Curriculum Committee Course Change Form
Course Prefix / Number: PHIL 2705
Date Submitted: 11/15/2012
Course Change: Addition
Credit(s):
3
Workload Factors:
3
Course Title: Travel Study: Chinese Political Philosophy
Effective Semester:
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Modification:
Grade Type:
Reg
Instructor Permission
Repeatable for Credit:
Required:
☐ Yes X No
X Yes ☐No
GE Status Requested: ☐ Yes
☐ No GE Area: Choose GE GE Area: Choose GE
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission
Grade:
Corequisite(s): Enter
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Index Code: Fee Justification: Enter
Course/Lab Fee:
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$ 1,205
Travel study course providing an introduction to Chinese thought and politics
Catalog
Description: that examines trends in Chinese politics, specifically developments in Chinese
political thought through consideration of important movements in the
formation of contemporary China: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism,
Communism, etc. Students will travel to Beijing, Qufu, and Xian. Course fee
required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. SU
Hours/Week:
3
Instruction Type:
LEC - Lecture
Hours/Week:
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Instruction Type:
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Maximum Repeat
Credits:
Instruction
Index Code:
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Course
Rotation:
Hours/Week:
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Instruction Type:
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Justification for
course/change:
Course currently exists as a lecture course. Department would like to add this course
as a travel study option. A single course cannot be offered as both a tradition, campusbased course and a travel study course because of the course fee.
Library Resources Adequate:
X Yes ☐No
Tech Resources Adequate:
X Yes ☐No
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Institution
University of Akron
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Howard Community College (MD)
Submitted by
Department Chair:
Dean’s approval date:
Curriculum approval:
Comparable Courses
Prefix/Number
Credit(s)
3000 385
2
HIST
Var.
4390/GEOG
4390
Fine Arts 102
3
L. Ceballos
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Course Title
World Civilizations: China
History & geography of Chine Travel
Course
Arts, Cultures, & Ideas
11/15/2012
Technical
Review:
Dean/Associate Dean:
GE approval:
pending
NA
Curriculum Committee Course Change Form
Technical
Review
Notes:
PHIL 2700 Travel Study Costs
Costs included in course fee:
Lodging
Food
Excursions
Transfers/Transportation/Guides
International Insurance
Program fee
Costs not included in course fee:
Tuition (3 credits, summer)
Passport/visa
Airfare (approximate cost)
Incidentals
$240
$180
$200
$300
$50
$235
Total: $1,205
$433.62
$265
$1,200
$100
Total: $1,998.62
Grand Total: $3,203.62 (approx.)
China Faculty-Lead Travel Study * Itinerary, Support, & Costs
May 10th – 24th, 2013
ITINERARY
5/10 (Friday)
AM/PM
5/11 (Saturday)
AM/PM
5/12 (Sunday)
PM
Depart from Dixie State College for Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
Depart from Las Vegas to Beijing China
In flight
Arrive in Beijing and transfer to hotel for one night*
Dinner near the hotel
Note: Michael Thompson has stayed at all of the hotels selected for this trip. Detail can be provided upon request.
5/13 (Monday)
AM
PM
4:00 – 6:00pm
6:00 – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
Breakfast at Hotel
Departure on train (3 hours) to the Confucius Institute in Qufu
Welcome lunch by the Confucius Institute Administration
Check-in hotel
Tour of the Confucius Institute
Dinner
Free-time
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5/14 (Tuesday)
6:00 – 8:00am
8:00 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 2:00pm
2:00 – 5:00pm
5:00 – 6:00pm
6:00 – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
Breakfast
Orientation & Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Free-time
Dinner
Personal study time
5/15 (Wednesday)
6:00 – 8:00am
8:00 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 2:00pm
2:00 – 5:00pm
5:00 – 6:00pm
6:00 – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
Breakfast
Lecture
Lunch
Tour of the “Birthplace of Confucius” grounds
Free-time
Dinner
Personal study time
5/16 (Thursday)
6:00 – 8:00am
8:00 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 2:00pm
2:00 – 5:00pm
5:00 – 6:00pm
6:00 – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
Breakfast
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Free-time
Dinner
Personal study time
5/17 (Friday)
6:00 – 8:00am
8:00 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 2:00pm
2:00 – 4:30pm
4:30 – 6:00pm
6:17pm ~
5/18 (Saturday)
11:06am
11:30am
1:00pm – 2:00pm
2:00pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:00pm
6:00pm – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
5/19 (Sunday)
AM
11:30am
12:55pm – 9:43pm
10:00pm
~
5/20 (Monday)
6:00am – 8:00am
8:00am – 12:00pm
12:00pm – 1:30pm
1:30pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:30pm
6:30pm ~
Breakfast
Lecture
Lunch
Lecture
Pack for departure to Xian (Terracotta Warriors)
Depart for Xian on the night train
(Dinner and next days breakfast on the train)
Arrive in Xian
Lunch near train station
Depart on bus from train station for Terracotta warrior site.
Explore the Terracotta warrior site
Return to Xian train station
Check in to hotel
Dinner and free time
Breakfast and free time
Check out and depart for train station
Take train to Beijing (lunch & dinner on train)
Meet Philip Zhang and take bus to hotel and bed for the night
Breakfast
Lecture
Lunch
Tour of Tiananmen Square & the Forbidden City
Dinner
Return to hotel for personal study time
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5/21 (Tuesday)
6:00am – 8:00am
8:00am – 12:00pm
12:00pm – 2:00pm
1:30pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:30pm
6:30pm ~
5/22 (Wednesday)
6:00am – 8:00am
8:00am – 7:00pm
7:00pm ~
5/23 (Thursday)
6:00am – 8:00am
8:00am – 12:00pm
12:00pm – 1:30pm
1:30pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:30pm
6:30pm ~ 9:00pm
9:00pm
5/24 (Friday)
Breakfast
Lecture
Ride a rickshaw in Hutong and have a traditional Chinese lunch
Visit the Ming Tombs and Shopping
Dinner
Return to hotel for personal study time
Breakfast
Full day tour of the Great Wall/Summer Palace/Winter Palace including lunch and dinner
Return to hotel for personal study time
Breakfast
Lecture
Lunch
Shopping at the Silk, Jade, and Pearl Markets
Dinner
Martial Arts & Acrobatic show
Return to the Hotel and prepare for tomorrows flight back to the USA
Flight back to the USA
In-country Support
Qufu
Michael Thompson will travel with the group to Qufu or meet them in Beijing and travel with them to Qufu.
Michael has been building relationships and recruiting students in the Qufu area for several years now and has the
support of the Jinan City (closest major city to Qufu) Municipal administration, Qufu Travel Bureau, and the Confucius
Institute. All of whom understand and recognize our sincere interest in having a true relationship with them. Having a
study abroad program in Qufu will deepen our relationship and greatly enhance our efforts in growing the Dixie name
and gaining greater recognition in one of our major focal recruiting areas.
Our major support in the area and who will be coordinating and providing guides, interpreters, etc. is David Chan
president of World Sky International. World Sky has a staffed office in Jinan and is an official recruiting agent for Dixie
State College. World Sky coordinated performance venues and was a major supporter for the Raging Red visit to Jinan
and Qufu this past May.
Xian
Michael Thompson will coordinate and guide the group from Qufu to Xian to visit the Terracotta Warriors and then on to
Beijing the next day.
Beijing
The group will be met by Philip Zhang and his staff that will be coordinating and supporting the groups final stage of the
program. Philip will be coordinating all activities, meals, tour guides, transportation, accommodations, and taking care
of all our needs in Beijing. Philip and his staff have been the in-country tour coordinators for both of the Raging Red
visits to China.