Downtown Varanasi, India (Photo by L. Graham Jones '09)
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Off-Campus
Study Program
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Downtown Varanasi, India (Photo by L. Graham Jones '09)
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This list of programs and universities is provided to assist students in the identification of junior semester and year abroad opportunities in Asia. A great deal of variation exists in the locations, durations, foreign language expectations, housing options, and educational formats. The language requirements for programs in China and Japan are listed so that students may avoid programs that are inappropriate in terms of having either too much or too little foreign language training. Other programs exist in many of the countries on this list, but have been excluded because their duration, academic program, or sponsoring organization does not conform to the principles established by the Off-Campus Study Committee. (Students may petition the Committee to participate on an unapproved program if they believe it provides a compelling academic advantage compared to the listed programs.) You may access the program and university web sites by clicking on the Sponsor/University name. The "number of participants" entry in the Comments column is per semester. Numbers often fluctuate from year to year, and we provide them to give a general sense of program size. Asia, as defined here, extends from India to Japan and Indonesia. It is an area of tremendous physical
variation and cultural diversity. It also contains areas of political
unrest, poor sanitation, health hazards, and uneven access to quality
medical care. In some settings, Americans stand out as affluent "targets
of opportunity" for crime, and women as targets for sexual harassment.
Students are encouraged to consider these
issues as they evaluate the programs below and to contact the program
sponsor to discuss their concerns. Background information is also
available in the Web Information Resources pages.
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Approval of participation,
including completion of a Bates application, is required to receive
credit for study on any of these programs or universities. Please
see Dean Sawyer or Mr. Das, in the Off-Campus Study Office in Lane Hall,
for further information and discussion.
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| Location | Duration | Sponsor/University | Lang. Req. | Housing Options | Comments | Faculty and Returning Juniors & Seniors. "Prior" = past Bates participants |
China
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Semester or year | Associated Colleges in China | 5 sems | Dorm | Language focus, run by Hamilton, Wms, & Oberlin, summer-fall option, host family prog. For advanced students with excellent language aptitude. Language pledge. Number of participants: 18 | Maxwell Berger Taylor Smith |
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Semester or year | CET | 2-4 sems | Dorms w/Chinese roommate | Intensive language and Chinese Studies options. Optional January term before Spring semester. Based at Capital Normal Univ. Number of participants: 130 | Alan Fang Peter Linsley Qinglan Wang |
| Beijing | Semester or year | IES | 2 sems | Dorms w/Chinese roommate or Family | Intensive language program plus two courses or one course and internship. Field trips. Based at Beijing Foreign Studies Univ. Number of participants: 90 | William Brunnquell Andrew Laflam Christopher Lambroso Emily Pressman |
| Hangzhou | Semester or year | Middlebury College | 6 sems | Dorm w/Chinese roommate | Excellent program; language focus; for advanced students; beautiful, historic city. | Daniela Jaeckel |
| Kunming | Fall | Bates College | None | Dorm | Bates FSA open to all classes. Perspectives on health care in China, including traditional medicine. | Prof. Baker Prof. Maurer-Fazio |
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Semester | SIT Study Abroad | 2 sems | Family & group | Intro to minority cultures in Southwest China. More rural; independent study proj. or extra language course. Number of participants: 20 | Brittany Johnston Elizabeth Miller |
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Semester or year | CIEE | 2 sems | Family or Dorms w/ Chinese students | Low cost, Nanjing Univ. Historic city in central China. Focus on language learning. Number of participants: 5-10 | Prior Prof Yang Prof Maurer-Fazio |
| Shanghai | Semester or Year | Alliance for Global Education | 2 sems | Dorms w/ Chinese students | Intensive language course (20 hours per week) and course on Contemporary Society and Culture. Based at Fudan Univ. | |
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Semester or year | CIEE | 2 sems | Dorms w/ Chinese students | National Chengchi Univ. in suburb of Taipei. Number of participants: 15-20 | Prior |
| Xi'an | Semester or year | Alliance for Global Education | 2 sems | Dorms w/Chinese students | Chinese lang; courses on Silk Road, art history, history. Based at Xi'an Int'l Studies Univ.. Historic, imperial city. |
India
| Bodh Gaya | Fall Semester | Antioch University | None | Monastery housing | Buddhist studies focus with time at monastery. Serious meditation practice. Hot and humid. Number of participants: 32 | Prior |
| Hyderabad | Semester or year | CIEE | None | Family or Dorm with Indian students | Central India; hi-tech capital of India. Campus setting. Program and university courses. Hindi lang. Few westerners. Fall: late July-early Dec; Spring: late Dec-early May. Number of participants: 30 | Julia Bedell |
| Madurai | Semester | SITA Consortium (including Bates) | None | Family & group | Southern India. Excellent program with emphasis on religion and culture; ind. study project. Hot and humid. Number of participants: 15 | Prof. J. Strong Prof. Kemper Matthew Marienthal Caitlin McKitrick Mark Stehlik Alex Strada |
Indonesia
| Bali | Semester | SIT Study Abroad | None | Family & group | Arts and culture of a traditional society affected by tourism and development. Number of participants: 10 |
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| Japan - Some Programs are based at a "Center for Japanese Studies" or the equivalent at a Japanese university. Often students from other nations attend. Such programs tend to have excellent Japanese language courses and mediocre thematic courses taught in English. |
| Hirakata City | Semester | Kansai Gaidai | 2 sems | Family | A semester program with emphasis on language study, near Osaka. Early application is best. Number of participants: 200 | Julia Caffrey Thao Nguyen |
| Kyoto | Year | Asso. Kyoto Prog. (including Bates) | 2-4 sems | Family | Excellent program in historic, medium size city, quality peer group of students and faculty. Number of participants: 40 | Prof. S. Strong Ashley Haru |
| Nagoya | Semester or year | IES/Nanzan Univ. | 2-4 sems | Family or dorms | Separate campus in large city, via IES, early app. Number of participants: 16 | Prior |
| Sapporo | Semester or year | BCA Abroad | 2 sems | Family | Program based at Hokusei Gakuen Univ; program begins with extended study tour to Honshu. Medium sized city in north; outdoor activities. | |
| Tokyo | Spring or Year | CIEE/Sophia Univ. | 2 sems | Family | Sophia Univ., Sept-Feb, late-March-July semesters, wide range of courses available. Number of participants: 90 | Israel Mesa |
| Tokyo | Year | Waseda University | 4 sems | Family, apts. | Excellent univ., Direct application or Great Lakes Colleges program with a larger support system. Number of participants: 65 | Prior |
Korea
| Seoul | Semester | CIEE | None | Family or dorm | At Yonsei University, language and area studies. Study trip to China or Japan. | Prior |
Mongolia
| Ulaanbaatar | Semester | SIT Study Abroad | None | Family & group | Herding culture and development themes, cold and remote; program based in capital. Not for vegans. Number of participants: 15 | Elizabeth Dengler |
| Kathmandu | Semester | Pitzer College | None | Family & group | Nepali studies; Nepali language; independent study. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| Kathmandu | Semester | SIT Study Abroad | None | Family & group | Culture and development; Nepali language; ind. study. Number of participants: 15 | Chad Frisbie Benjamin Motley |
| Kathmandu | Semester | SIT Study Abroad | None | Family & group | Tibetan and Himalayan studies, travel to India and Tibet (if possible); early application required. Number of participants: 25 | Daniel Engelberg Carolyn Griffiths Lindsay Thomson |
Sri Lanka
| Kandy | Fall | ISLE Consortium (including Bates) | None | Family | Excellent academic & cultural program. Buddhist studies; links with Univ. of Paredeniya. Travel limited by lingering civil war. Early August start. Number of participants: 18 | Prof. Kemper |
Thailand
| Khon Kaen | Semester | CIEE | None | Family & dorm | Development and Globalization; Based at Khon Kaen Univ; Core courses, field study, Thai language, community work. Number of participants: 18 | Prof. Kemper Julia Lee Margo Silverman |
Viet-Nam
| Ho Chi Minh City | Semester | CIEE | None | Group, family, dorms w/Vietnamese | At Ho Chi Minh Int'l University; traditional country in transition; work w/NGOs. Fall: 5 weeks in Hanoi; Spring: 5 weeks in Cambodia. Number of participants: 10 | Anna Le |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Semester | SIT Study Abroad | None | Family & group | Culture and Development, formerly Saigon. Busy, urban setting with travel. Independent Study Project. Hot and humid in Fall. Number of participants: 15 | Michelle Silverstein |
| Semester | International Honors Program | None | Family & group | Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning and Politics. Less cultural connection due to frequent travel. Expensive program. Number of participants: 25-30. | Prior | |
| Spring | International Honors Program | None | Family & group | Health and Community. Two program options: India/China/South Africa or South Africa/Vietnam/Brazil. Less cultural connection due to frequent travel. Expensive program. | Mariam Alam Kyle Hagenbuch Abby Mays Kara Sullivan Helena Turner |
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