About Summer in Shanghai

During your 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. Combine study with an internship by enrolling in Summer in Shanghai Session 1 followed by the eight-week Summer Internship in Shanghai program. 

SESSION 1 CLASSES
Sino-U.S. Relations 
The U.S.-China relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. This class examines their intricate relationship, focusing on the period after 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed. What roles have trade and human rights played in the relationship? How have recent incidents, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and countries’ joint commitment to reduce climate change in the Paris Agreement, to Trump’s 2016 election and subsequent withdrawal from both deals influenced the strategic Beijing-Washington relationship? What lies in the future, as China rises? (3 U.S. semester credit hours)

International Finance 
This class familiarizes students with the basic theories for global financial liberalization, with a strong focus on the major policy problems involved for the Chinese government to fully integrate the country with the global financial system. Students will examine flexible and fixed exchange rate determination, along with implications for macroeconomic performance. Discussions address new investment and financing techniques; Chinese stock markets; the role of qualified institutional investors; and the possibility of renminbi becoming fully convertible in the future. Students are recommended to have completed an Introduction to Finance class as a prerequisite. (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)

• Beginning Chinese I
• Beginning Chinese II
• Intermediate Chinese I
• Intermediate Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese I
• Advanced Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese III
• Advanced Chinese IV

SESSION 2 CLASSES
China: Economic Giant 
This class explores China’s emergence as a global economic power from both economic and political perspectives. The phenomenal changes in the Chinese economy over recent decades are highlighted – especially the strengths, weaknesses, and major achievements related to the radical reforms adopted since 1978. Students will examine challenges encountered by the Chinese government in sustaining high-speed economic growth and pursuing full integration into the global free trade system. 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)

City and Environment
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 do the city’s leaders, corporations, and residents approach questions of new “green” policies? 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)

• Beginning Chinese I
• Beginning Chinese II
• Intermediate Chinese I
• Intermediate Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese I
• Advanced Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese III
• Advanced Chinese IV