HIST 162 - Modern China

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

The course begins in 1911 with the toppling of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty and ends with the split identity of present-day Communist China and the Republic of China in Taiwan. Emphasis is placed on social, cultural, environmental, political, and economic history. The course examines one of the most tumultuous eras of Chinese history and traces China’s emergence from a struggling young republic to a growing superpower.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1