Unit information: Internationalising Modern China 1850s - 1950 (Level H Special Subject) in 2021/22

Unit name	Internationalising Modern China 1850s - 1950 (Level H Special Subject)
Unit code	HIST37016
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Lopes
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of History (Historical Studies)
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit explores the city that lay at the heart of China's interaction with foreign power after 1843, examining the history of Shanghai down to 1949. Tens of thousands of foreign nationals lived amongst the ever-growing Chinese population of this important city, a site in which ordinary people and the state to renegotiate China’s relationship with the world beyond its domains. The overall aim in studying the city’s history is to help us understand key issues in China's modern history, and its place in a relentlessly globalising world. The unit allows for a study of such issues as international diplomacy, technology transfer, the circulation of knowledge, imperialism and nationalism, as well as the experiences and views of individuals. The resources relating to this unit are rich and easily accessible, including memoirs, private and official archives, Customs and other publications, newspapers, travel accounts, trade, medical, and educational reports, and visual documents.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the unit students should have:

• Developed an in depth understanding of the internationalisation of modern China

• Become more experienced and competent in working with an increasingly specialist range of primary sources

• Become more adept at contributing to and learning from a small-group environment

• Acquired a firm knowledge of key issues in the history of modern Chinas foreign relations

• Developed an advanced understanding of the literature generated by and about the Chinese Maritime Customs.

Teaching Information

Seminars - 3 hours per week

Assessment Information

1 x 3500 word essay (50%) and 1 x 2 hour exam (50%)

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.