Term
Summer 2023 - Session 1 - Suspended
Term begins
May 29, 2023
Term ends
June 23, 2023
Program costs
$4,275 (estimated)
Application deadline
March 15
Choose your ideal Shanghai summer. With eight levels of Chinese language instruction, it’s easy to find the perfect fit your skills. Designed for rapid improvement, our language classes include plenty of time to get out of the classroom and practice both with peers and around the city.
Passionate about sustainability? Shanghai’s rapid development provides plenty of examples of successes and challenges in urban planning. Take advantage of your front row seat to explore China’s rapid rise as a global economic power.
This flexible program includes options for one or two four-week sessions.
Application deadline
March 15
Minimum GPA
2.00
Credit load
3 - 8
Housing
Residence Hall/Dormitory
Instruction language
Chinese;English
Prerequisites
None
During your IFSA Summer in Shanghai, customize your study abroad experience by taking a single class during the four-week Session 1 or take a single class during the four-week Session 2. You can also extend your studies by enrolling in both Session 1 and Session 2.
SESSION 1 CLASSES
With a rapidly growing population, rising lifestyle expectations, and continuing industrial production, urban China’s usage of water and energy resources is a key question for those concerned with a sustainable future. This class will localize these issues by investigating Shanghai as a case study of urban environmental issues in China. How does Shanghai face the challenges of resource use and waste that its sprawling urban footprint creates? How sustainable can Shanghai become? (3 U.S. semester credit hours)
Chinese Language
No prior language study is required. A placement exam during on-site orientation determines each student’s appropriate language level. (4 U.S. semester credit hours)
SESSION 2 CLASSES
This class explores China’s emergence as a global economic power. The phenomenal changes seen in the Chinese economy since radical reforms began in 1978 serve as a backdrop for understanding more recent policy shifts and global trade strategies. Students will examine challenges encountered by the Chinese government in sustaining high-speed economic growth, with case studies such as infrastructure investments and supply chain disruptions. In addition, students will apply economic theories and situate them in geographical and historical contexts when analyzing today’s sociopolitical consequences. (3 U.S. semester credit hours)
Chinese Language
No prior language study is required. A placement exam during on-site orientation determines each student’s appropriate language level. (4 U.S. semester credit hours)
Activities and excursions are an important piece of your IFSA experience, designed to pull you into the fabric of the communities you visit and encourage cultural connections of every kind. That said, at times, circumstances beyond our control — including local government regulations and health protocols — could impact our ability to hold these events as planned.
Know that we’ll make every effort to run the activities, trips, and excursions slated for your program. You’ll see detailed examples of previous outings offered during this program below. Keep in mind that the options could look different for your program, and that we cannot guarantee these activities, trips, and excursions.
Activities are optional, but they are included in your total program fee. Activities vary each term based on availability, but previous events have included:
IFSA excursions are included in your total program fee and though these are optional, most students choose to participate. Excursions vary each term based on availability.
Term
Term begins
Term ends
Program costs
Application deadline
Summer 2023 - Session 1 - Suspended
May 29, 2023
June 23, 2023
$4,275 (estimated)
March 15
Summer 2023 - Session 1 - Suspended
Summer 2023 - Session 2 - Suspended
June 26, 2023
July 21, 2023
$4,275 (estimated)
March 15
Summer 2023 - Session 2 - Suspended
Summer 2023 - Sessions 1 & 2 - Suspended
May 29, 2023
July 21, 2023
$7,325 (estimated)
March 15
Summer 2023 - Sessions 1 & 2 - Suspended
Term
Summer 2023 - Session 1 - Suspended
Term begins
May 29, 2023
Term ends
June 23, 2023
Program costs
$4,275 (estimated)
Application deadline
March 15
Summer 2023 - Session 1 - Suspended
Term
Summer 2023 - Session 2 - Suspended
Term begins
June 26, 2023
Term ends
July 21, 2023
Program costs
$4,275 (estimated)
Application deadline
March 15
Summer 2023 - Session 2 - Suspended
Term
Summer 2023 - Sessions 1 & 2 - Suspended
Term begins
May 29, 2023
Term ends
July 21, 2023
Program costs
$7,325 (estimated)
Application deadline
March 15
Summer 2023 - Sessions 1 & 2 - Suspended
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