A World of Difference: Marketing in China and Hong Kong

Type of Program: Intensive Course Abroad
City: Various
When Offered: May/June 2014 (anticipated; location may change)

Faculty Leader: Professor Dr. David Grossman

Current Application Information, Advising Hours, and Study Abroad Deadlines are available on the following page: General ICA Information

This ICA is offered for any Goucher business, management, international business, or economic student. The emphasis of this program is on companies and organizations operating in Asia learning to work with a variety of cultures. This program will start with students boarding a flight for Hong Kong and China. Students will visit with over 20 businesses, students will visit and tour cities with visits to some of the most popular places on earth.

Eligibility and Prerequisites:

Applicants should have sophomore standing and be in good academic standing. Applicants are encouraged to speak with Dr. Grossman before submitting an application. 

Program Costs:

The tentative cost of the program is $5,500 - $5,700 (the specific fee will be determined once more logistics have been arranged).  This fee includes all airfare originating and concluding from BWI, hotel lodging in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing, scheduled ground transportation, guided tours, translator, most meals, visa for China, company visits, and insurance. The program fee does not include spending money, snacks, some meals, and unscheduled excursions. 

Financial Aid:

All students are eligible to apply for OIS scholarships.  There is a scholarship section on the main application form in each program application packet.  Loans are also available to eligible students through the Financial Aid Office in SAS.  Students who qualify for the $1,200 study abroad voucher are able to apply the voucher to the cost of this program.

Type of Program: Intensive Course Abroad
City: Various
When Offered: May 2011

Faculty Leaders: Professor Steve Decaroli and Professor Michael Change (from George Mason University)

Current Application Information, Advising Hours, and Study Abroad Deadlines are available on the following page: General ICA Information

Advising for all May 2011 ICAs will begin in early Fall; Application deadline: November 12, 2010

Finding its roots in Asian philosophy and encompassing many other disciplines, "China: Past, Present, and Future" is a sweeping exploration of China’s history and current social and political situation.

The journey begins in the classroom during the spring semester prior to departure with "Asian Thought," a required course designed to acquaint you with the foundational texts of China’s intellectual traditions and familiarize you with the dramatic social and political changes that have shaped China over its long history.

In May, you’ll depart for China. You’ll start in Shanghai, China’s most vibrant commercial center, and take a 50-mile boat trip down the Li River to Guilin, passing the towering limestone formations that have provided a dramatic landscape for poets and painters for centuries. You’ll discuss Buddhism while hiking the lush trails of Emei Mountain in Chengdu, see the famous tomb and terracotta warriors of China’s first emperor in Xian, and learn about Confucianism in Qufu, where Confucius was born. The trip will conclude with a visit to the Great Wall and to Beijing, the political heart of China and site of the Forbidden City, the Great Hall of the People, Mao’s Tomb, and Tiananmen Square. 

Eligibility and Prerequisites:

A student of any academic discipline may apply provided s/he holds a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.  Participants are required to take "Asian Thought" (PHL268/RLG268) in spring 2011, and to take part in a preparatory seven-week course (PHL 272Y), which will be held during the second seven weeks of the spring semester.  The three week ICA plus the seven-week preparatory course are offered for a total of 4 credits. 

Program Costs:

The tentative cost of the program is $4,600 (the specific fee will be determined once more logistics have been arranged).  This fee includes round-trip air travel from San Francisco to China, in-country travel, all accomodations, almost all meals, local transportation, pre-departure seminars and orientations, lectures, field trips and emergency assistance insurance.

Financial Aid:

All students are eligible to apply for OIS scholarships.  There is a scholarship section on the main application form in each program application packet.  Loans are also available to eligible students through the Financial Aid Office in SAS.  Students who qualify for the $1,200 study abroad voucher are able to apply the voucher to the cost of this program.