GEN ST 391J

PREPARING FOR LIFE AND RESEARCH AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT IN SICHUAN

Spring Quarter 2016
Fridays, 2:30-3:50
MGH 085


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April 8: Introductions
April 15: Sichuan History and Culture
April 22: Previous Student Projects
April 29: Present Your Ideas
May 6: Professional Proposals
May 13: Life in Chengdu
May 20: Undergraduate Research Symposium
May 27: Chinese Education
June 10: Proposal Presentations
 Instructor:
Stevan Harrell
Professor of Anthropology
Professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Chinese
Director, UWWW Sichuan Exchange
Adjunct Curator of Asian Ethnology, Burke Museum
Faculty Associate, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
Office: M41 Denny
Phone: I'll give you my mobile number, but I don't want it on a public website
email: stevehar@uw.edu

Overview

 This class is designed to get you ready for your year as an exchange student in the University of Washington Worldwide Program at Sichuan University in Chengdu. There are three goals:
  • To make sure you do all the applications and paperwork so you'll be admitted to Sichuan University and also have all the documentation you need
  • To acquaint yourself with student life in China and in Chengdu in particular
  • To write your individual or group research proposal and do the other things necessary to prepare you for the research component of your time in Chengdu.
Each successive class meeting will lead you closer to these goals, and the class will culminate in submission of a full proposal at the end of the quarter.