Travel and Tourism Program, International College

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Travel and Tourism Program, International College

• Dr. Hsuan Hsuan Chang
• Director of Travel and Tourism Program of
  International College
• Assistant Professor of Department of Leisure and
  Recreation Management
• Ming Chuan University

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Contents

• IC Features
• IC Program
• Program History
• Students
• Faculties
• Program Curriculum
• Internship
• Dual degree program/overseas exchange program

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Basic Information

• From 1999 to 2008.
• From 17 to over 700 students.
• 1 graduate 7 undergraduate programs

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IC Features

• English as the language of instruction and
  interaction in class
• The four-year undergraduate curriculum of IC is
  conducted in English, which is the first such
  institution in Taiwan.
• Cross-cultural interactions and global view
• in an international community IC has more than
  three hundred students from 68 different
  countries,

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IC Features

• Dual degree and exchange options
• IC encourages students to study abroad for one to
  two semesters at the universities which have
  cooperative agreements with Ming Chuan
  University.

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Program
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History

• The International College was established in
  1999.
• Travel and Tourism Program started in 2001
• Originally designed and operated by Tourism
  School
• Share the same faculties
• The same course design
• Difference the language

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History
Year graduates
2005 6
2006 20
2007 35
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Student

• International students
• High school graduates (K-12, IB, STPM, Form 6)
  holding foreign passport
• TOEFL or related test above 500
• Local students
• Local high school graduates passed College
  Entrance Examination
• Transfer students from related departments within
  and outside MCU

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Student

• 2-year Transfer students from different countries
• EX, this year, Travel and Tourism Program
  accepted 8 Korean students, who transferred from
  Suwon Science College, to join junior class
• Short term exchange student
• Foreigner students come to study in our program
  only for one semester or one year
• EX this year, we have four students from Hong
  Kong City University and lots from South Korea

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Students
2008 Data Taiwan International 22 Total
Senior 13 16 5 34
Junior 10 9 8 27
Sophomore 16 9 25
Freshman 18 5 23
50 -enter Try to keep the class size between 25
to 30. Good for everyone
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Faculties Directors of IC

• C.Walter Wang
• Journalism
• Mass Com.

• Yih-Lan Ellen Chen
• Dean of IC
• Ph.D., University of
• Washington, Seattle  

• Dr.L-T Wang
• Director of
• Applied Computing

• Dr.H-S Tu
• Director of
• Intertnaioal Business  

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Faculties of IC travel tourism

• Dr.Mojdeh Jamina
• Department of Management, School of Business and
  Economics, University of Exeter

• Dr.Chang, Hsuan Hsuan
• Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources, College
  of Nature Resources, Michigan State University  

• Dr.Paul Miko
• College of Physical Education, Recreation, and
  Health University of Maryland, College Park,
  Maryland

• Dr.Kevin Ho
• Department of Marketing, Webster University
• Q630

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Faculties from Tourism School

• Dr.Shen Lai
• Assistant Professor
• Texas AM
• University, USA

• Dr.Lai, Hung-Sheng
• Assistant Professor
• Texas Tech
• University, USA

• Dr.Kuo, Nien-Te
• Assistant
• Barry university, USA

• Dr.Sung, Yung-Kun
• Assistant Professor
• Florida International
• University , USA  

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Faculties from Tourism School

• Dr.Chen, Chi-Ten
• Assistant Professor
• Iowa State
• University, USA  

• Dr.Hu, Shin-Hui
• Assistant Professor
• Iowa State
• University, USA

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Staff

• Debby ext 3298
• Academic Affairs
• The course registration
• Your class advisor
• Anita -3195
• Student affair
• Student activity
• Annie Tai - 3332
• Supervisor for student internship
• Very helpful

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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Information to download
• IC web site ?Program?Travel tourism?Furture
  information?2008 curriculum to down
• Keep this with you for 4 year
• Number of credits to graduate 130 credits
• Type of courses
• College/professional
• Required/elective

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Type of courses
credits
College required courses 27 Language, Information Technology, PE Service learning-16hrs Language, Information Technology, PE Service learning-16hrs
College core elective course 21 5 types, for each type, there is certain criteria on the number of courses u must take, pay attention to notes 5 types, for each type, there is certain criteria on the number of courses u must take, pay attention to notes
Professional required course 67 You must take, if you fail, you must take it again until you pass it You must take, if you fail, you must take it again until you pass it
Professional elective course 15 You can choose elective courses based on your interests You can choose elective courses based on your interests
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General Courses
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College Courses
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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Freshmen/Sophomores
• Introduction to tourism / Leisure and recreation
  administration
• Introduction to hospitality industry / Travel
  agency
• Leisure and recreation management
• Hospitality management
• Travel agency management

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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Freshmen/Sophomores
• Ticketing
• Eco-and Green Tourism / sustainability tourism
• Accounting / Economy / Statistics
• Consumer service
• Research Method

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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Junior Senior
• Tour guide / interpretation service
• Tourism policy and regulation
• Airline reservation
• Tourism product package design
• Travel agency advanced
• Financial management in tourism industry

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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Junior Senior
• Hospitality services
• Tourism industry in Europe and America
• Travel disputes
• Tourism marketing management
• Human resources management
• Consumer psychology

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Travel and tourism curriculum

• Junior Senior
• Gaming management
• MICE Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and
  Exhibition
• Internship
• Conducted during the summer break
• After you finished second year, you can think
  about it
• Domestic or overseas

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Internship

• 400 hours interns in industry in Taiwan or abroad
• The internship regulation is located in the web
  site
• In travel agency, hotel, airline company,
  restaurant, BB, museum, national park and so
  forth
• Annie key person to take care of internship

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IC special activity

• Each semester IC will arrange two events
• One field trip visit tourism hospitality
  related enterprise
• Transportation fee will be at your own expense
• The trip itinerary will be released one month
  ahead
• One hour speech from professionalism of industry
• Dr.Ho Key person for this activity

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Facility

• Ming Chuan Teaching Hotel in Tayouan and Taipei
• Travel Agency Center in 3rd floor of P building
• Travel Information Center in 3rd floor of P
  building
• Food Beverage Laboratory in 4th floor of P
  building
• Tutoring center in 5th floor of Q building

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Something you need to plan for

• In the following years
• Professional licenses acquired
• TOEFL or ISLES test (2nd)
• English Tour Guide/Tour Leader (3rd)
• Apply for graduate school aboard (4th)
• Exchange or Dual program (4th)
• 5 students in UK
• 3 students in USA
• 3 students in Korea

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Service/counseling

• International College
• http//www.mcu.edu.tw/department/inter-colle
  ge/college/index.asp
• Curriculum instruction
• Faculty
• International Education and Exchange
  http//www1.mcu.edu.tw/Apps/SB/SB_Site.aspx?pageID
  583
• foreign student recruitment
• academic exchanges (30 active partners)

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Service/counseling

• International Student Advising Office
  http//www1.mcu.edu.tw/Apps/SB/SB_Site.aspx?PageID
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• Care for intl students daily life affairs
• Mandarin Studies and Culture Center
  http//www.mcu.edu.tw/admin/mscc/english/index.htm
  
• Chinese courses for students and faculty

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Tips for your IC life

• Academic performance
• Try to prepare and do your homework with others
• You will get better from time to time
• Your personal life
• Try to make some friends outside and inside of IC
• Try to participate in student association/club
• Talk to your teacher

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Tips for your IC life

• Try to see/think things in different way
• Cross-culture difference
• Show you respect to others
• Faculty, staff, your classmates
• You can play hard but you must study hard
• Always finish your homework and study before you
  go out for fun