Quick Facts

Application Deadlines

Fall semester: April 15
Spring semester: November 1

Program Dates

Fall Semester: Late-August through late December
Spring Semester: Late February through mid-July

Language of Instruction

English. No previous experience with Chinese is necessary.
Chinese language classes are taught in Chinese.

Two University Options for Study

Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DUFL). DUFL was founded in 1964 and has eight schools and seven departments offering languages such as Russian, Japanese, Korean, French, German, English, and of course, Chinese. DUFL is the largest center for the instruction of Chinese to foreigners in northeast China and it was one of the first National Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) centers in China. DUFL was also one of the first universities to offer a BA degree in Chinese to foreign students.

Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE) is a multi-disciplinary university with strengths in economics, management and law. The university currently offers 31 undergraduate degree programs, 54 master’s programs, and 34 doctoral programs. Among the programs offered at the university include: industrial economics, accounting, statistics, banking, public finance, quantitative economics, and business management.

Housing

International dormitory

Resident Director

Full-time, Resident Director, Dr. Danny Hsu, was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States at the age of seven. He has a Ph.D. in modern Chinese history from UCLA and has many years of experience living and studying in China. Danny conducted research in China as a Fulbright scholar (2003-2004) and his work on the development of the Chinese legal system was supported by an NSEP grant. He is currently revising his dissertation into a book manuscript and starting a new project on U.S.-China cultural relations. Danny is passionate about traveling and working with college students to broaden their understanding of China.

Required Courses

Intensive Chinese Language
Modern China

Recommended Course

Global Conversation Course

Location, Location, Location

Booming IT industry (Dalian aims to be a leading hub for the IT industry in Northeast Asia) (for more information on this aspect of Dalian’s growth, see Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat). Intel, Oracle, HP, IBM, Dell, etc., all have operations in Dalian.
BCA was the first American study abroad provider to establish an exchange program in Dalian.
Dalian is an up and coming Chinese city ranked 4th as “Best Places for Business” in 2006.
Beautiful port city at the foot of Nanshan Mountain
Meet students from China and all over the world.
Access to great facilities and opportunities for extracurricular activities
Not saturated with Americans or American programs
Clean air!

Excursions and Activities

Visit Beijing and the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City among other sites
Unique opportunity to travel to the heart of the countryside for a homestay visit. This is the type of excursion that would not be found in any travel guidebooks.
Dalian is known for its annual International Fashion Festival, the Festival of Locust Trees and the Arts Festival
Participate in soccer, basketball or volleyball with other students