HIST12010 - Modern South East Asia

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will present you with a general overview of the major themes in modern South East Asian history. It presents the history and politics of these eleven countries and nation-states by first looking at the religious, cultural and philosophical underpinnings of political culture, traditional concepts of kingship and power, and the characteristics of pre-colonial states. In the rest of the unit you will investigate: the classical states of Southeast Asia (Angkor, Pagan, Madjapahit, Sri Vijaya), the Western intrusion and the colonial transformation, the development of nationalism, the Japanese occupation, independence from European colonial masters, and finally, contemporary South East Asian politics.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: Minimum of 18 credit points

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

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Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Research Assignment 40%
2. Research Assignment 50%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 10%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse and interpret historical events, movements, and ideas which have decisively shaped the political landscape of modern South East Asia
  2. Examine some key historical figures in South East Asian history, noting their contributions and legacies
  3. Critically explain historical interpretations in South East Asian history and their applications to contemporary global issues.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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2 - Research Assignment • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
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