Programme
| JUNE PROGRAMME |
“VISUAL MEDIA AND SUSTAINABILITY”
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Early bird deadline: 29 February 2020
Deadline : 1 April 2020
Four Modules
VISUAL MEDIA AND SUSTAINABILITY
90 Contact Hours
22 Days Programme
12 ECTS
- 6 USA Credits
- 9 MO Credits
CSP 101 – Survival Mandarin
(3 MOCredits – 30 Hours, 15 sessions of 2 hours)
Mandarin (Putonghua) is the most commonly spoken language in China and most spoken language in the world with over 1.1 billion speakers. This course provides the opportunity to learn survival Mandarin with practical and interesting lectures, focusing on phonetics, such as the four basic tones and rules of pinyin. Learn to convey simple ideas, communicate using basic vocabulary, and recognise simple Chinese characters.
(2 MO Credits – 20 Hours, 5 sessions of 4 hours)
Learn how to produce short documentary films using readily available state-of-the-art facilities, hardware and software to use as instruments to convey ideas that will act as impactful catalysts in the culture of social responsibility.
(2 MO Credits – 20 Hours, 5 sessions of 4 hours)
To what extent can our individual actions have an impact on the environment? How do our consumption habits, choice of products or even social and political decisions influence global environmental issues? Learn about the drivers of environmental impact and get to know new and exciting citizen-driven projects in environmental sustainability.
| JULY PROGRAMME |
“INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP”
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Early bird deadline: 31 March 2020
Deadline : 1 May 2020
Four Modules
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
90 Contact Hours
22 Days Programme
12 ECTS
- 6 USA Credits
- 9 MO Credits
CSP 101 – Survival Mandarin
(3 MOCredits – 30 Hours, 15 sessions of 2 hours)
Mandarin (Putonghua) is the most commonly spoken language in China and most spoken language in the world with over 1.1 billion speakers. This course provides the opportunity to learn survival Mandarin with practical and interesting lectures, focusing on phonetics, such as the four basic tones and rules of pinyin. Learn to convey simple ideas, communicate using basic vocabulary, and recognise simple Chinese characters.
(2 MO Credits – 20 Hours, 5 sessions 4 hours)
To appreciate the culture and way of thinking of the Chinese, embedded deeply in the country’s history and philosophy, the module features 4 story episodes: “Chinese Medicine and Food”, looking at the Chinese understanding of health; “Calligraphy and Kong-Fu”, combining Taoist and Buddhist philosophies; “Emperors and the Forbidden City”, providing snapshots of China’s socio-historical power relations and the last using Macao as a case-study for Canton culture and the opening up of China.
(2 MO Credits – 20 Hours, 5 sessions of 4 hours)
The Greater Bay Area of China, only 6% of its territory and 5% of its population, accounts for 12,2% of the country’s GDP. It is one of the fastest rising business and industrial clusters in the world, presenting unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs contemplating developing new business ventures. Learn a structured approach to the entrepreneurial process within the context of the Greater Bay Area, based on practical examples in Mainland China, Macao and Hong Kong.
(2 MO Credits – 20 Hours, 5 sessions of 4 hours)
Learn how to approach creativity as a process to accomplish innovation in products and services. Embark in a thorough journey beginning with fostering inspiring ideas to actually implementing and testing them by modelling prototypes using 3D printing and laser cutting technologies at the USJ Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab).