History (HIST) 382
Contemporary China (Revision 1)
Delivery Mode: Individualized study online.
Credits: 3
Area of Study: Humanities
Prerequisite: None. HIST 381 or GLST 381 is recommended. Students taking this course are expected to have university-level research and writing skills.
Precluded Course: GLST 382. (HIST 382 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under 2 different disciplines—GLST 382. HIST 382 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for GLST 382).
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
HIST 382 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
Global Studies 382/History 382: Contemporary China, a three-credit, senior-level course which is designed to provide a thematic discussion of a number of major topics in post-Maoist China. Particular emphasis is placed on the dynamic but paradoxical impacts of globalization and modernization on various aspects of Chinese society.
Outline
Unit 1: China’s Reforms: An Overview
Unit 2: The Changing Relations between State and Society
Unit 3: Modernization, Globalization, and Social Stratification
Unit 4: A Different Way of Doing Business: Chinese Culture at Work
Unit 5: Intellectuals in Maoist and Post-reform Years
Unit 6: Post-Maoist Literature and Popular Culture
Unit 7: The Changing Identities of Chinese Women
Unit 8: Religion and Popular Worship in Contemporary China
Unit 9: China’s National Minorities and Other Chinas
Unit 10: Social Problems and Social Security Reform
Evaluation
To receive credit for HIST 382, you must achieve a grade of at least 50 per cent on the final examination and a course composite grade of at least “D“ (50 percent).
| Essay 1 | Mid-term Quiz | Essay 2 (part2a) | Essay 2 (part2b) | Final Examination | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 5% | 5% | 30% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Michael Dillon, Contemporary China—An Introduction (London & New York: Routledge 2009).
Other materials
The course materials include a study guide, an online reader, and a four-part DVD entitled China Rises.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
- Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the HIST 382 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the examination.
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, August 31, 2010.
Last updated by SAS 02/14/2013 10:35:57
