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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module EAST3211: MODERN EAST ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Department: EAST ASIAN STUDIES

EAST3211: MODERN EAST ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Restricted to Final Year Honours only.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To introduce students to Modern East Asian intellectual and political thought in China and Japan.
  • It will focus on the development of concepts of the 'state', assess the methods and effectiveness with which they were applied in the two respective countries.
  • The module is predominantly lecture based, but will include regular seminars to provide a forum for student led discussion.

Content

  • An examination of the development of political thought in Japan and China.
  • Initially, the module will introduce classical and medieval East Asian thought as the foundation of modern political thought.
  • This will be followed by more detailed consideration of the emergence of political ideologies and systems in the modern period such as nationalism, communism, militarism and self-strengthening.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

      Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

      • This module will be taught with a mixture of lectures and seminars.

      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Lectures 17 One hour 17
      Tutorials 3 1 Per Term One hour 3
      Seminars 5 One hour 5
      Preparation and Reading 175
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Essay Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      2000 word essay 1 50%
      2000 word essay 2 50%
      Component: Examination Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      two-hour examination 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      Practice 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