Undergraduates: China Study Program (Open to Majors in Economics in College of Arts & Sciences)

The China Study Program provides an opportunity for Economics majors in the College of Arts & Sciences to combine the College's foreign language requirement with an emphasis on the economics of China.

Students interested in the China Study Program must take the following courses in their freshmen or sophomore year: Chinese 111, Chinese 112 and Chinese 113.

In the summer after the freshmen or sophomore year, students in the China Study program may choose to complete the College's foreign language requirement by enrolling in Link opens in a new window the study-abroad program at the Chinese Language and Cultural Institution in Beijing, China. Through the generosity of alumni, the Department for Economics is able to offer on a competitive basis a China Study Program scholarship to partially offset the cost of the study-abroad program.

Alternatively, students in the China Study Program may complete the College's foreign language requirement by taking Chinese 211, Chinese 212 and Chinese 213.

Internships in China or other Asian countries, varying from 1-4 weeks, may also be available for students in the China Study Program. Contact the Department of Economics for additional information.

Students enrolled in the China Study Program must take one of the following classes as an economics elective:

ECON240 Introduction to International Economics
ECON340 International Trade
ECON341 International Monetary Systems
ECON342 International Economic Policy
ECON350 Economic Development
ECON351 Agricultural Development
ECON475 Chinese Economy
ECON476 Economics of Korea, Japan and South East Asia

Note that availability of classes will differ by quarter.

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