Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)
Module EAST2211: CHINESE HISTORY 1800-1949
Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES
EAST2211:
CHINESE HISTORY 1800-1949
| Type |
Open |
Level |
2 |
Credits |
20 |
Availability |
Available in 2005/06 |
Module Cap |
None. |
Location |
Durham
|
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Excluded Combination of Modules
Aims
- To acquaint the student with the history of Imperial China in its declining years and to encourage the examination of differing analyses of China's history of rebellion, war and revolution that concluded with the formation of the People's Republic in 1949.
Content
- The history of the decline of the Chinese empire under internal and external pressure in the nineteenth century, the republican experiments of the early twentieth century and the rise of Communist China during the war of resistance against Japan.
Learning Outcomes
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to
the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity |
Number |
Frequency |
Duration |
Total/Hours |
|
| Lectures |
18 |
1 Per Week |
1 Hour |
18 |
| Tutorials |
3 |
1 Per Term |
1 Hour |
3 |
| Seminars |
4 |
2 Each in Michaelmas and Epiphany Terms |
1 Hour |
4 |
| Preparation and Reading |
|
|
|
175 |
| Total |
|
|
|
200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination |
Component Weighting: 100% |
| Element |
Length / duration |
Element Weighting |
Resit Opportunity |
| three-hour written examination |
|
100% |
|
Two essays and seminar presentations.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University
