China in Transition

Subject GEOG30017 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points:

12.50

Level:

3 (Undergraduate)

Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.

Pre-teaching Period Start	not applicable
Teaching Period	not applicable
Assessment Period End	not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol	not applicable
Census Date	not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail	not applicable

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.

Time Commitment:

Contact Hours: One 2-hour lecture per weeek and ten 1-hour tutorials
Total Time Commitment: Not available

Prerequisites:

Usually completion of 25 points of first year geography, environment, economics or Asian studies or approval of the subject coordinator.

Corequisites:

N/A

Recommended Background Knowledge:

N/A

Non Allowed Subjects:

N/A

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Mark Wang

Contact

Email: myw@unimelb.edu.au

Phone: 8344 0807

Subject Overview:	This subject is about the changing geography of 'Red Capitalist' China. The focus of the subject is the ongoing social, economic and political transformation and the impacts of the reforms on China's people and environment. The subject covers three sets of topics: China's many faces (generation conflicts; ethnic minorities, rural China; physical landscapes and environment; Chinese women - "half sky"); China in transition (large is not beautiful, population policy and one-child only; China's reform model; open door policy and geography of "Made in China"; population mobility and urbanisation; and spatial shifts of development focus); China's major challenges (AIDS/HIV, geography of commercial sex industry; income polarisation; corruption and "Guanxi" with Chinese characteristics; "get rich quickly" and environmental cost; development and resource demand; and Three Gorges Dam resettlement).
Objectives:	N/A
Assessment:	Written work totalling 4000 comprising a 10-minute tutorial presentation and a 750-word associated written report (30%) (due two weeks after tutorial presentation), in-class quiz (15%) (by the end of the semester), and a 3000 word essay 55% (due end of semester).
Prescribed Texts:	N/A
Breadth Options:	This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses: Bachelor of Biomedicine Bachelor of Environments Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Science You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:	develop cross-cultural study skills; write coherent and research essays; work effectively in projects which require teamwork.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations:	Development Studies Development Studies Development Studies Major Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures Geography Geography Major

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