Beijing, Shanghai & Changsha, China TENtativE ITINERARY Highlights of the program are provided below. The university CONTACT reserves the right to alter travel and other arrangements if Program Director: required by circumstances. Heying Jenny Zhan China Department of Sociology May 18 Depart for China 38 Peachtree Center Ave. May 18 - June 2 Global Aging and May 19 Arrive in Beijing phone: 404-413-6517 e-mail: [email protected] 6 HOURS CREDIT May 20 Meet Chinese students; class and presentation Social Policies at Renmin University Beijing May 21 Visit the Great Wall APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2012 Sponsored by May 22 Visit an assisted living facility Because program size is limited, early application the Department May 23 Visit local areas to observe older Chinese is strongly advised. Individual interviews may be scheduled with students upon receipt of application. of Sociology adults’ morning exercise activities; visit aging 2 013 service organization in Beijing; free time; evening reflections May 24 Free time, preparations for travel to Shanghai May 25 – 29 Shanghai take you? take May 30 Arrival in Hunan May 31 Visit the Hunan Provincial Museum will your will your June 1 Site visit of a nonprofit long-term care far facility in Changsha, Hunan Georgia State University, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an equal Office of International Initiatives Study Abroad Programs 3987 Box P.O. Georgia 30302-3987 Atlanta, June 2: Depart for Atlanta opportunity educational institution and an equal opportunity/affirmative action How How education gsu.edu/studyabroad employer. 13-0264 Beijing, Shanghai & Changsha, China: Global Aging and Social Policies Tai Qi or Gongfu. Cultural sites include the Great Wall, COST Forbidden City, the 400-year-old Jade Garden and the Program cost may vary at any time according to currency 2,000-year-old mummy in a Museum. fluctuations and changing travel arrangements. The program cost is tentatively set at $3,615, PLUS regular ACCOMMODATIONS Georgia State University tuition and fees. Non-resident/ Participants will stay at Friendship Hotel, a popular hotel out-of-state students will pay in-state tuition plus a $250 complex, near Renmin University in Beijing; at Jingjiang fee in addition to the program cost. Hotel in Shanghai; and at the University Hostel of Central South University. All hotel rooms are comfortable with Price Includes double-occupancy rooms, American style bathrooms and • Round-trip airfare shower facilities. All meals will be provided as well as all • Visa and fees local transportation. • Ground transportation, excursions and entrance fees FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS • Accomodations and meals Georgia State University students are eligible to apply Disability Accommodations • Health/Evacuation/Repatriation insurance for the IEF Study Abroad Scholarship/Georgia State THE PROGRAM Students with documented disabilities who may need • International Cell Phone University Foundation Scholarship and may be eligible accommodations during their study abroad experience to apply for the Global Experience Scholarship. Visit This study abroad program in Maymester is designed should discuss these needs with the Program Director Price Does NOT Include www.gsu.edu/studyabroad or contact the Office of to introduce population aging in global perspectives, and the Office of Disability Services at the time • Georgia State tuition and fees International Affairs, Study Abroad Programs at of application. focusing on China and the U.S. It integrates two • Public transportation 404-413-2529 for more information. course materials by combining issues of aging and ELIGIBILITY • Passport social policies in the U.S. with those in China. The • Personal expenses and excess baggage charges Contact the Office of Financial Aid at 404-413-2400 for The program is open to undergraduate students who meet first week of the class will be held at Georgia State information on how financial aid might apply toward all requirements of the Georgia State University, Program the program. University campus. Students will be introduced to size is limited by 20 participants and participation is the field of aging and challenges facing different contingent upon acceptance by the Program Director. PAYMENT SCHEDULE Students have the option of purchasing an “International nations due to global aging, as well as major social November 1, 2012 - $500 deposit with application Student ID Card” from STA Travel for travel discounts in policies toward older adults in the U.S., including CREDITS AND COURSES December 1, 2012 - $1,000 payment participating countries. For more information, visit the STA One course is listed under SOC/GERON4119: Global Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Obama Care. February 1, 2013 - $2,115 remaining balance Travel website at www.sta-travel.com. Aging — U.S. and China. The other course is listed as (all payments are non-refundable upon receipt) SOC/GERON4700: Special Topics — Aging in China. APPLICATION INFORMATION In weeks two and three, students will visit three Students who successfully complete this program will Students interested in applying should find this program’s Chinese cities — Beijing, Shanghai and Changsha. receive six semester hours of course credit at Georgia Please pay for your program deposit by finding the listing at www.gsu.edu/studyabroad and begin an In each city, students will participate in a round- State University. Graduate students should register under program listing at www.gsu.edu/studyabroad and application. table discussion with graduate students in China SOC/GERON8119 and SOC8700. Special permission following the payment instructions listed there. See your has to be obtained on case-to-case basis by discussing with exchanging ideas about aging and social policies in Program Director for more information. Please refer to Transient Students: Please see Transient Student the Program Director. Students from other institutions Procedure in the Application Packet. China and the U.S. They will visit both aging services the academic/registration calendar for the tuition and fees should follow their institution’s regulations concerning deadline. and cultural sites. Aging services include government transfer credits. International Students at Georgia State who hold F-1 and non-government elder-care facilities, senior visas must contact the Office of International Student and centers and public parks where elders practice APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2012 Scholar Services at 404-413-2070 to discuss the possible continued... implications of study abroad for their immigration status..