value equivalent value

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PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM

SECTION 1 – THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 1. Programme title and designation

MSc Governance in Contemporary China For undergraduate programmes only

Single honours Joint Major/minor

2. Final award Master of Science

Award Title Credit

value

ECTS equivalent

Any special criteria MSc Governance in

Contemporary China

180 90 N/A

3. Nested award

value

Any special criteria PG Diploma Governance in

Contemporary China

120 60 Students must take and

pass 120 credits of taught modules 4. Exit award

value

Any special criteria PG Diploma Governance in

Contemporary China

120 60 An unclassified PG

Diploma may be offered in cases where a total of 120 credits of any combination of modules have been achieved. 5. Level in the qualifications framework M

6. Attendance

Full-time Part-time Distance learning

Mode of attendance X X no

Minimum length of programme One year Two years n/a Maximum length of programme Three year Four years n/a

7. Awarding institution/body King’s College London 8. Teaching institution King’s College London 9. Proposing department King’s China Institute 10. Programme organiser and contact

Details

Dr Suzanne Xiao Yang

Room 340 Norfolk Building, Strand Campus Tel: 020-7848-1098

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12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ Professional, statutory and regulatory body guidelines

There is no subject benchmark statement for any relevant MA degree; however does conform to QAA standards.

13. Date of production of specification 2012

14. Date of programme review 2017/18

Review to be held with other programmes in the China Institute

15. Educational aims of the programme

i.e what is the purpose of the programme and general statements about the learning that takes place over the duration of the programme

The programme provides high quality postgraduate research training and preparation for those with career interests related to China, particularly specialists and future leaders in the governance of China’s politics, business, economy and NGO sectors.

Based at the Lau China Institute at King’s, the programme draws on social scientific and humanities expertise located in the China Institute and across other departments in the Schools of Social Sciences and Public Policy and Arts and Humanities. The programme offers a distinctive approach to understanding change and continuity in the ideas and practice of governance in contemporary China, placing in institutional and comparative perspectives China’s political and market reform experience in the post-Mao reform era, and analysing its human impact through textual evidence of changing Chinese identities and belief systems. It raises appreciation for the value of various social science research methods employed in the field of Chinese studies.

The overall design and staffing of the degree enables students to achieve Level 7 as

required by the SECC (Southern England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer) for Master’s courses. Theoretically informed and empirically-driven, the programme seeks to develop the critical and analytical capabilities of the participants with the following specific aims:

 To encourage a critical understanding of the impact of China’s continuing growth and great power aspirations on global structures of multilateral governmental cooperation, multinational business practices, cross-cultural and social intermediations, with implications for good governance as a policy and institutional challenge

 To guide students to explore the inter-relationship between social science and the study of an area (China) and to reflect on strategies for integrating political/social theories with the production of area-specific knowledge

 To develop in students an historical awareness of China’s prior episodes of intense interactions with worldwide structures of power and exchange, prevailing norms and ideologies, and specific regional blocs in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the West

 To provide a social scientific framework for identifying and interpreting the most salient challenges concerning governance in China, informed by advanced theories and live debates in political science, sociology, institutional economics, management studies, religion and cultural analysis, and other interdisciplinary approaches

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methodological challenges relating to work in and on China, in particular in concept formulation, measurement, and data interpretation techniques. Students will be made aware of the advantages and disadvantages of major means of qualitative and quantitative analyses, and ways to triangulate different data sources

 To offer strong guidance from faculty to ensure students put together a coherent package of optional courses. Every student will be allocated a tutor at the start of the year who will be an expert in a field the student is interested in, and who they will consult in designing their degree components

 To provide additional methodological training and directed reading for the MSc dissertation. In choosing their thesis topic and research questions, students will be encouraged to consider a range of issues and perspectives, as long as they primarily address social scientific theories and focus on empirical outcomes in government and governance in contemporary public, political, societal sphere in China, in the context of global debates about good governance and global governance

 To enable students to undertake an internship, either in mainland China or the UK, under strict monitoring to ensure consistency in the learning experience while preserving individual initiatives and innovation in reporting on the independent learning process  To allow students to take up optional Mandarin language training at the Modern

Language Centre

16. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes (as relevant to the SEEC Credit Level Descriptors)

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding and skills in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding The programme provides a knowledge

and understanding of the following: 1. Important aspects of, and

inter-relationships between, domestic socio-political, cultural and economic institutional changes in contemporary China and global power, exchange, and normative structures

2. Advanced approaches and methodologies in social scientific studies of comparative

development, and their

conventional and state-of-the-art applications to the area studies of China

3. Advanced approaches and methodologies in humanities scholarship on and critical analysis

These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies:

Knowledge is acquired by students through a combination of lectures, tutorials/seminars, private study, and independent research and internship Lectures are normally employed to present major methods and

approaches, highlight key information, demonstrate the broad structure of an issue area, and explain more complex material

Together with tutorials/seminars, lectures will provide an open

explanatory framework that encourages student-centred learning, where

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of textual evidence for continuity and change in contemporary Chinese identity formation and beliefs system.

4. Core issues in state-society relations in contemporary China:  Political pluralism within an

authoritarian polity,

 Governance in authoritarian politics including specific forms of anti-corruption, social mobilisation, and political system/institutional reforms  State-society relations and

central-local interactions in governing environment and welfare issues in China  Rapid industrialisation and

urbanisation,

 Cultural continuity in the face of external technological, military, organisational, and normative challenges,  Redefining individual

experiences of citizenship, gender, class, ethnicity, religion, and elite and intellectual status,

 Strategically advancing China as a responsible major power on the world stage.

5. Policy-relevant implications for the UK and other Western societies:  Foreign policymaking in

response to China’s rise,  Monitoring and managing

cross-boundary externalities such as environment issues, migration, and transactions of goods and finance,

 Alternative global governance structures, normative diffusion in international relations and global business,

 Providing relevant lessons in long-term health care, social security, infrastructure development and

maintenance, macroeconomic policy management, and other areas of public policy,

 Contested notions of human rights and democracy,

 Business opportunities for UK entrepreneurs, cross-cultural

breadth of area studies knowledge are arrived through the advisor’s close guidance and a combination of learning activities and data sources.

Instructors place particular emphasis on student preparation and active participation in classes, through interactive pedagogical devices such as multimedia teaching, debates and presentations based on recommended and supplementary readings.

Finally, students gain expertise on a topic of their interest, undertaking independent research for the master’s dissertation and optional internship. The programme is research led and much of the material will be in the area of interest of the instructors responsible for the individual modules. The

assigned advisors within the

programme will monitor and provide advice on the student’s learning experience with instructors from other departments and in internships.

1. One programme specific, core module covering select periods in contemporary China when a confluence of domestic and international pressures produced political crises and corresponding institutional transformation in forms of governance on a grand scale 2. A second core module

addressing corporate

governance at both micro and macro levels, with case studies in quantitative and qualitative techniques of data analysis 3. A third core/compulsory module

providing students with the most updated knowledge both in the discourse of global governance and in the development of Chinese international and global policy strategy, critically

assessing China’s role in global governance

4. Students may choose up to 60 credits of optional modules. They include programme specific modules on

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management, corporate social responsibility and host

government-business relations.

6. Comparative themes for other countries, particularly Brazil, India and Russia:

 Assessing the China model of rapid economic growth and marketisation,

 Implementing fiscal federalism in provision of public goods and regional development strategies,

 Moving from resource

exploitation toward sustainable development,

 Managing export-orientation, foreign direct investment, and neomercantilist trade

strategies,

 Tying economic and administrative reforms to gradual political and media liberalisation,

 Balancing ideology and

pragmatism in foreign policies,  Encouraging regional

integration with multilateral frameworks,

 Challenging US hegemony in international forums.

Chinese Entrepreneurship and Chinese Business in the Global Market. Additional options are offered by the departments of War Studies, History, Public Policy, Management, Theology and Religious Studies,

Geography, among others, with an eye toward drawing

structured comparisons of the Chinese experience to other developing and advanced industrial societies

5. Students also write a 15,000-word research dissertation based on primary and

secondary sources on a topic of their choice, focusing on social scientific explanations for empirical outcomes in contemporary culture, international relations, and political economy. One-to-one supervision is provided. Assessment:

All learning outcomes related to knowledge and understanding are assessed. Assessment methods are specific in each module outline, combining continuous/formative assessment through verbal feedback from instructors and diagnostic

feedback on coursework assessments, and summative assessment through formal grades on coursework

assignments and unseen examinations. Internships and dissertations are

assessed separately. Skills and other attributes

Intellectual skills:

Students are expected to demonstrate: 1. The ability to analyse and critically evaluate a range of current issues of micro- and macro-level governance including, corporate management, state-society relations, government-business relations in contemporary China, and China’s international organizational behaviour and its role in global governance

2. The ability to engage critically with a wide body of comparative social scientific

All individual modules require students to utilise one or more elements of these intellectual skills in preparing material for seminar discussions, coursework assignments, and in answering

examination questions. In designing the internship (optional), students will work with the KCL internship officer and KCI tutor in explicitly achieving and

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and area studies literatures and humanities scholarship and critical analysis, including familiarity with

common social scientific and humanities concepts applied to China studies (i.e. civil society, good governance) and sensitivity to sophisticated interactions and current debates among various disciplinary approaches to the study of governance in China. To demonstrate, through the above process, independence of mind and thought in exercising

informed and critical judgment

3. The ability to differentiate and interpret local manifestations of the myriad forces of globalisation and dynamics in the debates about global governance, including the capacity to empirically characterise and theorise on the causes of their particularistic and general features. The ability to apply ideas and knowledge gained in the study of contemporary China to a range of developmental situations and in a global context

4. A critical acceptance of methodological eclecticism, to address practical issues of doing advanced graduate research and working in China

5. The confidence in conducting original research into policy-relevant issues, such as long-term health care provision, industrial and enterprise reform, financial market liberalisation, administrative and political reform at the local levels, urbanization processes, and China - international society interactions and its role in global governance

conjunction with formal and informal diagnostic feedback from lecturers, academic tutors and internship

supervisors, are therefore the primary channel through which intellectual skills are developed and embedded.

Assessment:

Analytical skill development is formally assessed through coursework and examinations. Successful completion of coursework assignments and

examinations requires students to demonstrate their abilities in one or more elements of these analytical skills as part of the explicit grading

requirements of specific coursework and examination questions. In the course of a term, instructors and tutors provide informal continuous

assessment of the students’

performance to help identify areas for improvement before the later phase of modules.

Most coursework and examination questions are designed to provide students with scope to demonstrate their analytical abilities, with

attentiveness to their diverse intellectual needs and practical interests. For example, instructors will guide students in creatively and appropriately applying methodological approaches and data gathering techniques to specific subject areas.

Practical skills:

Students are expected to demonstrate: 1. Identify empirical research questions on contemporary China, use evidence-based theories and appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative skills to assist in hypothesis testing

2. Familiarity with a range of disciplinary approaches to understand phenomena and formulate policy solutions, including dealing with complexity and uncertainty, and the requirements of different cultures and systems

All individual modules require students to utilise one or more elements of these intellectual skills in preparing material for seminar discussions and

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3. The application of general social scientific and humanities concepts to concrete problems and issue areas, including the capability to identify assumptions, define concepts with sufficient contextualisation, evaluate arguments in terms of comparative evidence, and generalise research findings appropriately

4. The gathering and critical evaluation of information from a wide variety of

sources, including discriminating use of web-based information for research. Training in detecting systematic biases in conventional data sources (e.g. published data by Chinese officials and firms) and devising means to triangulate data to improve validity and reliability in data analysis

5. Use effectively the interpersonal skills of persuasion and presentation in cross-cultural setting, starting with the ability to participate actively and productively in group discussions and presentations that involve classmates with diverse

backgrounds and levels of understanding of China

feedback from lecturers, academic tutors and internship supervisors, are therefore the primary channel through which intellectual skills are developed and embedded.

Non-native Chinese speakers have the option to undertake language training offered by the Modern Language Centre.

Assessment:

Adequate development of practical skills is assessed partially indirectly and partially directly through successful performance in Oral presentation, coursework, dissertation, and internship. Many coursework

assignments require students to utilise some of these practical skills explicitly, while the acquisition of adequate knowledge, and the development of sufficient understanding, in many modules will necessitate students utilising several of these key practical skills. The dissertation brings together and further develops these skills with an eye toward the students’ future interests.

Generic/transferable skills: Students should demonstrate:

1. The capacity to argue in a structured and effective manner in both written and oral contexts, using a wide-range range of media

2. The capacity to work independently, to organise their time and manage long-term deadlines. Consistency in responding to feedback in a self-critical manner in order to manage individual learning processes 3. The ability to contribute effectively to group discussion, and to collaborate in a team project. Performance in leadership, team building, influencing other people, and project management skills.

4. An orientation of learning to learn with a sophisticated awareness of the different applications of area studies knowledge for academic and practical (i.e. policymaking, professional reporting, creative writing, and business strategic) purposes

The development and utilisation of these generic/transferable skills are elements of every module in the degree programme. For example, active

participation in seminar discussions and individual and group presentations at all levels allows students to develop their communication skills, while time management is important as students must cope with a variety of coursework deadlines. The instructor will set strict guidelines and clear conditions for late submission of assignments, in

compliance with the QA mechanisms of the programme.

The dissertation involving independent research under supervision develops a unique mix of these

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5. An ability to develop strategies, based on an understanding of the

inter-relationship between social sciences and the study of an area (China), for

integrating social scientific and humanities theories with the production of area-specific knowledge

6. Cross-cultural openness and sensitivity through interactions between home and overseas students, and an intellectual grasp of historical, political institutional, cultures and management contexts relevant to contemporary China and the local manifestations of globalisation 7. The capacity for social scientific logical inference and research skills applicable across different contexts, including country studies, developmental stages, historical periods, management fields, and issue and policy areas

The optional internship will provide a challenging context for students to apply skills and achieve individual initiatives and self-management under the dual mechanisms of external and internal expectations and supervisions. Assessment:

Passing the assessment, including Oral presentation, coursework and

dissertation, requires students to utilise effectively generic/transferable skills 1, 2, 3 and 6. Exposure to the

multicultural learning environment and range of learning activities which will be experienced by all students

successfully completing the degree programme develops skills 3 and 5. Contributions of modules from various departments/programmes provide additional breadth in skills 4 and 6. Specialised knowledge toward career preparation accumulates from skill 4, 5 and 6. Each student works closely with a personal and academic tutor to design a set of generic/transferable skills tailored for her intellectual interests and career developmental objectives.

The tutor also monitors the cumulative assessment process, providing advice for improvement by taking into account the formal and informal feedback from modules instructors as well as

contextualised interpretations of the student’s progress as evidenced in the assessed activities described under Intellectual, Practical and Generic skills 17. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional, statutory and regulatory body guidelines There is no subject benchmark for this MSc degree: the King’s China Institute currently has an inter-school status in the College, and the MSc draws its optional modules from several departments and programmes. Nevertheless, the programme is designed with reference to the benchmark document’s description of competencies that students might be expected to have attained at the end of an undergraduate programme in relevant departments including TRS and History. For the modules on Corporate Governance in Contemporary China and Chinese Business in the Global Market, the 2007 subject benchmark statement for Masters Awards in Business and Management that relates to type 1 (career entry) specialist Masters Degrees has been used to inform the knowledge, understanding and skills outcomes for this programme. Taken together, the programme’s compulsory modules cover the broad

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18. In cases of joint honours programmes please provide a rationale for the particular subject combination, either educational or academic

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19. Programme structure

The programme consists of 180 credits, a 60 credit dissertation, 60 credits of taught core/compulsory modules, and 60 credits of optional modules, as follows: 1. Dissertation

2000 word proposal followed by 12,000 word dissertation, supervised from Easter onwards, submitted on September 15. 2. Core/Compulsory Modules

Government and Governance in Contemporary China Corporate Governance in Contemporary China

China and Global Governance

(a) numbers of introductory, core, compulsory and optional modules to be taken in each year of the programme with related credit values

3 x 20 = 60 Core /Compulsory taught modules,

3 x 20 = 60 Optional taught modules, optional internship 60 Credit dissertation

(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme: 6*, 7 *Limited to taught graduate level 6 Mandarin for Graduates module 3. Optional Modules taught by China Institute staff:

Proposed new modules

Politics and Governance of Religion in Contemporary China Environment and Health in China

China in Global Economic Governance

Propaganda, Politics, and Culture in Modern China Existing modules

China’s International Relations since 1945 (7YYC0009) Contemporary Chinese Politics (7YYC0005)

Chinese Entrepreneurship (7YYC0008)

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Contemporary Chinese Society (7YYC0010) Internship (7YYC0004)

4. Optional Modules from External Departments (access to the following modules are under formal discussion with the heads of department, programme coordinators, and module instructors and may be subject to change):

India Institute

Modules

7YY10001 Modern India I: Political Power and Social Order in Historical Perspective 7YY10001 Modern India I: Political Power and Social Order in Historical Perspective 7YY10002 Modern India II: State, Society, and Economy since 1947 –

7YY10004 Making the News 7YY10005 History of Science

7YY10006 India in the World: Anthropological Perspectives 7YY10007 Democracy in India

7YY10008 Law, Politics and Social Change in India 7YY10009 Indian Foreign and Security Policy 7YY10010 Nuclear India

7YY10011 India's Political Economy 7YY10012 Muslims in India

7YY10013 Reporting India

7AAH4008 Transition to Colonialism in India 7AAH4007 Narrating India's Nations

*Information on the modules above and their timetable can be found at:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/global/indiainstitute/study/ma/modules.aspx

Brazil Institute

Modules

7YYB0001 Contemporary Brazil 7YYB0002 Brazil and the World

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7YYB0007 Cinema & Society in Brazil 7YYB0008 Brazil & Globalisation 7YYB0009 Brazil: Social Policies

7YYB0010 Interpreting Brazil: Introduction to Brazil’s Social & Cultural Theory 7YYB0011 Visual Culture in Brazil

7YYBS002 State & Society in Developing Countries *Detailed module descriptions can be found at:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/aboutkings/worldwide/global/brazilinstitute/study/ma/modules.aspx

Department of War Studies

Modules

7SSWM043 Seapower and National Strategy in East Asia y

*Information on module outlines and timetable is available at:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/ws/internal/students/ma/moduleoutlines.html http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/ws/internal/students/ma/timetable.html

Department of Geography

Modules

7SSG5100 Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Livelihoods and Patterns of Growth 7SSG5101 Southern Africa: The Political Ecology of Land and Agriculture

7SSG5104 Water Resources & Water Policy

7SSG5106 Development and Environmentalism in the 'South'

7SSG5107 Environment, Livelihoods and Development in the ‘South’ 7SSG5149 Disasters and Development

7SSG5178 Tourism and the Environment

*All module outlines and the timetable are available at:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/geography/study/masters/modules.aspx https://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/internal/timetables.html

Department of European & International Studies

Modules

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YM203 Political Parties in Europe

ritical Political Economy

*Links to the module descriptions can be found here:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/european/currentgrad/maeurope/modules1112.html http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/european/currentgrad/epp/modules1112.html http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/european/currentgrad/ipe/modules1112.html *The timetable can be found at:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/european/ug/myhandbook/timetable.html

Department of Mediterranean Studies

Modules

7AAJM201 The European Union & the Middle East: Economics, Politics & Peace 7AAJM205 Ethnic Conflict Regulation in Divided Societies

7AAJM209 Truth & Reconciliation in Divided Societies 7AAJM213 Foreign Trade in the Middle East

7AAJM214 State Builders, Revolutionaries and Reactionaries: Makers of the Contemporary Middle East *Information on the modules and timetable can be found at the links below:

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mems/modules http://www.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c6/07/90/45/Timetable2011-12MAdraft13.pdf

* Department of Political Economy

Modules (tbc)

7SSPP001 Policy Process

7SSPP002 Comparative Public Policy

7SSPP010 Public Policy and the Governance of Complex Societies Modern Language Centre

Information on the language modules offered by the MLC can be found at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/modules/descrip/index.aspx

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Please complete the following table and, if appropriate, to include joint, major/minor or other variations Code = code of each module available for the programme

Title = title of each module available for the programme, plus its credit level and credit value

Status = please indicate whether the module is introductory (I), core (Cr), compulsory (Cp), one or more of however many modules must be passed to

progress (CrCp), (P) professional (i.e. module testing skills/competency that has no credit level or value but is a professional body requirement) or optional (O) for each type of programme. For postgraduate programmes use the "single honours" column

Pre-requisite/Co-requisite = where appropriate please indicate whether the module is pre-requisite to another module or co-requisite by noting pre or co and the module code that it is pre/co-requisite to.

Assessment = please indicate in broad terms the assessment for the module eg written examinations, coursework

(Note: the availability of optional modules may vary slightly from year to year; the following are the modules available at the commencement of the programme)

Code Title Credit

Level

Credit Value

Status (I, Cr, Cp, CrCp, P, O) for each type of module

Pre-requisite/ Co-requisite

(Please note the module code)

Assessment

Single Joint Major/ Minor

Single Joint Major/ Minor Full-time Study

First Year

7YYC0021 Government and Governance in Contemporary China

7 20 Cr none Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0022 China’s corporate Governance in

Comparative Perspective

7 20 Cr none Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0023 China and Global Governance

7 20 Cp none Oral presentation, coursework

7YYCC024 Dissertation: MSc Governance in Contemporary China

7 60 Cr none Proposal and dissertation

Oral presentation, coursework students must take 60 credits from the

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7YYC0026 Politics and Governance of Religion in

Contemporary China

7 20 O none Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0025 Environment and Health in China

7 20 O none Coursework

7YYC0027 China in Global Economic Governance

7YYC0028 Propaganda, Politics, and Culture in Modern China

7YYC0009 China’s International Relations since 1945

7 20 O None Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0005 Contemporary Chinese Politics

7YYC0008 Chinese Entrepreneurship 7 20 O None Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0007 Chinese Business in the Global Market

7YYC0010 Contemporary Chinese Society

7 20 O None Coursework

7YYC0004 Internship 7 20 O none Coursework

7YY10001 Modern India I: Political Power and Social Order in Historical Perspective

7YY10002 Modern India II: State, Society, and Economy since 1947 –

7YY10004 Making the News 7 20 O None Coursework

7YY10005 History of Science 7 20 O None Coursework

7YY10006 India in the World:

Anthropological Perspectives

7YY10007 Democracy in India 7 20 O None Coursework

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Change in India

7YY10009 Indian Foreign and Security Policy

7YY10010 Nuclear India 7 20 O None Coursework

7YY10011 India's Political Economy 7 20 O None Coursework

7YY10012 Muslims in India 7 20 O None Coursework

7YY10013 Reporting India 7 20 O None Coursework

7AAH4008 Transition to Colonialism in India

7AAH4007 Narrating India's Nations 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYB0001 Contemporary Brazil 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYB0002 Brazil and the World 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYBS001 Brazilian Government & Politics

7YYB0004 Social Science Research Design

7YYB0005 Brazil: Social & Economic Development

7YYB0006 Political Ecology, Environment & Brazil

7YYB0007 Cinema & Society in Brazil 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYB0008 Brazil & Globalisation 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYB0009 Brazil: Social Policies 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYB0010 Interpreting Brazil:

Introduction to Brazil’s Social & Cultural Theory

7YYB0011 Visual Culture in Brazil 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYBS002 State & Society in Developing Countries

7SSWM043 Seapower and National Strategy in East Asia

7SSWM040 Complex Political Emergencies, Health & Security

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7SSWM107 Nationalism and Security 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSWM137 Reporting Wars 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSG5100 Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Livelihoods and Patterns of Growth

7 20 O None

7SSG5101 Southern Af7rica: The Political Ecology of L7and and Agriculture

7SSG5104 Water Resources & Water Policy 7 20 O None Coursework 7SSG5106 Development and Environmentalism in the 'South' 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSG5107 Environment, Livelihoods and

Development in the ‘South’ 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSG5149 Disasters and Development 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSG5178 Tourism and the Environment 7 20 O None Coursework

7AAYM102 Globalisation & Social Movements in Europe

7AAYM103 The Aurora of our Times: Modern Nationalism in Europe

7AA YM115 European Identities and the EU

7AAYM116 Foreign Policies of the European Union

7AA YM203 Political Parties in Europe 7 20 O None Coursework

7AAYM208 The Political Economy of International Migration

7AAYM209 The EU and Asia: Politics, Security and Economics

7AAYM210 Lobbying and Policy Making in the European Union

7AA YM211 Critical Political Economy 7 20 O None Coursework

7AAYM213 The Political Economy of China and East Asia

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7AAYM215 Political Economy of the Welfare State

7AAJM201 The European Union & the Middle East: Economics, Politics & Peace

7AAJM205 Ethnic Conflict Regulation in Divided Societies

7AAJM209 Truth & Reconciliation in Divided Societies

7AAJM213 Foreign Trade in the Middle East

7AAJM214 State Builders, Revolutionaries and

Reactionaries: Makers of the Contemporary Middle East

7SSPP001 Policy Process 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSPP002 Comparative Public Policy 7 20 O None Coursework

7SSPP010 Public Policy and the Governance of Complex Societies

6AALM201 Mandarin 1 Graduate Language

6 O none Oral presentation, coursework

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Part-time Study First Year

7YYC0021 Government and Governance in Contemporary China

7 20 Cr None Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0022 China’s corporate Governance in

Comparative Perspective

7 20 Cr None Oral presentation, coursework

7YYC0023 China and Global Governance

7 20 Cp none Oral presentation, coursework

Students must take 20-40 credits from the following modules:

Contemporary China

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Society, and Economy since 1947 –

7YY10008 Law, Politics and Social Change in India

7YYB0010 Interpreting Brazil:

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7YYB0011 Visual Culture in Brazil 7 20 O None Coursework 7YYBS002 State & Society in

Developing Countries

7 20 O None

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7AAYM208 The Political Economy of International Migration

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Second Year

7YYC0025 Environment and Health in China

7 20 O none Coursework

7YYC0024 Internship 7 20 O none 3000 word essay

7YYC0027 China in Global Economic Governance

7YYCC024 Dissertation 7 60 Cp none Proposal and dissertation

Students must take 20-40 credits from the following modules:

Contemporary China

7YY10001 Modern India I: Political Power and Social Order in

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Historical Perspective 7YY10002 Modern India II: State,

Society, and Economy since 1947 –

7YY10008 Law, Politics and Social Change in India

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7YYB0011 Visual Culture in Brazil 7 20 O None Coursework

7YYBS002 State & Society in Developing Countries

7 20 O None

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7AA YM203 Political Parties in Europe 7 20 O None Coursework 7AAYM208 The Political Economy of

International Migration

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Language

If a Masters programme, are level 6 credit levels permitted within the programme?

Yes, for Graduate Language level 6 Mandarin language training offered by the Modern Language Centre only. Maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded)

30 credits as per College Regulations (20 credits for this programme)

Are students permitted to take any additional credits, as per regulation A4; 5.8? No

Are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3, 20.7?

No

Are there are any exceptions to the regulations regarding credits, progression or award requirements? (where relevant the information should also differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or nested/exit awards) No, standard

Other relevant information to explain the programme structure

Please note that new students enrolling on the information provided on this section of the PAF will have these regulations stipulated throughout their programme of study. The only exception to this will be if there are changes made by Professional, Regulatory or Statutory Bodies that are noted to this programme.

Exit Award provision

A classified PG Diploma may be offered in cases where students have gained 120 credits from taught modules (as identified on the nested award) Includes condoned fails

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20. Marking criteria

The assessment criteria follow the College’s general criteria for the assessment of MSc/MA programmes.

21. Will this Programme report to an existing Board, and if so which one? If a new Programme Board of Examiners is to be set up please note name of Board here

The Programme will report to the PGT Board of Examiners for Theology and Religious Studies.

22. Please confirm that the process for nominating External Examiners has

commenced, and if known, note whom the nominated External Examiner(s) may be Yes, the process has commenced, although no appointment has yet been made.

23. Particular features of the programme which help to reduce the barriers

experienced by disabled students and ensure that the programme is accessible to all students who meet the entry requirements

Structure:

The programme is offered both as a full-time and part-time course Programme Handbook:

This will clearly communicate the key skills that will be required during the programme, the content of each module, the intended teaching methods to be used and the module’s status (core/compulsory/optional).

Teaching Methods:

A range of teaching methods will be used, as indicated in box 16. Assessment:

1. The programme will foucs on summative assessment.

2. The College’s Special Examination Arrangements Committee (SEAC) considers requests for adjustments to assessment to take account of learning and/or physical disabilities. Module outlines specify the assessment methods that will be used and explain that SEAC will need to be notified about requests for alternative assessment methods.

Feedback:

Feedback on the programme will be regularly collected from students, including information from students with disabilities about their learning experience. The information collected will be used towards the on-going development and improvement of the programme.