China's Twentieth Century Revolutions (VS1) (U02260)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VS1-CTCR

The course aims to chart political, social and cultural change in China from the early years of the twentieth century, when China's last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1912), sanctioned nation-building reforms, to the last years of the twentieth century when China's Communist-Party state promoted market-oriented economic reforms to improve the people's standard of living and legitimize continuing Communist party rule.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : HI0162

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire an insight into the meaning and significance of the dramatic changes (as well as continuities) that have marked China during the twentieth century, and will gain an understanding of new historiogrpahical approaches that have questioned conventional views on the nature of such changes.