China

The China program is located in Beibei, a city in southwest China, Chongqing municipality. The focus of the program is Chinese history, culture, business, and art along with a required language course. All courses are taught in English at Southwest University, a comprehensive university of 50,000 undergraduate students.  The faculty consists of a CSB/SJU professor who accompanies the group and distinguished professors from the host university. Students live on the campus in the international student residence hall. In order to expose students to China's diversity, the program provides approximately three weeks of excursions to major Chinese cities and sites including Beijing, Xian, and the Yunnan province.  The program ends in Shanghai where modern China is showcased.