CONTEMPORARY POLITICS OF NORTHEAST ASIA: THE KOREAN PENINSULA
POL2CPA
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, we will journey into the international politics of the Korean Peninsula, covering topics including: dynastic Korea and the Japanese occupation; the partition of Korea and the Korean War; South Korea's developmental state and the 'miracle on the Han River'; authoritarianism and democratisation in South Korea; North Korea's command economy and the cult of the Kim's; the politics of marketisation in North Korea; North Korea's nuclear weapons program and Korean peninsula nuclear diplomacy; human rights and the potential for state collapse in North Korea; energy and environmental insecurities in the Koreas; political geographies of the Korean Peninsula's contested spaces.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBen Habib
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesResearch essay; Research portfolio; Seminar activities
Capstone subjectNo
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Work-based learningNo
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBen Habib
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 15
Twelve 2.50 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 15 and delivered via blended.
Class requirements consist of 12 unique seminars, scheduled as 2 x 2.5 hour seminars per week during week during weeks 1-6 of semester. No seminars in weeks 7-12, which are set aside for students to work on the Research Assignment.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Research essay (2000 words) | Assignment | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Research Journal (2,500 words) | Other | Individual | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |