Concordia University Master's in Int'l Studies

  China

Hangzhou,  Shanghai

Term: Academic Year 
Dates: Starts in June of every year!

Description: Program Overview: Concordia University, located in Southern California, is offering a Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degree with concentrations in International Business and International Education alongside a 12-month internship in the Peoples Republic of China in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

This unique program offers you the opportunity to:

* Study, research and gain first-hand experience in the political, economic, cultural and social life of contemporary China.
* Explore the strategic opportunities in one of the worlds largest and fastest growing economies.
* Develop meaningful relationships with Chinese business leaders, educators, professionals and community members.
* Influence and impact the lives of a generation of young people in China.
* Acquire practical knowledge of educational and business contexts and practices, providers and clients, products and services, strategies and obstacles.
* Receive a graduate education with a year-long internship in China that prepares you for the future of international business and education.

Internship benefits
Candidates are provided the following benefits from their employer in China:

* Monthly interns stipend (dependent upon qualifications and placement)
* Housing or housing allowance
* Legal work visa in China
* Reimbursement of your round-trip economy class air ticket between the U.S. and China (requires successful completion of year-long internship)
* Chinese language lessons

Highlights: With our program, there is very little waiting to experience life and work in China. After a summer of intensive courses at our Irvine campus, you head overseas and immediately start living, working, and studying in China, perhaps in some of the ways you've always imagined.

What will your life be like in China? The MAIS program will prepare you to teach Chinese children and young adults about the English language, conduct research for your capstone project, complete online courses with professors in Irvine, and negotiate living on your own in a new culture.

You will concentrate in either International Business or International Education, and live in such cities as Shanghai and Hangzhou, which are among China¹s most important historical, cultural and financial centers.

Degree Level: Masters Degree

Minimum Education: Bachelors

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to China in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Scholarships are Available. Concordia University does not offer scholarships to masters students but there are many private scholarships available for study abroad. We have researched and complied a list that may be available to MAIS students. Concordia University does not endore any of these scholarships.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Transcript

Typically The Application Process Time is 1 month

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Concordia University's Mission Statement: Concordia University Irvine, guided by the Great Commission of Christ Jesus and the Lutheran Confessions, empowers students through the liberal arts and professional studies for lives of learning, service and leadership.

Year Founded: 1976