MSc Politics Of China

Master

In City of London

£ 11,545 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
China has the world’s biggest population and the second largest economy in the world. As part of the BRICS and BASIC group, China has a large impact in world affairs: understanding China is increasingly becoming essential to understanding the world. Politics and International Relations of China provide a fascinating opportunity to examine issues and themes in modern politics. From dynastic rule to the fall of the Qing, unequal treaties and their legacies in the form of Hong Kong and Macau, China offers an example for examining and analyzing long standing questions of territory, border, identity and sovereignty. From these historical origins to the more recent ‘Rise of China’, the buzzword of the 21st Century, this MSc degree brings together elements required to fully appreciate and understand China’s rise, its origins, and its current position in the world.
The MSc covers China’s domestic and international politics, and the historical and theoretical issues through the Chinese Politics modules of State and Society in the Chinese Political process (domestic politics), China and International Politics (international relations) and Taiwan’s Politics and Cross-Strait Relations. Each China Politics module combines empirical and theoretical material in a historically sensitive manner. The modules aim to establish thematic groupings for the purposes of considering and debating the government and politics of China, and further examine the relations between the government and politics of China and regional developments, international pressures, and the global political economy.
Convenors
Yuka Kobayashi

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Subjects

  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Commercial Law
  • IT
  • International Politics
  • International
  • Government
  • Government Politics
  • Globalization
  • China
  • Political process
  • Economic problems
  • Himalaya
  • Cantonese
  • General skills

Course programme

Students must take 180 credits comprised of 120 taught credits (including core and option modules) and a 60 credit dissertation.

  • 90 credits from A (all modules compulsory);
  • 30 additional credits B or C;
  • Dissertation on some aspect of Chinese Politics (compulsory)
A. The following three modules are worth 30 credits each and are core modules:
  • China and international politics
  • State and society in the Chinese political process
  • Taiwan's politics and cross-strait relations
B. 30 credits to be taken from either List B (Politics modules) or List C (external modules)
  • International politics of East Asia
  • Politics of Globalisation and Development in Asia and Africa
  • State & society in Asia & Africa
  • Northeast Asian politics: Japan, Korea and Taiwan
  • State and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus
  • Geopolitics and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus
  • Government and politics of modern South East Asia
  • The Indian Ocean in World Politics
  • Political Thought on the Just Rebellion
  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Social Research
  • Foreign Policy Analysis
  • Infrastructures, Conflict and Struggle
  • International politics of the Middle East
  • Government and politics of modern South Asia
C. 30 credits to be taken from either List B (Politics modules) or List C (external modules)
  • Economic problems and policies in modern China
  • Culture and Society of China
  • Knowledge and Power in Early Modern China
  • Nationhood and Competing Identities in Modern China
Language modules: students should chose the language they wish to take from the list below. They should then make contact with the relevant Module Convenor during welcome week who will assess which level of module would be appropriate, and will advise re. changing module enrolments if necessary.
  • Elementary Spoken Cantonese (PG)
  • Elementary spoken Hokkien (Minnanyu, Taiwanese) (PG)
  • Chinese 1 (PG)
D. Dissertation (compulsory):

this will focus on some aspect of Chinese Politics

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

Programme Specification
  • Programme Specification 2012 (pdf; 109kb)
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MSc Politics Of China

£ 11,545 + VAT