Based at Donghua University (downtown Shanghai). Chinese language, opportunity for an internship taken in conjunction with Issues in Chinese Workplace course, English language elective. Chinese roommate. CET scholarships are available.
Intensive language study at the Korean Language and Culture Center. Academic excursions and field trips. Most students from other Asian countries. Bates students attend for two terms in fall (July-December) or two terms in the spring (January-June).
Based at Khon Kaen University. Public and community health; practicum, Thai language. Overnight village stays. Excursion to another Southeast Asian country (past destinations: Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia).
Special Opportunities:
Public Health: Public Health Management of Thailand, Community Public Health, Public Health Field Practicum
Intensive language course (20 hours per week). Option to take elective course. Homestay housing option encouraged, option for housing at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) campus.
Affiliated with the University of Peradeniya. Required courses: conversational Sinhala and Sri Lanka Studies seminar culminating in month long independent study project. Academic excursions throughout Sri Lanka including Jaffna and the Eastern province. Electives in Buddhist studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, Women's Studies and Environmental Studies (Spring only).
Special Opportunities:
Archaeology: Study of ancient history and archaeological sites in the northern parts of Sri Lanka.
Religious Studies: Courses in Theravada Buddhism and Buddhist Ethics
Politics and Religion; travel to India to visit Tibetan exile communities; high altitude trekking. Tibetan language; independent study project or internship; early application required. Students are encouraged to apply for SIT scholarships.
