Admission requirements
Successful completion of BA1 Modern Chinese History.
Students that wish to write their BA Thesis in this course will have to receive permission from the programme. Applying for supervision can be done through this form.
Description
The Chinese Civil War started in early March 1946 after full-fledged fighting between Nationalist and Communist troops erupted in Manchuria. This conflict, which has its origins in the violent end of their alliance in 1927, spread to other parts of the country. Fighting eventually abated in 1949 as the Nationalists retreated to Taiwan and the Chinese Communist Party declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Recent developments remind us that this conflict remains unresolved. In this course, we will cover political, military, and international dimensions of this conflict. We will also explore social, economic, and environmental impact of this conflict by examining individual experiences of war correspondents, urban workers, and displaced persons. For the final assignment, students will design and write a research project on a specific aspect of the Chinese Civil War.
Course objectives
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
Identify causes of the Chinese Civil War.
Assess secondary literature on the Chinese Civil War.
Design a research paper on a specific aspect of the Chinese Civil War.
Report orally the design of the research paper.
Evaluate the feasibility of other students’ research designs.
Formulate evidence-based arguments in academic English.
Timetable
The timetables are avalable through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar.
Assessment method
Proposal: 15%
Presentation: 10%
Research: 75%
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average. To pass the course, the weighted average of the partial grades must be 5.5 or higher.
Resit
A resit for the research paper is allowed if a student scores a non-passing grade (5,49 or lower) on the first attempt.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Readings are announced on Brightspace.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Registration À la carte education, Contract teaching and Exchange
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office Herta Mohr
Remarks
None