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Locations: Shanghai, China
Program Terms: Fall, Spring
Homepage: Click to visit
Program Sponsor: IFSA-Butler

Fact Sheet:

Fact Sheet:
Minimum GPA:	2.5	Housing Options:	Apartment
Areas of Study:	Accounting, Advertising, Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Asian Studies, Business, Chinese, Computer Science, Culture, Ecology, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Finance, Health and Human Services, Health Science, History, International Business, International Relations, International Studies, Management, Marketing, Political Science, Pre-Health, Public Health, Social Policy and Administration, Sociology, Urban Studies	Class Status:	2-sophomore, 3-junior, 4-senior
Program Type:	study abroad	Language of Instruction:	Chinese, English

Program Description:

IFSA - STUDY IN SHANGHAI: SOCIAL SCIENCES
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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, and more. 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 academic track examines the history of Shanghai, its process of rapid urbanization, and China’s interface with the West in this dynamic Asian center. Maximize your learning by tailoring classes to your academic focus, enrolling in the required core class and three to four elective classes, including an internship opportunity.

CORE CLASS
Chinese Society in the 21st Century
This class examines the transformation in Chinese society since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with emphasis on the changes brought about in the wake of the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. Topics include urban and rural social transformation, the changing relationship between individual and society, and population control and the one child policy. Students explore the social consequences of China’s rapid integration into the global economy. (3 U.S. semester credit hours)

ELECTIVE CLASSES
Customize your semester based on your personal interests and degree requirements, choosing from the electives on the IFSA Study in Shanghai: Social Sciences academic track as well as our IFSA Study in Shanghai: International Business and IFSA Study in Shanghai: Public Health academic tracks. All elective classes are taught in English and worth 3 U.S. semester credit hours.

City and Environment
Contemporary Chinese Politics: State, Party, People
Exploring Community & Culture in a Global Context
International Internship Seminar
Public Health Policy and Practice in China
Sino-U.S. Relations: Superpower and Realignment
Survey of Art in China
Traditional Chinese Medicine

LANGUAGE CLASSES
Developing skills in a foreign language can profoundly impact your life personally and professionally. Though language study (other than Essential Chinese) is not required, students frequently report their Chinese language class as one of their favorites and the one they applied most outside of the classroom.

Essential Chinese
If you’ve never studied Chinese before, and you decide not to take an elective language class, you’ll take this introductory seminar to contemporary Chinese language and culture taught intensively during the first weeks of the program. (1 U.S. semester credit hour)

Chinese Language
No prior language study is required. A placement exam during on-site orientation determines each student’s appropriate language level. (6 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
Advanced Readings in Chinese
Business Chinese

CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT 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
Art Tour of West Bund Cultural Corridor
Visit to Manufacturing Plant
Food and Local Culture
Tai Chi and Calligraphy

IFSA excursions are included in your total program fee and though these are optional, most students choose to participate. They vary each term based on availability, but excursions may include:

Water Town Trip
Local Community Visit

	BEGIN YOUR STUDY ABROAD JOURNEY
	It All Starts with a Search. Choose your ideal program by customizing and personalizing your search filters. Using IFSA’s Global Wayfinder tool, you can find programs by searching beyond location and area of study. Consider aspects such as your day-to-day living experience or your interests to find your ideal program.		CHART Your Course. Using CHART, you’ll be able to see which classes abroad fit easily into your academic plan. You can also see which classes your home institution has already approved to guarantee that your credits will align.		Apply Online Today. Our easy online application process is here for you! Simply log in to the IFSA Student Portal and answer questions about yourself to get started. If you get stuck or have questions, reach out to our IFSA team. We’re here to help.