International Summer Program

The fifth Peking University Summer School International Program will run from July 8 to August 2, 2013. It offers content courses related to China' s culture, literature, history, politics, economy and management, as well as issues of global concern. It also provides optional Chinese language courses at three different levels.

The program offers ten content courses and one Chinese language course. The subjects of the content courses will be related to philosophy, economics, public policy, sociology, culture, literature and music. All the content courses will be taught in English. All courses will be held at the Peking University campus. Students will receive an official transcript from Peking University upon completion of the program. When applying online, you should choose two courses from below items and Chinese language course is optional:

• Local Government and Politics in China
• Chinese Rhetorical Theories and Practices
• Literature, Arts and Society in New China
• Silk Road: A History of Cultural and Material Exchanges
• Chinese Folklore and Culture
• Transition and Public Policy in China
• Population Ageing and Health
• Discovering Chinese History in Beijing
• Topics on Chinese Economy
• Communication, Culture, and Society: The Chinese Way
• Topics in Chinese History and Culture
• Modern Chinese Culture and Society (1910-Present)
• Chinese Traditional Identity and its transformation after 1949
• Introduction of Organizational Behavior
• Major Issues Concerning the Rise of China
• Economics, the Environment, and China
• Comparative Philosophy: China and the West
• Flower in the Mirror: the Chinese and his Values
• Chinese Language

Accommodation

Students can apply the student apartment (2 single rooms share 1 living room and 1 bath room) in the Global Village during the study in program (July 6th to August 3rd). The price of the student apartment is RMB 95 Yuan/Day/Person.

Note:

1. The application fee is non-refundable.

2. The non-refundable tuition fee of 10,000 RMB covers two content courses, one Chinese Language course and visits to several historical and cultural attractions of Beijing. An extra 3,500 RMB of each course should be paid if student chooses more than two contents courses.

3. The tuition fee should be wired to Peking University bank account no later than May 31st, once an offer of admission is made. Otherwise, it can be deemed to be a waiver.

4. Occasionally we are forced to cancel courses if its enrollment is less than 10. Should your course be subject to a major change we will notify you in due time. In that case, you may either transfer to another course for which you are qualified.