China Cultural History Tour Academics:
The
China 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 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 3-6 hours of university credit in the program.
We plan to offer the following courses:
Tentative
Courses
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
LIT
279
Special Topic: Asian Literature with an Emphasis on China
3 semester hours
A study of modernization efforts in the 19th and 20th centuries
in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. Designed for Eastern
Michigan University's China Cultural History Tours.
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