2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

EAST5015M China's Development

15 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Dr Heather Zhang
Email: eashz@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Module replaces

EAST5110M China's Political Economy

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will explore the complexities of historical and contemporary development of China and will look at the political, economic and social changes of China over the past century and into the new millennium. Students will learn to apply development theories and concepts to analyse the Chinese experiences within a global context.

Objectives

This module aims at exploring the complexities of historical and contemporary development of China, applying development theories and concepts to the analysis of the Chinese experiences and situating China's specific experiences in a wider global development context.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- understand political, economic and social changes of China over the past century and into the new millennium;
- develop an appreciation of the major dimensions of change since the post-Mao reforms;
- examine and analyse the process of transition from state socialism to a market-oriented economy in China;
- understand the opportunities and challenges that China faces in economic and human development in an age of increasing globalisation;
- critically assess the different approaches to development in the Chinese context and their broader implications for development theory and practice.

Syllabus

- Chinese revolutions.
- The Mao era and its achievements and failures.
- The post-Mao rural reform and the modernisation drive.
- The open policy and urban reform.
- Rural-urban relations.
- Regional development strategies and regional disparities.
- Environment and sustainable development.
- Emerging issues in agricultural and rural development.
- Human development and livelihoods.
- Social policy and social security.
- China and globalisation.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			130.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

130 hours: lecture preparation, further readings, research for and writing of assignments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through feedback by tutor on seminar presentation and group work.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 3,000 word essay	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 02/03/2018 17:22:46

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