Overview

University of Hong Kong offers a unique and well-structured, credit-bearing undergraduate program on Asian Studies. The program aims at enhancing participants’ awareness of the importance of Asia in world affairs. In doing so, it seeks to create an interactive learning environment where international students of high academic caliber combine knowledge acquired from lectures and seminars with an understanding of real world problems. Renowned businesspersons, community leaders, and scholars will contribute to the course as guest speakers. The abilities developed during this course will facilitate team building and public speaking skills, as well as creativity and resourcefulness through problem-solving and research. Instruction is in English.

With the program students travel to places such as Macau, Shanghai, and Seoul.  

Core Topics:

• ASEAN and Southeast Asia
• Asian modernisation
• Business and economic development in Asia
• China and the world
• Climate change in Asia
• Culture and history of China
• Democratisation in Asia
• Developments in West Asia
• Economics with Chinese characteristics
• Human rights in Asia

  

• India and South Asia
• Korean history, society, politics and economics
• Macau: Asia's Las Vegas
• Popular culture in Asia
• Social and polical development in China
• The United States and Asia

Accommodation will be provided in student dormitories.

Course Content and Assessment

Course Content:

• Lectures/Seminars
• Field Trips Study Tours (Macau, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Seoul)
• Group Discussion

Coursework and Assessment: Essay 45%, Examination 40%, Attendance 15%

Each student will develop an individual research project, the final product of which will be an assessed essay (45 percent). Submission deadline for the essays will be 22nd August 2008. At the conclusion of the four-week program, students will also sit for an exam (40 percent). The exam will be the usual "end of course" exam, which will be based on lecture notes and the readings. The exam (40 percent) and the essay (45 percent), along with an attendance grade (15 percent) will form the basis for evaluating individual student performances.

Students will be continuously assessed on their attendance. Attendance is mandatory at all lectures and field visits, unless prior approval has been given. Attendance also includes participation in the lectures and site visits (asking questions/raising issues).

Grading System:
The assessment structure will be:

Grade Grade Point Standard
A+ 4.0 Excellent
A 4.0
A- 3.7
B+ 3.3 Good
B 3.0
B- 2.7
C+ 2.3 Satisfactory
C 2.0
C- 1.7
D+ 1.3 Pass
D 1.0
F 0 Fail

Course Information
The course is based at University of Hong Kong’s campus in central Hong Kong. Special study tours to Macau, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Seoul will be arranged in collaboration with the University of Macau, Zhejiang University and Yonsei University.

Academic Credit and Transcript Information:
Asia as the Global Future is worth 12 credits at University of Hong Kong, which typically equates to 6 U.S. semester credits, although actual credits that your home university will transfer will be determined by your home university.
An official transcript will be sent to the AsiaLearn office upon completion of your program and final course assessment. AsiaLearn will then send the official transcript to your home university and a copy of the transcript to you at your permanent address. A Grading Conversion Guide will also be included to help with credit transfer.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive 12 HKU credits on a University of Hong Kong transcript (approx. 6 U.S. semester credits) to transfer to their home university. Contact your home university academic adviosr or study abroad advisor for details on how the credits will transfer at your school.

Course Description

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Study Tours

Study tours to Macau, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Seoul will be arranged in collaboration with the University of Macau, Zhejiang University and Yonsei University. In order to enhance deeper understanding of local culture and multicultural interaction, local students will be invited to act as ambassadors for the students whilst in Hong Kong and during the study tours in China and Seoul.

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AsiaLearn Coordinator

Name: Kelli Modica Title: Assistant Manager - AsiaLearn Department: Semester or Year Abroad in Europe and Asia BIO: Kelli manages marketing for all AsiaLearn programs and also manages the study abroad admission and participant pre-trip services to Korea University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, James Cook University Australia - Singapore Campus, Swinburne University of Technology - Sarawak, and the AsiaLearn Summer programs. Kelli graduated with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. She studied abroad in Roma, Italy and backpacked across Europe, visiting more than 10 countries. She also worked as an English teacher in South Korea allowing her to travel throughout Korea and Japan.