Postgraduate Course: Korean History, Culture, and Society (ASST11107)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course familiarises students with the history of the Korean peninsula. It introduces students to key historical issues and debates, including state formation, colonial rule, the interaction of the Korean peninsula with external powers, modernisation and industrialisation. |
| Course description |
The course provides an overview of Korean history starting from three kingdoms and Koryo and move on to Chosun dynasty. It will pay attention to its political system and ideology, Confucianism and politics, and culture and society during Chosun dynasty and comparative approaches with neighbouring countries such as China and Japan. The course will also explore foreign incursions, economic systems, social uprisings and Japanese colonialism. It gradually extends to cover Korean war in 1950s and development and industrialisation in 1970s.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 6 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Postgraduate:
Mid-term assignment 40% (800 words) -
Students can choose one type of assignment from various options of assignments, including video
essays (2-3 group work possible), blogs, Wikipedia entries (2-3 group work possible), podcasts (2-3
group work possible), contrast two journal articles or editorials
Essays 60% (3000 words)
Undergraduate:
Mid-term assignment 40% (500 words) -
Students can choose one type of assignment from various options of assignments, including video
essays (2-3 group work possible), blogs, Wikipedia entries (2-3 group work possible), podcasts (2-3
group work possible), contrast two journal articles or editorials
Essays 60% (2000 words) |
| Feedback |
*formative assessment with associated feedback for the final paper by week 7 |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- understand in depth the historical developments on the Korean peninsula.
- understand and explain the role of Korea in geopolitical context in the world history.
- formulate Korean history related research questions.
- draw on and apply knowledge and understanding to analyse the causes and impact of the historical issue.
- collect and analyse historical data.
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Reading List
Essential:
Cummings, B. (2005) Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History, New York: Norton.
Primary:
Lee, P. eds. (2001) Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume Two: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries, New York: Columbia University Press.
Eckert, C. and Lee, K.B. (1991) Korea Old and New: A history, Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Secondary:
Eckert, C. (1996) Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism 1876-1945, Cambridge: Harvard University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
*Think critically and produce Masters-level work under pressure.
*Work independently, seeking relevant advice and support when necessary.
*Understand, interpret, and use scholarly resources.
*Gain global perspectives on the subject.
*Work on digital product development with confidence. |
| Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with UG |
| Keywords | Three kingdoms,Koryo,Chosun dynasty,political and economic systems,social uprisings |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Holly Stephens
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: holly.stephens@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Charlotte McLean
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: cmclean9@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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