China Today is a one credit (Pitt)/three unit (CMU) mini course, consisting of 14 hours of classes over a weekend, with a final paper assignment to be handed in for credit. The course will explore:

* How does China's multi-ethnic composition affect educational opportunity and career advancement?

* Education in China past and present: How does the history of education in China affect educational opportunity today?

* What is in store as China moves from technological supplier to technological innovator?

Who are the Chinese, and what are the social, economic, and cultural factors that make China a major player on the world stage today? In this short course, we will seek to understand China's present, and predict China's future, so as to understand China's place in our increasingly globalized world.