Description:
The course:
-Compares China and the U.S. with respect to political system, philosophy, and political economy;
-Includes lectures, discussion, and joint Chinese-American student study projects;
-Includes field trips to historic Chinese political and cultural sites in southern China, Hong Kong,
and Macau;
-Concludes with a discussion of the future of Chinese-American political and economic relations
in the contemporary era of globalization;
-Is conducted in English
-Will have both American and Chinese students.

Faculty:
Professor Thomas De Luca of Fordham University.
Professor De Luca specializes in American politics and democratic theory. He lived in Beijing from 1999-
2000, where he lectured as a Fulbright Scholar. Most recently he held the Thomas Jefferson Distinguished Fulbright Chair in American Social Studies, from 2005-2006. He is the Director of International- Intercultural Studies at Fordham University and also theDirector of the Sino-American Seminar on Politics and Law.

Professor Zhang Xian of Sun Yat-sen University.
Native of Guangzhou, Professor Zhang Xian experienced the cultural revolution as a young adolescent and was sent for factory work. In 1978, he was in the first batch to enroll at the college, which was just being reopened. He went to Switzerland where he got his PhD in Philosophy. He specializes in cross-cultural studies.

Course number: POGA 5670
Approximate Cost:
*Tuition: US $ 2,685  (PLEASE NOTE: PARTIAL TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.)
*Lodging, meals, excursion, and event fees: US $ 1,200
*Estimated roundtrip ticket and visa: US $ 1,500

For more information, email adgsas@fordham.edu