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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module EAST3211: MODERN EAST ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST3211: MODERN EAST ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Open 3 20 Available in 2006/2007 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • Restricted to Final Year Honours only.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • 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

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
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

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

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.