IFSA - STUDY IN SHANGHAI: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
  Shanghai, China

WHY STUDY IN SHANGHAI?
Shanghai has grown exponentially in the past hundred years—from an early trading port to a massive international metropolis with a population of 24 million. Known for its fast-paced businesses and cosmopolitan vibe, the city is intricately connected with the global flows of commodities and people. It also represents the enormous environmental, economic, and social challenges that are mirrored across China and around the world. Find your home in a vibrant, student-friendly neighborhood, with our program center just around the corner from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
As China’s financial epicenter, Shanghai is a fascinating place to explore international business, economic development, marketing, finance, and more. Put theory into context with corporate visits and internships at Chinese and multi-national companies. These experiences not only give you a front row seat to this nation’s rapidly changing business environment—they also stand out on a resume.

Enhance your professional communication skills with an elective specially geared for business. Team up with a Chinese university student for a couple of hours of casual, social language practice each week.

The IFSA Study in Shanghai: International Business academic track offers unparalleled opportunities to examine China’s rapidly changing business environment and the global networks in which it plays an increasingly strategic role. Maximize your learning by tailoring classes to your academic focus, enrolling in the required core class and additional elective classes, including an internship opportunity. You must have completed one business and one economics class prior to arrival, or two economics classes if business is not available at your school.

CORE CLASS

• China: Economic Giant

ELECTIVE CLASSES

• China as a Global Market
• International Internship Seminar
• International Money and Finance
• International Trade: A Chinese Perspective
• Managing Enterprises in China
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• City and Environment
• Contemporary Chinese Politics: State, Party, People
• Public Health Policy and Practice in China
• Sino-U.S. Relations: Superpower and Realignment
• Survey of Art in China
• Traditional Chinese Medicine 

LANGUAGE CLASSES

• Essential Chinese
• Business Chinese
• Beginning Chinese I
• Beginning Chinese II
• Intermediate Chinese I
• Intermediate Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese I
• Advanced Chinese II
• Advanced Chinese III
• Advanced Chinese IV
• Advanced Readings in Chinese

Visit IFSA Study in Shanghai: International Business on the IFSA website for a complete list of classes, class descriptions, and syllabi.

ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS
Program activities are designed to enhance your intercultural competence by developing your understanding of the local culture and people. Activities are optional, but they are included in your total program fee. Activities vary each term based on availability, but may include:

• City-as-Text Activity
• Huangpu River Cruise
• Shanghai Urban Planning Museum
• City Walk
• Tai Chi Workshop
• Scavenger Hunt
• Water Town Trip 

    WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Academic Support
• Administrative Fees and Applications Fees
• Activities and Excursions (including transportation and meals)
• Education Fees
• Guaranteed Housing
• International Medical Insurance
• Internet Access in Housing
• Internship, Directed Research, and Volunteer Opportunities (on many programs)
• Meals (on some programs)
• Official Transcript with U.S. Credit Translation
• On-site Orientation
• On-site Staff Support (including in-person meetings and emergencies)
• Prearrival Advising

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