The China Studies Program offers a unique multidisciplinary and historically grounded curriculum on contemporary China. The curriculum reflects China’s increasing international influence — from its foreign policy and presence in international organizations to its importance in the world economy — and the rapid domestic political, economic and social changes associated with China’s recent development. Ph.D. Program China Studies has a very small Ph.D. program, generally admitting only one or two students each year. Current students in the China Studies Ph.D. program are conducting dissertation research on diverse topics such as U.S.-China military relations, U.S.-Taiwan links, the Chinese foreign policymaking process, China’s energy strategy and China’s health policy. Typical China Studies Courses - China in the 21st Century: Challenges to State and Society
- China’s Environment and Development: Policy, Politics
and Sustainability - China’s Reforms and Changing Role in the Global Economy
- Chinese Foreign Policy
- Contemporary Chinese Politics
- Grassroots China: The Social Consequences of Development
- Law and Society in China
- Modern China: History and Political Conflict
- Political Leadership in Greater China
- Reform and Development of China’s Financial Sector
- Research Seminar on China’s Economy
- Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations
- U.S.-China Relations
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