Introduction to Chinese History

All terms

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Course study period: all terms, continuous online course

Level: Introductory course/intermediate

Language: English

Amount of credits: 5 ECTS

Time: The course is continuously ongoing. Students can start taking the course once they have registered in Peppi or Sisu. 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

Goals: Students will learn the general course of Chinese history from the beginning of the Chinese civilization to the present, its major phases, events, personages, and developments. As transferable skills, students will learn how to assimilate and understand large amounts of new information through following lectures and reading research literature, as well as academic English listening and writing skills.

Contents: The course introduces students to Chinese history from the Stone Age to the present. The focus is on the political development and change of the Chinese state, classical Chinese political philosophy, and statecraft, dynastic political system, the dynamics of the interaction between ‘barbarians’ and the Chinese civilization as well as Western influence in China. Also, the modern and contemporary histories of China are introduced and the historical roots of modern Chinese society are discussed during the course.

Taken as: Online course with lectures and literature; exam (arranged once a month)

This course does not have a fixed schedule. When you have watched the lectures and read the obligatory materials you can take the exam. A home exam is arranged once a month.

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

 

Photo: Lauri Paltemaa. Asianet Material Bank