This program gives students the opportunity to intensively study the Mandarin language while gaining a solid understanding of international and domestic affairs from a Chinese perspective at one of the most highly rated language-training centers in Shanghai. Students will also have countless opportunities to interact with Chinese peer tutors as well as participate in weekly group excursions into Shanghai and the surrounding areas of the city. This is a study-only program with no internships.

Courses in Shanghai - These courses are taught in both English and Chinese by faculty members at East China Normal University (courses differ by term)

• Readings in Chinese - Beginning I and II
• Readings in Chinese - Intermediate I and II
• Readings in Chinese - Advanced I and II
• Spoken Chinese - Beginning I and II
• Spoken Chinese - Intermediate I and II
• Spoken Chinese - Advanced I and II
• Business Chinese
• China's Economic Reforms
• Modern Chinese History and Society
• China's International Relations
• Seminar on Chinese Business Issues and Practices
• Uncovering Shanghai's Past and Present