Academics

Academic Program

Students in the Maryland-in-Shanghai program will enroll in one required course for all study abroad partipants. Taught in Fudan’s Department of History, the course will focus on Chinese history, culture and civilization.  The course includes a weekend field trip to Inner Mongolia that will give students an understanding of modern China and provide insight into many traditional customs and beliefs.  Additionally, students will select from among 25-30 courses taught at Fudan in other academic departments such as Business Management, Chinese, Economics, Government & Politics, History, and Philosophy.  The language of instruction in those courses is English and full-time Fudan students will join study abroad students in those courses.  Mandarin Chinese-language courses taught at the beginner, intermediate or advance level will also be an option for students. 

Academic credit for this program will be a mix of resident UM credit and transfer credit from Fudan. Below is a sample list of courses previously taken at Fudan in English.  UM resident courses are denoted in bold with the equivalent UM course in parentheses.  NOTE: Approval of resident credit is an ongoing process and courses will be added periodically.

Business & Economics 

Business Strategy Analysis (ECON 414)
Financial Accounting
Service Marketing (BMGT 458N)
Introduction to Marketing Management (BMGT 350) 

Cross-cultural management (BMGT 463)
Public Relations 

International Finance (BMGT 446)
Projects Evaluation and Firms Valuation (BMGT 440)
Doing Business Abroad (BMGT 392)
Business Management
Entrepreneurial Development (BMGT 461)
International Markets Intelligence (BMGT 452)

Urban Development and Management

International Negotiations (BMGT 498N)

Sociopolitical Perspective (BMGT 498P) 

Macroeconomics A (ECON 305)

Developmental Economics

International Economic Politics

Principles of Financial Economics

Fundamentals of Management

Human Resources Management

Marketing in China

Operations Management

Foreign Business Investment

Project Management

History & Social Sciences

Chinese Modern History

China’s Media and Politics in the Context of Globalization (GVPT 399B)
Introduction to Buddhism
History of Chinese Thought

History of Chinese Culture
History of Diplomacy In Modern China (GVPT 399C)
Sino-U.S. Relations and the Rise of Asia (GVPT 399E)
China’s Long Twentieth Century: From Agrarian Empire to Industrial Giant
Debating Globalization (GVPT 399I)
Regional Scenarios of Asia Pacific
Ethics in Professional Practice
Scientific and Technological Perspective

Mythology of Ancient Greece

Politics, Economics & Society in Asia

Internships

Students participating in the Shanghai semester program have the option of pursuing  a part-time internship in conjunction with their academic studies. Students will be placed in internships corresponding as closely as possible to  their academic or personal interest. No matter the assigned internship, students consider the opportunity to immerse themselves into daily Chinese working life a highlight of the program.  These courses may not be eligible for UM
transfer credit, but this is truly a worthwhile, unique opportunity.
Transfer of credit from this course requires approval from the students’ college.

Academic Credit & Transcripts

Some credits earned on the Maryland-in-Shanghai program are Maryland resident credits, meaning that those courses taken appear on a student’s Maryland transcript with Maryland course numbers and the grades earned apply toward the student’s cumulative GPA. Other courses appear as transfer credit.