The Suzhou Experience A Year in China
Why bother ? Study Abroad with an Edge China’s Development and Student Careers China exposure and understanding
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and Suzhou
XJTLU Year in China Programme Leading to a Diploma in China Studies Open to students from any discipline at a university anywhere in the world Taught in English Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is in Suzhou Industrial Park, one of the wealthiest and materially most advanced cities in China. Suzhou is west of Shanghai by about 80 kms
Visiting Students Programme 4 modules each semester All students must take a Chinese language module in Semester 1(all levels of instruction from beginners up available), optional in Semester 2 Students may with the permission of their home university take one module each semester in their home institution degree programme discipline Remaining modules in different aspects of China Studies: business, communications, culture, economy, history, literature, media, international relations, society, politics. NB module titles which follow (slides 8 -18) are indicative only; modules on offer will change each year
Introductory China Studies Modules Chinese History Twentieth Century China Introduction to Chinese Literature China’s Politics Chinese Society Chinese Thinkers and Ideas Doing Business in China China’s International Relations
China Studies Modules: Business and Economics Doing Business in China Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Development The Public Sector Regional Development International Trade
China Studies Modules: History and Literature Chinese History 1027 bce-1927 Chinese Civilization: Thinkers and Ideas Twentieth Century China Introduction to Chinese Literature Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature Chinese Performance and Drama
China Studies Modules: Social Change Chinese Society China: Social Stratification and Equality The Family in Chinese Society Understanding China West China
China Studies Modules: Politics China’s Politics International China China in East Asia China’s Social Policy Local Government in China
China Studies Modules: Media and Communications Introduction to Communications in China Chinese Cinema Chinese Linguistics China and the Digital Revolution Portrayal of China in the Western Media
Further Information Study Abroad Team Josh Evans – Outbound Students Co-ordinator goabroad@Liverpool.ac.uk www.liverpool.ac.uk/yearinchina