EASC Global East Asia: China Summer 2009: Study Abroad Scholarship Program (Deadline: February 20, 2009)

Undergraduate students interested in studying abroad in China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan during Spring 2008 are urged to apply.

Release Date: 02/17/2009

Deadline to apply for Summer 2009 is Feruary 20, 2009

Global East Asia scholarships are awarded to undergraduates who are accepted into the 4-unit “EASC 360 Global East Asia” summer study abroad course to China offered through the USC East Asian Studies Center.

Scholarship Benefits
All major expenses associated with the travel abroad portion will be covered, including roundtrip international airfare, basic lodging and meals, local transportation, and entrance fees related to the study abroad course while abroad.

Outreach
Upon returning, students fulfill their scholarship requirements by visiting a local high school and making presentations about their study abroad experiences.
 
Eligibility
Any USC undergraduate from any school/major may apply for the scholarship. This program is designed to expand undergraduate interest in East Asian studies, so the ideal candidate for this scholarship will have a solid academic background and will demonstrate a level of maturity appropriate for participation in the program. Students selected for this study abroad program are required to:
•   Successfully complete TWO language and/or area studies courses related to China prior to enrolling in EASC 360 (click here for a list of courses)
•    Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher.
•    Register for EASC 360 and take the course for a letter grade.

Course Description
EASC 360: Global China 1800 to the Present: The View from Shanghai and Beyond
Summer 2009

Brett Sheehan, Associate Professor in the Department of History

The impact of globalization on China and the impact of China on globalization stand as two of the most important issues of the twenty-first century.  This course will examine those questions by focusing on urban processes in China, using Shanghai as a special example. For the last 150 years, or so, Shanghai has been one of the world’s most “global” cities.  Over that period it has been home to Western and Japanese imperialists, refuge for targets of the holocaust, a center of international trade, a revolutionary example for radical students the world over in the 1960s, and a burgeoning center of international finance.  As such, it provides an obvious test case to understand globalization and China.  At the same time, the course will give students the opportunity to compare Shanghai with at least one inland city and with rural China, as well.

For questions regarding the Global East Asia scholarship, please contact the East Asian Studies Center at easc@usc.edu, call (213) 740-2991, or visit our office in CLH 101.