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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST2171: MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST2171: MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Open 2 20 Available in 2006/2007 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • None.

Aims

  • To consider the emergence of Japan as a super-state in terms of its progression from alliance to hostility with the West, and subsequently of its post-War economic and political recovery.

Content

  • Emperor; "wealthy nation, strong army"; People and Politics; Western perspectives; US and Japan; Japan and War.

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

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Lectures 18 1 Per Week 1 Hour 18
Tutorials 3 1 Per Term 1 Hour 3
Seminars 4 2 Each in Michaelmas and Eiphany Terms 1 Hour 4
Preparation and Reading 175
Total 200

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Examination 50% two-hour written examination 100%
Essays 50% 2000 word essay 1 50%
2000 word essay 2 50%

Formative Assessment

Practice essays and seminar presentations.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.