During the last four decades, China has undergone a dramatic process of 'economic reform and opening up' under the political leadership of the Communist Party of China. The combination of economic reform and political stability has generated rates of economic growth unprecedented in world history, triggering profound economic and social change within China and substantially altering China's role in an increasingly globalised world. While pursuing 'harmonious development' and a 'peaceful rise', China is confronted with many challenges and conflicts that have emerged as a consequence of rapid growth and change, relating to demographic change (including an aging population and rising gender imbalances), urbanisation, environmental degradation, human and legal rights, regional security and global trade. This course will address these and other issues in a series of four modules - Reform and Stability, Growth and Change, Conflict and Harmony, and Wealth and Power - in order to provide students with a deep understanding of China's dramatic transformation, and its far-reaching implications for China and the world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:- Recognise the economic and political underpinnings of China’s rapid growth and re-engagement with the global economy.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how China’s evolving political-economic system impacts on economic and social change.
- Identify the major challenges and conflicts facing China today.
- Critically analyse a range of unresolved debates relating to China’s domestic transformation and its changing role in the world.
Other Information
The material for this course, including lectures, is available online. Students will be asked to participate in a weekly face-to-face tutorial with the convenor. The course may also be available fully online depending on the number of online enrolments.Indicative Assessment
Participation (10%): In tutorials, to encourage active involvement.Mini papers (30%): Three short essays worth 10% each, maximum 800 words.
Debate (20%): On a range of topics, in teams, to be conducted in tutorials.
Research Essay 40%, including 10% for Essay Plan: Choose from a range of topics to be provided, maximum 3,000 words.
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Workload
Students will be expected to participate in weekly online tutorial discussions, including one formal debate; to read up to four articles each week; to write one online media piece (1000 words) and one research essay (3,000 words).
Prescribed Texts
The course will draw on selected chapters from CIW's China Story Yearbooks 2012-2014, which are all available freely online.
Preliminary Reading
No specific reading is required prior to the course, but students will be asked to familiarise themselves with the content of The China Story project.
A list of readings for each week derived from 1) academic literature, 2) The China Story Project, and 3) topical media commentaries related to the weekly topic will be provided on the Wattle site.
Assumed Knowledge
Chinese language skills or discipline-specific training are not required for this course.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3660 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $5160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
