 MAIS Capstone Project List
The MAIS program capstone project (also known as the Masters Thesis) provides each student a unique opportunity to do project-based field research. Each student will research, analyze, edit and publish a final Thesis that meets professional standards of validity, reliability and credibility. Students gain research skills, guided practice, and mentorship through the MAIS program’s research strand courses (MAIS 502: Research Methods; MAIS 503: Ethnography; MAIS 504: Data Analysis), culminating in their capstone thesis project under the advisement of a faculty member. Below is a list of topics that MAIS students have researched and published.
Education
- Academic Pressure On Chinese Students
- Foreign Student Acculturation In China
- American And Chinese Classroom Management Methods
- Third Culture Kids In Shanghai
- English As A Global Language In China
- Math Instruction In Urban Primary Schools In China And California
- Medical English Resources For Teachers In China
- Confucian Philosophy And Contemporary Education In China
Economy & Business
- China’s Economic Growth And Elderly Care
- China's Duality: Communism And Capitalism
- Management Inefficiency Of Faith-Based Orphanages In China
- Communism And Capitalistic Gains In China
- Environmental Port Policies: Long Beach And Shanghai
- The Future Of Wine In China
- US-China Ferrous Scrap Metal Trade
- Utilization Of Solar Power Roofs In China
Politics & Laws
- China’s “Peaceful” And “Harmonious Rise?”
- China’s Policy In Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
- Public Littering And Environmental Law Enforcement in China
- The Rape Of Nanjing
- United States Peace Corps Values And China
- Tibetan-Han And Uyghur-Han Relations & China's Foreign Policy
- The Role Of Censorship In China’s Artistic Output
- Views Of Formosa: Mainland Perceptions Of Taiwan
- Women's Rights In Mainland China
- Xinjiang And Its Effect On Chinese Foreign Policy In Central Asia
- Internet Censorship In China
- China’s One-Child Policy: Population, Sex Ratios And Family Culture
Culture & Society
- Adoption In China
- Littering In Shanghai
- American Sports Leagues And China’s Sports Culture
- Archaeological Perpetuation In Shanghai
- China’s Migrant Workers: Beyond Beijing 2008
- Chinese Christians And Their Cultural Influences
- Changing Norms of Courtship And Marriage in China
- Expatriate Women In Shanghai
- Key Elements In China’s Design Progression
- Korean Wave: Cultural Influence Upon China
- Sustainability Of Religious Taoism
- The Current State Of Religious Beliefs In Shenzhen
- Migrants In China And Illegal Immigrants In The U.S
- The “One-Child Policy” Generation 30 Years Later
- The New Generation’s Chinese Way Of Thinking
- Values And Worldviews Of Expatriates Living In China
- The Social Consequences Of Migration In Shanghai
- The Synthesis Of Chinese And American Folk Music
- Botanical And Culinary Benefits Of Chinese Kudzu
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