China
and Vietnam-Thailand
Cultural History Tour Academics:
The
China and Vietnam-Thailand Cultural History Tour is first and
foremost an academic program. Students are required to enroll
in one or two three-hour courses for credit and to complete all
course requirements. Because we follow an extensive travel itinerary,
instructional delivery is very different from the pattern of fixed
class time and standard contact hours of campus courses. On the
China and Vietnam-Thailand Cultural History Tour, class sessions
are usually scheduled around or during the program activities
that take up most of the day: visits to museums, monuments and
temples, historic sites, governmental institutions, etc. Thus,
in a sense most of the waking hours of each day are contact hours
because students are actively engaged in some aspect of their
academic work. The faculty are very careful to balance the program
activities described in the itinerary with sufficient time for
students to reflect on and discuss the significance of what they
have seen and experienced. And because the faculty travel with
the group and are always available, meaningful discussions often
take place during routine activities such as meals, walking from
one site to the next, waiting for trains, etc. Course assignments
are also aimed at organizing students & experiences. The faculty
allow sufficient time for the completion of most course requirements
on the tour. Because of the full itinerary and the academic requirements,
there is relatively little free time on this program.
Credit
Students may earn 6-12 hours of university credit in the program.
We plan to offer the following courses:
Updated
Course Schedule
Part
I: China 3-6 hours
Art
FA
100
Art Appreciation
3 semester hours
The
aim is to acquaint students with art philosophies, their elements,
principles and values. For non-art majors and minors. Most major
art museums in the cities on our itinerary will be visited and
key works studied. For the art museums to be visited see the itinerary.
FA
379
Art and Architecture of China
3 semester hours
This
course studies the development of Western Chinese art and architecture.
Guided tours will be taken of most major museums in Shanghai,
Nanjing, Beijing, Xian, and Chongqing. Architectural structures
such as temples, mosques, and palaces of artistic significance
will also be visited and discussed on location. The prerequisite
for this course is FA 100.
History
HIST
379
Special Topic: Aspects of Asian Civilization
3
semester hours
A study of selected topics in Asian Civilization with a special emphasis on China and its neighbors. The course will deal with selected topics related to our visits to museums and sites in Shanghai, Beijing, Luoyang, Xian, Changsha and Hong Kong. Although the topics will range from ancient history to the present, the course will emphasize modern political and cultural development and the interactions of China with its neighbors and the West. Designed solely for Eastern Michigan University overseas study programs. (The course may not be take twice.).
Literature
LITR 279 Special Topics: Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
3 semester hours
An introduction to modern Chinese literature (primarily fiction with some poetry) selected to provide insight into the modern history, culture, and life of the Chinese people. Topics included are the opium trade; the Chinese Revolution; the Cultural Revolution; class structure; rural vs. urban life; religious customs; social, political, and economic changes; the Chinese character; the status of women; the one-child policy; the recent influence of Western capitalism; etc.
Part
II: The Vietnam-Thailand 3-6 hours
History
HIST
379
Special Topic: Aspects of Asian Civilization
3
semester hours
A study of selected topics in Asian Civilization with a special emphasis on China, Vietnam, and Thailand. The course will deal with selected topics related to our visits to museums and sites in these countries. The topics will range from ancient history to the present emphasizing political and cultural development and interactions or these countries and the West. Designed solely for Eastern Michigan University’s overseas study programs. (This course may not be taken twice.)
Literature
LITR 279 Special Topics: Readings in Modern Southeast Asian Fiction
3 semester hours
An introduction to modern Vietnamese and Thai fiction selected to provide insight into the modern history, culture, and life of the Vietnamese and Thai people. Topics included are the Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese point of view; the recent influence of Western consumerism on Vietnamese society; Cambodian refugees in Thailand; rural vs. urban life in Thailand; the status of women and children in Thailand; prostitution; etc.
This course is to be taught in Vietnam and Thailand through Academic Programs Abroad in conjunction with courses in Southeast Asian history, and politics.
Political
Science
PLSC
379
Special Topic: Third World Modernization Models
3 semester hours
A study of modernization efforts in the 19th and 20th centuries
in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand.
Designed for Eastern Michigan University's Cultural History Tours.
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