HIST 298 Imperial China Units: 3.00
A survey of Chinese history, thought, and material culture from the time of the first establishment of the unified Empire in 221 B.C.E. to the last Emperor's abdication in 1912. A variety of recent reconstructions of parts of China's imperial past will also be discussed.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply critical skills to reading assigned materials on the history of China as an emerging and established state.
- Consider and compare how researchers have conducted their investigations of topics covered in the course.
- Reflect orally and in writing on how Chinese civilization developed in the context of world history.
- Analyze topics covered in the course in short papers and in scheduled class discussions.
- Compose a correctly formatted and clearly argued research essay of 1200 to 1500 words.