Degree | Type | Year |
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2500244 East Asian Studies | OB | 3 |
2503778 International Relations | OT | 4 |
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There are no specific prerequisites to take this subject, although students should have an interest in the international politics of the region. A habit of reading news and analysis articles from various viewpoints is highly desirable. Students must have an adequate level of English (e.g., level B2 of the CEFR) to follow the classes and to understand written and audiovisual documents in this language.
The purpose of this subject is to enable students to interpret and understand the evolution of all the elements that have been shaping East Asia's international politics since the beginning of the Cold War.
On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to:
Part 1. Introduction to the study of International Relations in East Asia
The discipline of International Relations and international politics.
The configuration of today's world.
The role of theory. Main paradigms of the discipline of International Relations.
Levels of analysis.
Part 2. The creation of the bipolar order in East Asia
The Asian regional order at the end of World War II.
The establishment of the People's Republic of China and its impact on the regional order.
The occupation of Japan and the emergence of a new actor in the regional system.
The division of the Korean Peninsula.
Part 3. The evolution of the Cold War
Southeast Asia.
Triangular diplomacy.
The Nixon Doctrine and its impact on the regional order.
Japan’s new regional role: flying geese and the Fukuda Doctrine.
The USSR and the main regional powers.
The international relations of the People's Republic of China.
The end of the Cold War and the configuration of a new international order.
Part 4. East Asia today: conflict, cooperation and future prospects
Rise and of China as a Great Power, and China's foreign policy
The “normalization” of Japan as an international actor.
U.S. presence and role in the region: the end of the Pax Americana?
The systemic competition between the U.S. and China
The Korean Peninsula and North Korea's nuclear diplomacy.
East Asia’s security architecture.
The question of Taiwan.
The role of other regional actors: Mongolia, Southeast Asian countries, Russia.
Regional cooperation and regionalism.
Contending theoretical perspective on the future of the region.
*Professors teaching this subject will be announced at a later stage.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures | 50 | 2 | 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Written assignments | 34 | 1.36 | 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17, 23, 24, 25 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading and study | 45 | 1.8 | 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 23, 24, 25 |
In order to achieve the planned objectives, this course focuses on theoretical and practical classes. The readings and activities suggested by the teaching staff propose an orderly and coordinated development of the subject's contents with the aim of facilitating the assimilation and understanding of the contents.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Class activity (in groups) | 15% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
Content development assignment, individual or groupwork | 20% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 |
Test 1 | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, 24 |
Test 2 | 35% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, 24 |
Continuous assessment
Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. These activities are detailed in the table at the end of this section of the Study Guide.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. In case of retaking, maximum grade will be 5 (Pass).
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities in whichirregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from resitting.
Single assessment
This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.
Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the teacher responsible for the subject, for the record.
Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.
On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).
Single assessment activities
The final grade for the subject will be calculated according to the following percentages:
Grade revision and resit procedures for the subject are the same as those for continuous assessment. See the section above in this study guide.
More information: http://www.uab.cat/web/study-abroad/undergraduate/academic-information/evaluation/what-is-it-about-1345670077352.html
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Other reference resources
This course does not require any specific software.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(TE) Theory | 1 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |