Vietnam-Thailand
Cultural History Tour Academics:
The
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 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 3-6 hours of university credit in the program.
We plan to offer the following courses:
Updated
Course Schedule
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.
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.
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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