Introduction to Mongolian Politics and Society
All terms
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Course study period: all terms, continuous online course
Level: Advanced
Language: English
Amount of credits: 2 cr
Time: Students can start taking the course once they receive information about acceptance. The set study period extends to the end of that study term.
Organizer: Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku
Instructor: Professor Lauri Paltemaa (Lectures by Professor Turtogtokh Janar from the National University of Mongolia)
Goals: Students learn the significant political points/foci/events of Mongolian history since its establishment in 1206 as the Great Mongol Empire to the present; they know how to describe the essential features of Mongolian politics, including the constitutional system of government, elections, and foreign political and economic interests; and they understand significant keys to Mongolian traditional and present culture and society. As transferable skills, students will learn how to assimilate and understand large amounts of new information through class work and reading research literature, as well as academic English listening and writing skills.
Contents: This course is designed to help students understand the dynamics of Mongolian politics by exploring major points in Mongolian political history, Central Asian geo-political location in the 20th century, political democracy, and changing political and economic interests towards East Asia since the 1990s. Moreover, the structure of the Mongolian government, political institutions, and elections will be introduced in the lectures.
Taken as: Online lectures in Moodle and a final exam. You are recommended, but not required, to read the suggested literature.
This course does not have a fixed schedule. When you have watched the lectures you can take the exam. A home exam is arranged once a month.
Grading: On a scale of 1–5
Target Group: All students who wish to gain introductory knowledge on Mongolia.
Registration:
A continuous on-line course. Students from the member universities of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies can register for this course through the Peppi or Sisu systems any time of the year. Other students can apply for non-degree self-paying study right to the University of Turku.
This course does not have enrollment limits.
Starting the course:
There will be no acceptance notification or email invitation to the course. After registration students can access the course site immediately and independently in UTU Moodle and start studying. Log in through HAKA Login with your own university’s user account. Find the course yourself from UTU Moodle with the course code and name, no course key is needed. Home exam is arranged at least three times a term as well as summer exams in June and August with essay type of questions