Courses are offered on Chinese language, history, and culture. Students live in university dormitories with Chinese and American roommates. Courses include intensive Chinese language, and philosophy, culture and traditional Chinese medicine. An independent research project for credit is required. Chinese doctors and ECNU faculty teach courses in English or with translation.
Field trips are integral.
Housing is with ECNU student roommates. One Chinese area studies course recommended. B grades in Chinese 102 or higher strongly recommended. Courses include intensive Spanish language, tropical biology and humans in the tropics. Biology courses are taught in English.