Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong

196In order to satisfy the requirements of a major in History, B.A. students must select courses totalling notless than 48 credit units from among those offered by the Department in the second and third years. Ofthese, at least 12 credit units must be in Asian history (China, Hong Kong, Japan, or Southeast Asia) andat least 12 credit units must be in Western history (America and Europe). This requirement may be metby either Survey Courses or Seminar Courses. The courses taken must also include at least 12 creditunits of Seminar Courses, but students are encouraged to take more than 12 credit units of SeminarCourses.SECOND- AND THIRD-YEAR COURSES IN HISTORYSURVEY COURSES. Survey courses will normally be offered by the Department in each academicyear. Students should consult the Department to find out which surveys are to be offered each year.HIST2001.Qing China, Part I: 1644-1795 – 'A golden age' or 'Autocracy under an alien rule'?(6 credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)This period of Chinese history witnessed China being ruled by a minority alien race. There were racialtensions between the rulers and the ruled, and persecution and suppressions were the order of the day.Yet, China during the High Qing enjoyed an unprecedented rise in population and living standard. Thecourse will analyse the history of this period, hoping to arrive at some conclusions in relation to theabove two questions.Assessment: 100% coursework.HIST2002. Qing China, Part II: 1796-1911 – China under external and internal pressure (6credits)(This course is also offered to non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadening purposes.)China by the nineteenth century had lost its lustre of the eighteenth, and yet the Manchu regimecontinued to survive beyond the first decade of the twentieth century. Why? Which sets of factorscaused the decline of the Qing dynasty, external or internal or both? How did the Chinese react to theWestern challenge, and why were they not successful in modernizing their country? To answer thesequestions, an examination of the political, social, economic, institutional and cultural history of thelatter part of the Qing dynasty will be necessary.Assessment: 100% coursework.HIST2003. Twentieth-century China, Part I: from revolution to revolution, 1900-1949 (6credits)(This course is also offered to second and third year non-BA students for inter-Faculty broadeningpurposes.)This course examines the political, social, economic, intellectual and diplomatic history of China fromthe last decade of Manchu rule to the Communist victory in 1949. Attention will be drawn to thehistorical forces of continuity and change, and to the themes of nationalism, modernization, militarism,democracy and revolution.Assessment: 100% coursework.