East Asian Studies Major

EAST ASIAN STUDIES MAJOR

A GUIDE TO STUDY ABROAD East Asian Studies majors are required to complete a study abroad experience as part of their degree program. This guide is designed to introduce you to the opportunities that studying abroad brings to your major. A full list of study abroad programs is available on the CGE website: http://bit.ly/FeaturedProgramsPage.

MAJOR SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS HOW DO I GET STARTED? à Study abroad in the country of your concentration: China/ 1: Plan Early! Investigate Programs Taiwan, Japan, or Korea This brochure is a starting point. Check the CGE website à Earn between 9-15 credits for more programs and information. 2: Speak with an Education Abroad Advisor STUDY ABROAD CAN HELP YOU Education Abroad Advisors are professional staff members à Discover your potential and broaden your outlook that can assist you with the study abroad process. You can schedule a meeting online. à Apply concepts learned in class while making connections to the wider world 3: Speak with a Professional/Faculty Advisor Discuss how the program fits into your academic plan. You à Enhance employment opportunities by providing real-life can find your academic advisor on theTranguid in Banner. experience and adaptability 4: Research Funding FINANCIAL SUPPORT Funding opportunities can be found through the following: à Use federal, state and other financial aid. i.e. Pell, Hope/Zell • Financial Aid Office à Institutional and national study abroad scholarships • Nationally Competitive Scholarship Office available • Center for Global Engagement’s Webpage à CGE/NCS provide assistance in researching and applying 5: Apply! for funding sources 6: Pack your bags! COST COMPARISON* Cost of a summer at UNG: $11,000-12,000 vs Cost of a “My time in Korea is one I will never forget. I met people summer abroad: $5,000-11,000 from all over the world, some of whom I still talk to Cost of a semester at UNG: $24,000-25,000 vs Cost of a almost every day, even a year later. Studying abroad semester abroad: $10,000-25,000 taught me a lot about myself and the country I was in. *Costs estimates include: tuition, fees, housing, meals, travel, The experience made me more confident in myself and and insurance. Costs are subject to change. my future plans.” Ashley Fish, South Korea

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: O 706-867-2858 | w ung.edu/cge | m [email protected] Chinese Studies: THE INTERNATIONAL CHINESE CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY *MANAGEMENT COLLEGE NATIONAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM à Location: Beijing, China DEFENSE ACADEMY à Location: Taipei, Taiwan à Program Length: Semester à Location: Taipei, Taiwan à Program Length: 9 weeks (Summer) à Sample Courses: Chinese language and content à Program Length: Semester à Credits: 12 hours (multiple levels) à Sample Courses: Chinese Literature, Modern à Sample Courses: Chinese language and content à Price Range: $6,500-7,500 Chinese Film, and Chinese language (multiple (multiple levels) levels) CIEE BUSINESS, LANGUAGE, AND à Price Range: $10,000 – 11,000 à Price Range: $6,000-$9,200 CULTURE CIEE SUMMER ACCELERATED CHINESE à Location: Shanghai, China *FU HSING KANG UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE à Program Length: Semester à Location: Taipei, Taiwan à Location: Shanghai, China à Sample Courses: Issues in Chinese Society, à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 8 weeks (Summer) Chinese Film and Society, and Chinese language à Sample Courses: Advanced Chinese Language, à Credits: 10 hours (multiple levels) Chinese Literature, Modern Chinese Film, Chinese à Sample Courses: Electives in English and Chinese à Price Range: Please Check Website in the Workplace language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $6,000-9,200 à ISEP: SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY à Price Range: Please Check Website à Location: Shanghai, China *REPUBLIC OF CHINA MILITARY CIEE SUMMER INTENSIVE CHINESE à Program Length: Semester ACADEMY LANGUAGE à Sample Courses: Chinese Culture, Social Changes à Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan à Location: Beijing, China in Contemporary China, and Chinese language à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 8 weeks (Summer) (multiple levels) à Sample Courses: Modern Chinese History, à Credits: 10-12 hours à Price Range: $11,500-12,500 Chinese Media, Chinese Literature and Chinese à Sample Courses: Chinese language (multiple language (multiple levels) levels) à Price Range: $6,000-9,200 à Price Range: Please Check Website

Japanese Studies: UNG SUMMER JAPANESE LANGUAGE NANZAN UNIVERSITY ISEP: UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS AND CULTURE à Location: Nagoya, Japan à Location: Nishihara, Japan à Location: Nagoya, Japan à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 9 weeks (Summer) à Sample Courses: Japanese Literature, Japanese à Sample Courses: Japanese Culture, Okinawan à Credits: 9 hours Politics, Japanese Society, and Japanese language History, Okinawan Culture, and Japanese language à Sample Courses: Japanese language and (multiple levels) (multiple levels) culture(multiple levels) à Price Range: $10,000 – 11,000 à Price Range: $11,000-12,000 à Price Range: $9,500 – 10,500 ISEP: RIKKYO UNIVERSITY ISA INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, CIEE SUMMER ANCIENT AND MODERN à Location: Tokyo, Japan JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE JAPAN à Program Length: Semester à Location: Tokyo, Japan à Location: Kyoto, Japan à Sample Courses: Ethnicity and Globalization à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 12 weeks-3 four week sessions in Japan, Contemporary Culture in Japan, and à Sample Courses: International Relations of (Summer) Japanese language (multiple levels) Japan and China, Japanese Culture, and Japanese à Credits: 9 hours (3 hours each session) à Price Range: $11,000-12,000 language (multiple levels) à Sample Courses: Please Check Website à Price Range: $22,000-23,000 à Price Range: Please Check Website

Korean Studies: SOGANG INTENSIVE KOREAN CIEE SUMMER KOREAN STUDIES ISEP: UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL LANGUAGE à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Program Length: 7 weeks (Summer) à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: 10 weeks (Summer) à Credits: 6-9 hours à Sample Courses: Korean Tradition & Culture, à Credits: 12 hours à Sample Courses: Contemporary Korean Culture Korean Politics & Society, Mass Media & Pop à Sample Courses: Korean for Academic Purposes, & the Korean Culture Wave, Korean Cinema, East Culture in Korean, East Asian History, and Korean Korean for General Purposes Asian Art History, East Asian Cinema, and Korean language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $7,000-8,000 language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $11,000-12,000 à Price Range: Please Check Website ISEP: HANYANG INTERNATIONAL ISA BUSINESS, GLOBAL STUDIES, AND SUMMER SCHOOL SOGANG UNIVERSITY KOREAN LANGUAGE à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Location: Busan, South Korea à Program Length: 4 weeks (Summer) à Program Length: Semester à Program Length: Semester à Credits: 6-9 hours à Sample Courses: Intro to Korean Literature, à Sample Courses: Learning Korean in Songs, à Sample Courses: K-Pop Dance, Gender and Korean East Asian Development Revisited, History Learning Korean in Current Events, and Korean Society, and Korean language (multiple levels) and Appreciation of Korean Arts, and Korean language (multiple levels) à Price Range: $8,500-9,500 language(multiple levels) à Price Range: $14,000-15,000 à Price Range: $10,000 – 11,000 *KOREAN MILITARY ACADEMY à Location: Seoul, South Korea à Program Length: Semester à Sample Courses: Basic Korean, Korean Culture Programs may not be available every year. à Price Range: $6,000-9,200 *Cadets Only

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