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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

the post-war constitutional reform, economic recovery and cultural changes; and the role of
Japan in current international scene and main internal and external factors affecting its path.
Capping the discussion would be an open forum in which Japan’s experience would be
compared with one or two of its Asian neighbours.

HIST 463 Cities in Modern China
1 Term; 3 Credits
This subject examines the development of cities in Modern China, their characteristics
and roles, with an emphasis on the underlying forces that contributed to their progress and the
changing urban-rural relations at various key stages in Modern Chinese history.

HIST 466 Issues and Controversies in Traditional Chinese History
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course is divided into two parts: 1) Re-examination of historical topics: through re-
interpretation of traditional historical subjects, combined with research results and new
perspectives in modern academia, students can think about the tendencies and characteristics
of traditional topics from different perspectives. 2) Re-examination of historical figures allows
students to evaluate the views of orthodox historical figures of traditional dynasties, put forward
modern interpretations, cast off the old framework of traditional morals and political ethics, and
understand the meaning of historical figures from a purely historical perspective.

HIST 467 Issues and Controversies in Modern Chinese History
1 Term; 3 Credits
This is one of the two specially designed courses for senior students and aims at
reexamining some selected crucial and/or controversial issues/themes or major actors in
modern and contemporary Chinese history. It seeks to provide an opportunity usually not
afforded in traditional dynastic or periodized Chinese history courses, through which students
could review the crucial and/or controversial issues/themes in modern and contemporary China
with a new perspective and be equipped with the updated academic findings and conflicting or
contending interpretations, so that they will be able to refresh and apply their historical
knowledge to develop a more mature, balanced and openminded approach to history studies.
The course offers a forum guided by a senior scholar, in which students will intensively read a
wealth of history books and documents, actively participate in class discussions and dates,
conduct independent or collective research and writing, and produce and present research
results in class. The history students who do not plan to write a graduation thesis could also
take this course for preparing for their future postgraduate studies.

HIST 468-469 Thesis
2 Terms; 6 Credits
With a view to developing student’s ability to integrate what they have learnt in separate
subjects over the past 3 academic years, students on this course are required to submit a
thesis based on the findings of a research topic in history approved by the Department.

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