CURRICULUM COMMITTEE
COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
REVISED 9/13/11
We recommend that you begin the course development process by engaging in meaningful
conversations with your departmental colleagues. New courses may require additional resources
and/or internal review; please be sure to work closely with the sponsoring department chair to
ensure that all requirements have been met.
The course developer and/or the sponsoring department chair should attend and be prepared
to address questions at the appropriate department meeting, Curriculum Committee meeting
and Faculty Council meeting.
I. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
DATE:
April, 2012
COURSE DEVELOPER:
SPONSORING DEPARTMENT:
THE PROPOSED COURSE
IS
Humanities
A TOPICS COURSE.
WEEKLY CONTACT HOURS FOR COURSE:
COURSE EFFECTIVE DATE:
Diane Parmeter
spring
LECTURE HOURS:
LAB/STUDIO HOURS:
3
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TOTAL CONTACT HRS:
3
2013
WILL THIS COURSE BECOME A SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE?
IF YES, PLEASE CONTACT THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROJECT COORDINATOR.
yes, Humanities silo
WILL THIS COURSE REQUIRE SPECIAL FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT?
IF YES, PLEASE CONTACT THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
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WILL THIS COURSE BE TRANSFERABLE? EXPLAIN.
Yes, as a humanities, global studies, diversity, and/or study abroad course depending on the transfer
institution
II. MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE PREFIX AND NUMBER:
COMPLETE COURSE TITLE:
CREDIT HOURS:
HUM 300
Study Abroad China
3
CONTACT HOURS:
3
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG:
HUM 280 Study Abroad China is designed to help students develop knowledge, skills and strategies
to have a successful study abroad immersion experience in China. Students will enhance their
cultural observation, communication, and acculturation skills and learn basic knowledge of the
language, history and culture of China. This course begins in the second seven-week session of the
spring semester and continues two weeks into the summer in China. In China, students will
participate in morning classes and afternoon excursions to historically and culturally significant
sites.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S):
ENG 101 or equivalent
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COURSE COREQUISITE(S):
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IMPORTANT ADVISING NOTES:
This course continues two weeks after the end of the semester in China. CHI 101 and 102 are
recommended but not required.
MEASURABLE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/COURSE OBJECTIVES:
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Outline the study abroad requirements and itinerary and complete all travel requirements
2. Define culture and recognize the existence of cultural differences/similarities that are concrete
(food, clothing) and abstract (values, attitudes, mores)
3. Observe and describe aspects of culture from a nonjudgmental perspective and explain the
difference between observation and interpretation
4. Explain how culture influences our values, attitudes and behaviors
5. Recognize the stages of cultural adjustment and create a chart with personal examples to track
their own progress
6. Define culture shock and recognize the symptoms and ways to deal with it
7. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the history, geography, and culture of China
8. Identify some of the diversities and commonalities between Chinese culture studied and their own
9. Explain how the study abroad experience has impacted their education/thinking/ understanding of
the world
COURSE OUTLINE:
HUM 180 Study Abroad China
Units
Topics
COURSE OUTLINE
Assignments/Projects Due
On Campus
Units
Week 1
Prepare for your Study Abroad
Outline study abroad itinerary and practical
travel requirements.
Checklist
Quiz: Study Abroad
requirements
Weeks 2-3
Background history and culture of the
China.
Historical/cultural readings
Culture Presentation
Weeks 4-5
Define and Discuss Culture
Creating Interview Questions/Interview
Techniques/selecting interviewee
Interview a CCC International
Student from China
Writing Cross Culturally
Cultural Comparison/Contrast
Essay
Create and start graphing
Your acculturation chart
Exam 1: Culture and
acculturation process
Weeks 6-7
Study
Abroad
Units
The Acculturation Process
The stages
Morning instruction will include the
Chinese language, history, arts, and
culture.
Daily Journal Entries
Afternoon instruction will include
lectures and visits to cultural sites that are
culturally, historically, politically, etc.,
significant to China; for example, the
Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the
Forbidden City, the Beijing Opera House,
etc.
Develop Questions and
Interview a student in China
Return
Follow-up
Unit On
Campus
Reflect On Your Study Abroad
Overview of sites visited and topics
discussed
Complete Acculturation Chart
Week 11
The effects of study abroad experience
 Observations
 Cultural Statements
Weeks 8-10
Final Reflection Essay
Sample Texts and Reading List
Chinese Culture and History
Morton, W. Scott and Lewis, M. Charlton (2005). China: Its History and Culture (4th Edition).
McGraw-Hill Professional.
Common Knowledge about Chinese History and Culture ISBN 962-8746-47-2
Published by China Tourism, Hong Kong
New Practical Chinese Reader, Books One-Three, ISBN Beijing Language University, 4th edition
Links to Chinese culture and society websites
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/china-culture.html
http://www.chinaculture.org/index.html Link to Chinese Ministry of Culture
http://history.cultural-china.com/
http://english.ccnt.com.cn/ China Culture Information Net
Facts about China
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html US CIA China facts
http://www.china-profile.com/
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/18902.htm US State Department
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/1096/ijse/armi.htm
http://www.chinatoday.com/data/data.htm Current Events
http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/chinesepolitics/data.html Politics
http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/data World Bank
http://www.gov.cn/english/about.htm Chinese Government
Study Abroad, Acculturation, and Intercultural Skills
Kappler Mikk, B., A. D. Cohen, and R. M. Paige et al. 2009. Maximizing Study Abroad: A Student’s Guide
to Strategies for Language and Culture Learning and Use. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Advanced Research
on Language Acquisition, University of Minnesota.
Wagner, K., and Magistrale (1997) Writing across Culture: An Introduction to Study Abroad and the
Writing Process. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Armitage, S. (1996) Teaching American Values at Home and Abroad
III. APPROVAL
4/23/2012
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Diane E. Parmeter
Curriculum Committee Chair
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Faculty Council Chair
Vice President for Academic Affairs