China: Healthcare Education

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This upper-level undergraduate course will build on essential foundational work in “China’s Digital Revolution” to explore in greater depth one of the following topics only briefly referenced in the course: 1) opportunities for foreign biopharma companies to invest in expansion of China’s digital healthcare delivery system, currently a top priority on the official agenda, or 2) current trends in China’s online education economy, including products designed for rural schools, foreign language tutoring online, and digital marketing of educational services. The Independent Study will proceed in four phases: topic selection and preliminary bibliography, research paper outline detailing thesis and subtopics, a draft paper submitted for review, and a final, 10,000-word paper (exclusive of bibliography) incorporating comments on the draft report. At all stages, the student will be guided by the instructor in meetings held once a week or more as needed. The result of the semester’s work is expected to be a professional level paper useful to the student as he applies to graduate school or for a job in a China-related field.