AIE334 - China: From Empire to Republic

Unit details

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2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Guo-qiang Liu
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

AIE234, AIE434

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Content

The unit examines the source of Chinese civilisation, foundations of traditional Chinese society and patterns of dynasties' transition. It seeks to engage students in a search for a broad understanding of China's continuous struggles for modernisation since the Opium War. The unit will focus on the period between the late imperial era in the early nineteenth century and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 as a vehicle for studying the enduring legacies of the past-in-the-present.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1
  • Understand the ancient Chinese cosmology and belief system
  • Understand the concept of ‘mandate of heaven’ and the hierarchic nature of the traditional Chinese society
  • Understand Chinese ‘culturalism’ and the patterns of dynasties’ transition
  • Understand the impact of the Opium War on Chinese society and the rise of Chinese nationalism
  • Understand the origins of the Chinese Communist revolution
 GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

 Use the knowledge and conceptual tools to commence preliminary critical analyses of issues arising from China’s continuous struggles for modernization since the Opium War GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

 Better understand China's past for the specific goal of 'enhancing Australia’s capacity to interpret and engage with its regional and global environment through a greater understanding of languages, societies, politics and cultures' (Australian Government, Australia in Asian Century White Paper, 2012) GLO8: Global citizenship

 

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Group Presentation   20% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Class Exercise 600 words 15% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay 1800 words 35% Information not yet available
Assessment 4 (Individual) - Examination 2 hours 30% Examination period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIE334 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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