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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST2221: CHINESE HISTORY 1949-1989

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST2221: CHINESE HISTORY 1949-1989

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	2	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To acquaint students with the main events of Chinese history since the foundation of the People's Republic in 1949 and to encourage discussion of the different approaches to that history.

Content

The consolidation of power by the Chinese Communist Party and the emergence of Maoist policies in the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution.The death of Mao and the reform policies of Deng Xiaoping.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

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	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	100%	three-hour written examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Two 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.