POLS211-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

China from Mao to Now

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

This course will provide an introduction to the domestic politics and foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan (Republic of China).

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level from POLS, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or
LAWS, GEOG, or
the Schedule V of the BCom.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Two essays 50% 1,500 words each
Final exam 40% Three-hour final exam in exam period
Participation 10% Participation (based on attendance, preparation of readings, and contribution to class activities)

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Saich, Tony; Governance and politics of China ; 4th edition, fully revised and updated; Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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