It is an amazing thing to be exposed to people who are not thinking the same way you are . . . Participants must be prepared to live and study in modest facilities, to actively engage with host culture and to write and think intensively.
Field trips are Integral.
East China Normal University residence halls with Chinese student roommates. Requires a strong commitment to using Chinese language skills, flexibility and maturity. Plus, completion of REL 265 or at least one Chinese area studies course and Introductory Biology or KIN 104 course or appropriate independent study prior to departure strongly recommended. Chinese 102 or higher strongly recommended. Strong academic record at Occidental with a cumulative g.p.a. of 2.8.