HIST 366 - China: Ming Dynasty to Today

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
Survey of modern Chinese history through lens of sustainability. Ming and Qing dynasties, Republican and Communist regimes. Literati and popular culture, philosophical shifts, literature, material arts. Commercialization, urbanization, rebellion/dissent, nationalism, foreign relations, role of diaspora in contemporary China.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Know basic analytic concepts for interpreting historical evidence relating to the history of modern China.
Achieve digital literacy in accessing and presenting information about major figures, ideas and events in modern Chinese history.
Demonstrate significant knowledge of major events and trends in the history of modern China.
Write and speak clearly and persuasively about events and trends in modern Chinese history, and work collaboratively with others in solving problems relating to the sustainability of political and economic regimes.
Provide original interpretation of assigned sources, and accurately reference all sources in coursework.
Comprehend how differences and similarities among diverse peoples and cultures over time shaped the history of modern China, its empire, and its relationship to the rest of the world.
Understand the central role issues of sustainability have played in the rise and fall of modern Chinese political and economic regimes and the increasing role environmental dilemmas play in Chinese society.
Analyze Chinese art and literature as distinct contributions to the global humanities.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities;
analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.