Humanities and Culture
Student have an in-depth experience of the ethnological background of the “Minority Peoples” of China. At the same time the excursion provides a general survey of the history and culture of Yunnan.
Business and Economics
This is an introductory course about doing business in China through the perspective of the 36 stratagems.
Fine and Performing Arts
Strengthen your balance, posture, flexibility, discipline, and coordination. Learn useful means to relieve stress rooted in Chinese history and culture, and maybe even test your skills at competition!
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Examine the relationship between human beings and the world through the perspectives of Chinese philosophers across the years.
This course is a survey of various religions in China that may include, not only Confucianism and Taoism, but also Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism and popular or "folk" religion. The course will consider the function of these various religions in the development of Chinese society and their significance in Chinese civilization from ancient mythology to contemporary practices and developments.
Language
Basic knowledge and skills of Mandarin Chinese in oral communication, reading and writing.
Comprehensive knowledge of Chinese grammar and essential vocabulary.
This course is an integrated course for the student abroad with the middle level of Chinese. Students improve their Chinese language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Designed for students who are with intermediate Chinese level (including reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Students will be able to address practical topics more proficiently and skillfully.
Previous Chinese courses will be reinforced and advanced to a higher level.
In this course students will study the first five chapters of Level Two, Part One of Integrated Chinese.
In this course students will study the last five chapters of Level Two, Part One of Integrated Chinese.
Enables students to master advanced-level Chinese language structures, expressive styles, and conventions of communication used in formal situations and academic exchanges.
Students will be strong in oral Chinese, know how to talk over social phenomenon with Chinese natives in real life with a good understanding of China.
Beginning in Fall 2024, TBC’s study abroad program will shift to the ChinaLens system. Students take two core classes with the entire cohort, and also take classes specific to their academic interests either in the Business or Society category. There is also the required Chinese language course which is offered at all levels of Chinese, allowing students to take 12-19 credits total. The program concludes with a capstone project conducted at our campus in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
Although subject to change, the ChinaLens class offerings for Fall 2024 will be:
Core: Traditional Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Arts and Culture
Business Track: China in the World Economy, Daoism
Society Track: Modern Chinese History, Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
Social Sciences
This course introduces students to what happened in China from 1840 to the 1990s. The aim is to learn how the Chinese Empire, a bright and advanced civilization in ancient times, became a semi-colony of the western powers, and how the Chinese people pushed forward the modernization of China.
Humanities and Culture
This course is a survey of the modern Chinese literature from 1918 to the present. It will focus on the fiction, poetry, and essays during the 3 periods (1918-1949; 1949-1976; since 1976) in the 20th Century.
Fine and Performing Arts
An examination of the cultural background and major visual art forms of China from prehistoric to early modern times.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Examine the relationship between human beings and the world through the perspectives of Chinese philosophers across the years.
Students will study the history and main ideas and practices of Taoism, are introduced to the various schools of Taoist philosophy, and get a feel for what it means to practice Taoism today.
Business and Economics
Focus on China's economic relations with the rest of the world and examine China's trade and foreign investment during the reform era (1978-present).
Beginning in Fall 2024, TBC’s study abroad program will shift to the ChinaLens system. Students take two core classes with the entire cohort, and also take classes specific to their academic interests either in the Business or Society category. The program concludes with a capstone project conducted at our campus in Kunming, Yunnan Province
Although subject to change, the ChinaLens class offerings for Spring 2025 will be:
Core: Introduction to Chinese Martial Arts, Religions in China
Business Track: International Finance Management, International Business
Society Track: Sino-US Relations, Classical Chinese Literature in Translation
Fine and Performing Arts
Strengthen your balance, posture, flexibility, discipline, and coordination. Learn useful means to relieve stress rooted in Chinese history and culture, and maybe even test your skills at competition!
Business and Economics
This course aims to develop your understanding and appreciation of the strategic thinking and practices required to act internationally and to successfully conduct business with people, business and governments in other countries.
This course examines the international dimensions of financial management. It introduces additional economic and financial opportunities/challenges faced by multinational corporations.
Social Sciences
The goal of this course is to help students obtain, in the context of dynamic history and complex realities of power and ideas, a better grasp of the China-U.S. relations, the most important bilateral relations to China at the present as well as in a large part of her modern history.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
This course is a survey of various religions in China that may include, not only Confucianism and Taoism, but also Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism and popular or "folk" religion. The course will consider the function of these various religions in the development of Chinese society and their significance in Chinese civilization from ancient mythology to contemporary practices and developments.
Chinese language classes are available for learners not currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program both in-person and online. Contact us at [email protected] to learn more.
Language
An advanced one-on-one course designed to improve public speaking and presentation while using Chinese. The minimum purchase is 10 hours.
$80 USD/￥500 RMB per hour.
Available for all levels of Chinese, these classes have a maximum of four students per session. A minimum purchase is 48 hours of learning. Classes are taught by our experts with decades of experience that teach our semester study abroad students too.
$60 USD/￥350 RMB per hour.
Classes focus on vocabulary, grammar, listening, and speaking that prepare students to pass the HSK, and are available at any level. A maximum of four students are in each session, ensuring each student gets quality one on one attention from our expert professors. The minimum purchase for this course is 150 hours.
$60 USD/￥350 RMB per hour.
