study in Shanghai: Social Sciences offerings are design for students from zero to advanced Chinese language experience. Build your own curriculum with any combination of language and IFSA elective classes for a total of 12-16 U.S. semester credit hours. All non-language elective classes taught in English. 

SOCIAL SCIENCES ELECTIVES

• Chinese Society in the 21st Century
• City and Environment
• Contemporary Chinese Politics: State, Party, People
• Public Health Policy and Practice in China
• Sino-U.S. Relations: Superpower and Realignment
• Survey of Art in China
• Traditional Chinese Medicine

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ELECTIVES

• China: Economic Giant
• China as a Global Market
• International Internship Seminar
• International Money and Finance
• International Trade: A Chinese Perspective
• Managing Enterprises in China
• Operations and Supply Chain Management

LANGUAGE ELECTIVES

• Essential Chinese
• Business Chinese
• Beginning Chinese I
• Beginning Chinese II
• Intermediate Chinese I
• Intermediate Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese I
• Advanced Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese III
• Advanced Chinese IV
• Advanced Readings in Chinese

Visit IFSA Study in Shanghai: Social Sciences on the IFSA website for a complete list of classes, class descriptions, and syllabi.

ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS
Program activities are designed to enhance your intercultural competence by developing your understanding of the local culture and people. Activities are optional, but they are included in your total program fee. Activities vary each term based on availability, but may include:

• City-as-Text
• Huangpu River Cruise
• Shanghai Urban Planning Museum
• City Walk
• Tai Chi Workshop
• Scavenger Hunt
• Water Town Trip

    WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Academic Support
• Administrative Fees and Applications Fees
• Activities and Excursions (including transportation and meals)
• Education Fees
• Guaranteed Housing
• International Medical Insurance
• Internet Access in Housing
• Internship, Directed Research, and Volunteer Opportunities (on many programs)
• Meals (on some programs)
• Official Transcript with U.S. Credit Translation
• On-site Orientation
• On-site Staff Support (including in-person meetings and emergencies)
• Prearrival Advising

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