Students study intensive Nepali, participate in area studies seminars, and undertake a community service project. Students live with a Nepali family in a village near Kathmandu. Fall 2001 participants must take the course during Fall 2000. As a multi-lingual city where English is the language of business and government, Singapore offers students the chance to live and study in an Asian society without prior study of an Asian language. Students enroll at the National University of Singapore, an English-language university especially well known for its programs in Asian studies and its excellent faculties of arts and humanities, and sciences.
Students live in dormitories.
At least one semester of college-level Mandarin Chinese is required. Students share rooms with Chinese roommates in dormitories or have the option of living in homes, subject to availability. Based at Khon Kaen University, this fall only pro-gram exposes its participants to a broad range of development and environmental issues by providing a unique opportunity to meet with the local community in its own environment. CMC grants a maximum of half-course credit for internships completed abroad. Students live in cam-pus dormitories with a Thai roommate.