AIE335 - Modern China: Liberation, Cultural Revolution and Reform

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Xiangshu Fang

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

AIE235, AIE435

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour Seminar per week

Content

The unit presents a study of the development of 'New China' under the leadership of the Communist Party through an examination of the political system, different models of economic construction, social restructuring, mass campaigns and the place given to dissent. The unit will focus on the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution and the current economic reform. It seeks to engage students in analysing the issues that China is confronted with, such as rapid urbanization, mass domestic migration, food security and safety, environment, cultural heritage reservation, and ideological dilemma.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Group) – Group Presentation (10 minutes) – 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) – Seminar Exercise (600 words) – 15%

Assessment 3 (Individual) – Essay (1800 words) - 35%

Assessment 4 (Individual) - Examination (2 hours) – 30%

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