International Student Programs: Academics

Sias understands that students have countless choices in higher education across the world. However, Sias is confident that it offers a rare opportunity in central China where students can take advantage of the Chinese traditional culture and the broad variety of academic programs. The hybrid American-Chinese model Sias has developed attracts students worldwide who are looking for the benefits of experiencing Chinese culture while receiving American education with affordable tuition and living costs.

Sias offers three different types of academic programs tailored to meet the needs of today's students living and competing in a global environment. These are: the Chinese Studies Certificate Programs for international students, American Bachelor Degree Programs for both native Chinese speaking students and international students who speak English, and Chinese Degree Programs for native Chinese speaking students.

Each path of study has its own prerequisites, core courses, and graduation requirements presented in the following pages. To achieve a Fort Hays State University bachelor's degree, students must complete or transfer (limitations apply) 124 credit hours across specified disciplines. This is a standard four-year program. Sias Chinese Studies Certificate Programs are designed as one- to three-year programs with customizable courses as well as length of study to meet your level and needs. Chinese degrees awarded by Sias under China's State Degree Office are for native Chinese speakers looking for a Chinese higher education degree.

No matter what your educational needs are, Sias University can help you achieve your goals!

Chinese Degree Programs

Sias offers 12 associate degree majors and 54 undergraduate degree majors for native Chinese speakers in a variety of disciplines, including basic sciences, business management, computer science, economics and trade, electrical engineering, fine arts, foreign language,law sciences, music and performing arts.The faculty is diverse with over 900 Chinese and 100 foreign instructors who are experts in their fields of study. Upon earning one of these degrees, students are well equipped to attain premier jobs in China or to apply for graduate school in prestigious Chinese or western universities.

American Bachelor Degree Programs

Beginning in the fall of 2000, Sias University and Fort Hays State University (Kansas) began a partnership to provide American accredited bachelor's degrees in China for fluent Chinese speaking students. This degree program is now also being extended to include English Speaking students who speak English as a second language or as native language by having all necessary courses delivered in English. Bachelors in Business Administration and in Organizational Leadership are now offered in both Chinese-and-English format, and an all-English format. Bachelor in Information Technology is now offered in a Chinese-and-English format.

Sias provides the following Fort Hays State University American degrees:

• B.A. in Organizational Leadership
• B.S. in Information, Networking, and Telecommunication
• B.B.A. in Management

Each FHSU degree program requires 124 credit hours to complete. While 30 credit hours are provided by FHSU instructors at Sias, 82 hours are acquired through Sias courses (taught in Chinese or English), and 12 hours are from Credit-by-Exam courses taught on Sias campus in English.

Each FHSU bachelor's degree is comprised of 45 general education credit hours in conjunction with Sias University. These courses are divided amongst various disciplines and are the same for all three bachelor's degrees obtainable at Sias.

Curriculum Structure of American Degree Programs

General Education Courses for B.B.A, B.A and B.S Degrees (45 Credit Hours)

• English Composition I, II
• Foundations of Computer Application
• Chinese History
• Chinese Culture
• Chinese Legal Environment
• Mathematics 1, 2
• Micro Economics
• Macro Economics
• Environmental Geology
• College Physics

Major Courses for B.B.A in Management

Business Core Courses (27 Hours)

• Business Law
• Principles of Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Business Communication
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Management
• Managerial Finance
• Business Policy
• Production & Operations Management

Management Major Courses (15 Hours)

• Business, society, and Ethics
• Applied Management Skills
• Organizational Behavior
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information System

Management Elective Course (18 Hours)

• Money and Banking
• International Trade
• International Settlement
• Business Negotiations and Techniques
• International Business English Correspondence
• Theory and Practice of Customs

Free Elective Courses (20 Hours)

Major Courses for B.A in Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership Core Courses (27 Hours)

• Introduction to Leadership Concept
• Introduction to leadership Behavior
• Field Work in Leadership Studies
• Business Negotiation and Techniques
• Leadership and Team Dynamics
• Principles of civic Leadership
• Principles of Organizational
• Leadership Capstone
• Leadership and Personal Development
• Internship in Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership Required Courses (9 Hours)

• Financial Accounting
• Statistics Principles
• Ethical Issues in Professions and Business

Organizational leadership Elective Courses (9 Hours)

• Business Communications
• Principles of marketing
• Cross-cultural Communication

Free Elective Courses (34 Hours)

(Note: As this program is of Business English major, the 34 hours are all in the field of Business English.)

Major Courses for B.S in Information, Networking and Telecommunication

INT Core Courses (18 Hours)

• Introduction to Web Development
• Enterprise Production and Operation Management
• Foundations of Information networking
• Leadership in Information Networking
• Capstone Seminar in Information Networking
• Law of Cyberspace

Computer Networking Concentration Courses (18 Hours)

• Internetworking I, II, III
• Network Architecture and Data Communications I, II
• Digital Circuit Techniques

INT Cross Concentration Courses (6 Hours)

• Introduction to Electronic Media
• Introduction to Webenabled Databases: Oracle

Free Electives (40 Hours)

• Management Information system
• Operating Systems
• Data Structure
• C-language Programming
  (More courses)

 Chinese Studies Certificate Programs

The Chinese Studies Certificate Programs are for international students. These programs provide a "language first" educational experience for those seeking to expand their knowledge of ancient and contemporary China in the fields of language, humanities, arts, and even traditional medicine. From a single semester to multi-year programs, students can choose a specialization from three available program tracks. All three tracks emphasize Chinese language acquisition while each complements their studies with specialized courses of choice.

Students have three Certificate tracks to choose from: Language, History and Culture, or Traditional Arts. The Language Certificate is comprised of 72 hours of language study over four semesters. The History and Culture track includes 18 hours of specialized courses on top of 56 hours of language study to make 74 credit hours of study for four semesters. The Traditional Arts program consists of 18 hours of arts courses and 56 hours of Chinese language courses to be covered in four semesters.

Alternatively, students can create their own program from the core courses Sias offers or even model their track around their home institution's needs. Field trips throughout China are also an integral part of the programs so that upon completion a student will have experienced every day. China in addition to gaining a diverse understanding of Chinese history, society, and culture. Regardless of your current Chinese language level or study objectives in China, Sias will help you maximize your experience here and prepare you for a global profession.

The credit hours earned from the Chinese Studies Certificate Programs are transferable to the students' home educational institutions. (Students are recommended to check with their home university for credit equivalency.)

The Chinese language courses in the Chinese Studies Certificate Programs can also help the students to pass the national HSK* Chinese language level exams. (Additional HSK exam preparation courses are also offered independently.)

The HSK is the official Chinese language Proficiency Exam for non-native Chinese speakers. There are three levels of the HSK, and successful passage is used for verifying your professional Chinese language abilities in China.

I. Chinese Language Certificate Program (72 Hours, 4 Semesters)
Fundamental Chinese Ⅰ(18 Credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening

Fundamental Chinese Ⅱ (18 Credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening

Intermediate Chinese Ⅰ (18 Credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Reading Chinese
• Chinese Writing

Intermediate Chinese Ⅱ (18 Credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Reading Chinese
• Chinese Writing

II. Chinese History & Culture Certificate Program (74 Hours, 4 Semesters)
Chinese History & Culture Courses (18 hours)

• Early Chinese History
• Archeology of Ancient China
• Classic Chinese Literature
• Traditional Chinese Life and Culture
• Late Chinese History
• Religion in China
• China and the West
• Modern Chinese Literature
• Contemporary Culture Issues in China

Chinese Language Courses (56 hours)

• Fundamental Chinese (12 hours)
• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese

• Fundamental Chinese (12 hours)
• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese

Intermediate Chinese I (16 hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Chinese Writing

Intermediate Chinese (16 hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Chinese Writing

III. Chinese Traditional Arts Certificate Program (74 hours, 4 Semesters)

Chinese Traditional Arts Courses (18 hours)

• Chinese Cooking
• Martial Arts, Wu Shu
• Chinese Painting
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory
• Chinese Calligraphy
• Martial Arts, Tai Chi
• Chinese Music
• Chinese Massage Lab
• Chinese Acupuncture Lab

Chinese Language Courses (56 hours)

Fundamental Chinese Ⅰ (12 hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese

Fundamental Chinese Ⅱ (12 hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese

Intermediate Chinese I (18 credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Reading Chinese
• Chinese Writing

Intermediate Chinese Ⅱ (18 credit hours)

• Comprehensive Chinese
• Speaking Chinese
• Chinese Listening
• Reading Chinese
• Chinese Writing