In today's world, no country is immune from the effects of globalization. In the last three decades, investment in China has mushroomed—financial, social, diplomatic, cultural, and educational. In 2010 China overtook Japan as the second largest economy in the world. Some predict that in twenty years China will overtake the United States to become the number one economy in the world. China is becoming a true global player, and subject to the forces of globalization.
What has made China's rapid integration into the global economy possible? What implications does globalization have for Chinese society? What changes has globalization brought about in Chinese business practice? What implications does globalization have for Chinese society? What implications does this transformation in turn hold for the larger world in which China will play an increasingly significant role?
This course, team-taught by a Chinese economist and an American sociologist, will integrate the insights of both disciplines into a fast-paced, first-hand look at today’s rapidly globalizing China.
Students will begin their study of China and globalization in Beijing, China’s political and educational nerve center. They will also travel to Shanghai, a burgeoning center of world finance and cosmopolitan culture, and to Qingdao, a leading force in China’s export sector. Through onsite observation and coordinated seminar classes, students will have a unique opportunity to experience the developments that are shaping contemporary China and the world.
These goals will be accomplished by providing students with first-hand experience to study environmental issues in China: air pollution, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
As part of their program, students will work with faculty to develop professional presentations based on their experience, reading, and research. The course syllabus can be found here.
The goals for this course will be:
What has made China's rapid integration into the global economy possible? What implications does globalization have for Chinese society? What changes has globalization brought about in Chinese business practice? What implications does globalization have for Chinese society? What implications does this transformation in turn hold for the larger world in which China will play an increasingly significant role?
This course, team-taught by a Chinese economist and an American sociologist, will integrate the insights of both disciplines into a fast-paced, first-hand look at today’s rapidly globalizing China.
Students will begin their study of China and globalization in Beijing, China’s political and educational nerve center. They will also travel to Shanghai, a burgeoning center of world finance and cosmopolitan culture, and to Qingdao, a leading force in China’s export sector. Through onsite observation and coordinated seminar classes, students will have a unique opportunity to experience the developments that are shaping contemporary China and the world.
These goals will be accomplished by providing students with first-hand experience to study environmental issues in China: air pollution, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.
As part of their program, students will work with faculty to develop professional presentations based on their experience, reading, and research. The course syllabus can be found here.
The goals for this course will be:
- to understand the notion of globalization and its many economic and social dimensions;
- to understand changes in Chinese society relating to its participation in a global social order;
- to understand the transformation of Chinese business practice that has made it a world leader;
- to understand how different aspects of the social world (education, economic development, social structure, consumption, popular culture, and so forth) are interrelated.
Credits/Transcripts
At the conclusion of the program, students will be awarded 3 credits for the coursefrom Loyola University Chicago. Transcripts with the course number, title, number of credit hours, and letter grade will be available upon request.Questions regarding the policies concerning grade/credit transfer may be directed to The Beijing Center’s Admissions office at admissions@thebeijingcenter.org or call 1-800-424-1505.
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