PROGRAM

Culture and Arts in China
Howard Community College (HCC) in Columbia, Maryland, and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland, will offer a summer study program for learning Chinese culture, arts, history, and language. Participants will fly to China for three weeks with an HCC professor as Program Director and work with a team of Chinese professors including artists, academicians, and language teachers. The program of study will involve significant academic course work.

Students have the opportunity to earn three credits for Fine Arts 102 (HCC) studying art, culture and history of China (or equivalent course at CCBC). The course, involves academic course work; hands on experiences; artists’ demonstrations; field trips to ancient artifact sites, museums, theatres, galleries and artists’ studios; visits with local Chinese families, and more.

Students also have the option of participating in the program and performing the course work on a non-credit basis. Note that all participants, including those taking the program non-credit are expected to participate in all activities of the program.

Host Institution in Beijing
The Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) will be our host institution. CAFA is the best Fine Arts institution in China. It was funded in 1918 and became the CAFA in 1950 and located in Chaoyang District Beijing. CAFA is not only the leading higher education institution in studio art, but it also a comprehensive school in Fine Arts. It offers a BFA, MFA, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in studio art & art history, and art theory. Its international education program is among the best in the country. CAFA will provide students with a unique opportunity to see and to participate in the art and culture of Beijing, and offer state of the art studio facilities, faculty, visiting artists, and the series of lectures on traditional, contemporary Chinese and international art. CAFA students have access to a rich array of galleries, museums, artists’ studios, and places of historical interests in Beijing and China, especially the events of Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

SCHEDULE
Participants will spend the first ten days in Beijing , the capital of modern China and home of the Great Wall and Forbidden City, then will have about seven days traveling to Shanghai, the commercial center of China, and Xi’an, where the terracotta warriors were unearthed. After that, the group will return to Beijing for activities relating to the 2008 Summer Olympics.

CREDITS
HCC students who wish to receive college credits need to register for the Fine Arts 102 course before going to China (see HCC Summer Credit Schedule of Classes). Participants from CCBC will have the opportunity to register for equivalent courses through their college. Students from other colleges and universities who want to receive credit for the course must get written permission from the appropriate department of their school prior to program departure.

DETAILS
The cost of the Program (not including cost of taking courses for credit*) is $3,650*.

The $3,650 cost includes:
• International airfare and domestic airfare in China
• Ground transportation - to and from airport and scheduled field trips
• Fees, lodging, and most meals at host institution
• Hotels and all meals in Xi’an and Shanghai
• Museum and theatre tickets

The cost of taking a course for credit in connection with this program is extra, and in addition to, the $3,650 cost of the program.
Program will be limited to 20 participants.

* HCC and CCBC reserve the right to increase the cost of the Program Fee up to 10% due to increased program costs, flight costs, and/or currency fluctuations. The Program is subject to cancellation at the discretion of HCC and CCBC.