International Study Options 3

International Study Options 3
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Chile

In conjunction with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), USC provides the opportunity for study at both the Universidad de Chile and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Both universities are located in Santiago, the cultural, economic and political capital of Chile. The fifth largest city in South America, Santiago combines a pleasant mixture of colonial buildings and parks with the hallmarks of modern technology. The semester program, available for either the fall or spring semester, includes a three-to-four-week session of intensive Spanish prior to the start of regular university courses. The academic year, which includes two semesters of study, can go from early July to late June or from early February to mid December. Academic year students studying from early July to late June have a break of approximately three months between the first and second semesters. All courses are taught in Spanish. Courses are available in such disciplines as art, anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish, and theology. Students live in private Chilean homes.

China

USC students have an opportunity to study at one of two Chinese universities through programs with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE).

Nanjing

Students may spend a semester or year in Nanjing, China, a city of more than three million people set along the banks of the Yangtze River at the foothills of the Zijin (Purple and Gold) mountains. Nanjing University is primarily a liberal arts and social sciences institution, and the focus of the academic program is on communicative competence within selected subject areas of contemporary Chinese society and culture. It aims to provide students with a solid foundation in all four skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking. Each student shares a triple room with a Chinese student and another CIEE program student.

Beijing

The semester program with Peking University in Beijing offers advanced students an opportunity to study at China's most prestigious liberal arts institution and to improve their Mandarin Chinese in a city where the standard dialect is used. As a supplement to classroom language instruction, each program participant is paired with a Peking University student for weekly one-on-one Chinese language tutorials.

Czech Republic

In conjunction with the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), USC provides the opportunity for study at Charles University in Prague during either the fall or spring semester. Founded in 1348 by King Charles IV, Charles University is the premier institution of higher learning in the Czech Republic and is housed in the Carolinum, a magnificent complex of Gothic structures located just off Old Town Square in central Prague. Students spend the first two weeks of the semester in Podebrady, located about an hour from Prague, for a session devoted to intensive language study. Although there is no language prerequisite, all students are required to enroll in conversational Czech. The remainder of the courses may be chosen from such fields as Czech history, civil society, economics, music, political science, art and architecture, film and theatre, and religion and culture. While in Prague, students live with Czech students in double rooms.

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