Introduction to BJTU International Summer School Program

Beijing Jiaotong University is a national key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education and now is jointly supported by the Ministry of Education, the China Railway Corporation and Beijing Municipal Government. It is one of the first universities included into the “National 211 Project” and the “985 Innovative Platforms for Key Disciplines Project”. BJTU has always targeted at the frontier of scientific and technological development and the demands of major national strategy. 

The university had numerous significant scientific and technological achievements at international level. It has the East and West campuses in Haidian District with total area of nearly 67 hectares. All campuses have complete teaching and research facilities and beautiful environments. After the development in the past 120 years, the university has built a comprehensive discipline system with information and management as advantage, transportation science and technology as features, and engineering, management, economics, science, social science, law and philosophy developing synergistically.

As one of the most international universities in China, BJTU has established cooperative relations with 235 universities and famous multi-national enterprises from 45 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France in order to cultivate first-class talents with global vision, and promote studying abroad, summer programs and exchange student programs. As one of our global initiatives, it is opening the BJTU International Summer School Program in summer 2021.

The mission of BJTU International Summer School Program is to provide high standard college-level courses for international students and enrich their global perspectives by immersing in traditional and modern Chinese culture. BJTU International Summer School Program is a 4-week summer program expected to open from June 14 to July 09, 2021. The program will provide around 20 college-level courses. Courses cover subjects and fields of humanity, history, sociology, mathematics, literature, psychology, economics, finance, accounting, etc.

All classes will be instructed in English by visiting professors or lecturers from partner universities including Columbia University, College of William and Mary, University of California, Irvine and other world-renowned institutions. Each course will include 32 lecture hours from Monday to Thursday by instructors, 8 hours discussion sessions held by teaching assistants, 8 hours office hours and 4 hours review sessions. Some courses may have extra classes as arranged by the instructor. Students are required to attend classes regularly. Attendance, assignments, papers, projects, mid-terms and finals will be considered and evaluated as the final grade one student could get in a particular course. Each class will be counted 4 credits.

2021 BJTU International Summer School Program

Course list:

Instructors

George Sarraf

所在学校

University of California

执教课程

Principles of Microeconomics

Principles of Macroeconomics

Introduction to Statistics

Intermediate Microeconomics

Intermediate Macroeconomics

教育背景

Ph.D. in Economics / Management, Claremont Graduate University

M.A. in Economics, Claremont Graduate University

Aleksandar Jeremic

所在学校

The George Washington University

执教课程

Introduction to Biology with Lab

Introduction to Chemistry with Lab

教育背景

Ph.D., Iowa State University

Huang-wen Lai

所在学校

Wake Forest University

执教AUIA课程

Elementary Japanese Language

教育背景

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

M.A. University of Massachusetts

M.A. Fu Jen Catholic University

Brendan Prawdzik

所在学校

The Pennsylvania State University

执教AUIA课程

Advanced College Writing

English Literature

Public Speaking

Art History - Prehistory to Postmodernism

Renaissance to Modern Art in West

教育背景

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (2002-2009).

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar; University of St. Andrews (2001-2002).

B.A. in English, Rutgers University (1997-2001).

Margaret Stiffler

所在学校

North Carolina State University

执教课程

Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Psychology

教育背景

Ph.D., in Sociology, (2000) Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, North Carolina

Helen Hurwitz

所在学校

Saint Louis University

执教课程

Financial Accounting

教育背景

Ph.D., Accounting, Columbia University  M.A., Accounting, University of Texas

Kun Zhao

所在学校

Tulane University

执教课程

Calculus 1

Calculus 2

教育背景

Ph.D. in Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mo Sha

所在学校

Binghamton University – State University of New York

执教课程

Introduction to Programming

教育背景

Ph.D., M.S., Washington University in St. Louis

M.Phil., City University of Hong Kong

Brandon C. Downing

所在学校

Marietta College

执教课程

Introduction to World History

Introduction to American History

教育背景

Ph.D. in United States History, University of Cincinnati

Jay Richman

所在学校

University of Maryland, College Park

执教课程

Principles of Marketing

教育背景

M.S in Administrative Science,Johns Hopkins University

M.S in Commercial Project Management, George Washington University

Roberto Vega

所在学校

Southern Methodist University

执教课程

Introduction to Physics with Lab

教育背景

Ph.D.  WW Physics and the Higgs Boson at the SSC, University of Texas at Austin

M.A. Mathematical Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

Katie Geha

所在学校

University of Georgia

执教课程

History of Art: Prehistory to Medieval

教育背景

Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin

Note: The courses and instructors are subjected to change. Please contact your academic advisor in BJTU for your study plan or update on courses and instructors.

Program Application:

1) Each student can only take no more than THREE summer courses in BJTU International Summer School Program. 

2) All applicants should get the following English Proficiency before they apply for BJTU program:

TOEFL IBT: 90

IELTS：6.5

SAT Reading above 500

Certificate of Enrollment from a university or college in the United States or Canada.

3) If you are interested in taking BJTU International Summer School Program, please consult with your academic advisor in your own institution for your study plan. Students are responsible for their own credit transfer results according to the policies in different schools.