Semester Exchange Program Course Description
To keep academic well standing, students should take no less than 5 courses from the followed
course list per semester. Core course must be taken every semester. Each course covers no less
than 45 credit hours. The faculty from students’ home university is recommended to deliver a
course of the home university.
Core Courses
1) Chinese Language, 3 credits, Professor He Jianping,
This course helps foreign students learn basic Chinese language, including Pinyin System,
intensive and extensive reading, listening, grammar, dialogue.
He Jianping, professor, tutor of graduate students, has rich experience in teaching international
students Chinese language both in China and overseas.
2) Business Chinese Language, 3 credits, Associate Professor Li Ren,
This course focuses on the vocabulary and conversation of business Chinese Language, including
business paperwork format and business amenities in China.
Li Ren, associate professor, special Journalist engaged by BBC in Chongqing, has had business
experience in China.
Elective Courses
1) Chinese Economy, 3 credits, Associate Professor Zheng Daxuan,
This course will offer the students the current and future development of Chinese economy, the
relationship between Chinese economy and the world economy, the major issues and approaches
in the development, such as the reform of state-owned enterprise, financial systems, economic
development in agriculture.
Zheng Daxuan, associate professor, Ph.D, tutor of graduate students, director of International
Exchange Center of SWUPL, has rich experience in teaching international students Chinese
economy.
2) Chinese Culture, 3 credits, Associate Professor Wang Heng, Sun Qiming(member of Chongqing
Calligrapher Association)
This course mainly covers the traditional Chinese Culture, including philosophy, religions, music,
painting, calligraphy, literature, architecture, folk-customs, etc.
Wang Heng, associate professor, Ph.D, researcher engaged by the World Trade Organization,
Sun Qiming, member of Chongqing Calligrapher Association, proficient in Chinese painting and
calligraphy.
3) Chinese History and Politics, 3 credits, Associate Professor Zhang Yonghe,
This course will mainly introduce the summary of Chinese history, the Late and Modern Chinese
Politics, Political systems, Constitution and Polity, the grass root democracy system, voting policy,
government authority exertion and supervision.
Zhang Yonghe, associate professor, tutor of graduate students, director of Legal Theoretic
Research Center, visiting scholar of Oxford University.
4) Introduction of Chinese Laws，3 credits, Associate Professor Zheng Daxuan,
This course summarizes the Chinese laws, Chinese legal systems, the procedure of legislation,
amendment and execution, the relationship between law and policy.
Zheng Daxuan, associate professor, Ph.D, tutor of graduate of students, director of International
Exchange Center of SWUPL, with rich experience in teaching international students Chinese
economy.
5) Chinese Civil Law, 3 credits, Associate Professor Liao Zhigang,
It covers the basic principle of civil law, as well as the general content of contract law,
compensation regulations for injure, civil trial and arbitration regulations, intermediation
regulations, marriage and heritage regulations.
Liao Zhigang, associate professor, Ph.D, tutor of graduate students, visiting scholar
Edinburgh University.
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6) Chinese Commercial Law, 3 credits, Associate Professor Li Yan,
This course focuses on law and regulations for intellectual property protection, stock, invoice and
bill, protection for customers’ right, etc.
Li Yan, associate professor, Ph.D, visiting scholar of Warwick University
7) Chinese Economic Law, 3 credits, Professor Huguangzhi,
This course will introduce the Chinese company law, Chinese company configuration, company
management policy, anti-monopolization law, Chinese land law, investment law, financial law.
Huguangzhi, professor, Ph.D, tutor of doctor students, Vice Dean of Economic and Trade Law
School of SWUPL, visiting scholar of Cambridge University.
8) Environmental Protection Law, 3 credits, Professor Cao Mingde,
It will introduce the current situation of environmental protection and major issues in China,
including the water and land resources protection, the legislation and execution of environmental
protection law.
Cao Mingde, professor, Ph.D, tutor of doctor students, vice editor of Modern Law, visiting scholar
of Pace University.
9) Legal Communication, 3 credits, Professor He Jianping,
This course focuses on approaches for legal news cover, investigation and analysis, it looks for
measures to broadcast law conception among public through media. This course will allow
students to practice in a TV station.
He Jianping, professor, tutor of graduate students, tutor of graduate students, has rich experience
in teaching international students Chinese language both in China and overseas.
10) Chinese Marketing, 3 credits, Associate Professor Yin Hui,
This course will introduce the basic conception and principles of sales and marketing in China,
including the measures of target distribution, price decision, promotion channel, etc.
Yin Hui, associate professor, Ph.D, visiting scholar of York University, Canada.
11) SINO-US Relationship，3 credits, Professor Lin,
It will include the general information of the past and the current cooperation and dispute between
two countries, ranging from economics, culture, politics to military.
Professor Lin, PH.D of Harvard University.
12) Asian History and Politics, 3 credits, Associate Professor Zhang Yonghe,
This course will mainly introduce the general history and development of Asian countries, and the
diversity of Political systems, Constitution and Polity, democracy system, voting policy,
government authority exertion and supervision of Asian areas.
Zhang Yonghe, associate professor, tutor of graduate students, director of Legal Theoretic
Research Center, visiting scholar of Oxford University.