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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The History of Modern East Asia -1 (c.1840-1949) course by Swayam will provide the learners with an in-sight into the historic events of pre modern China. They will learn about the pre modern societies, their social and ruling classes, the opium war of 1840, transformation of china into a semi colony, the Taiping revolution, the era of Tung Chi restoration and imperialism by the western powers and their ‘Open Door’ policy.

They will have knowledge about the democratic republican revolution which gave rise to a republic in China, various republican experiments of China which proved to be a failure, the student movement of 1919, commonly known as the May 4th Movement, the rise of Communist Party of China in 1920, the two edged struggle of the communist party of China against the Japanese imperialism, on one hand, and the nationalists, on the other and the victory of People’s Republic of China on 1st October 1949. Candidates who are keen on learning about the history of the Republic of China can pursue this course.

The Highlights

8 weeks of online learning
Government certificate is provided
Undergraduate level course
The certificate will be provided by Swayam

Programme Offerings

assignments
Reading Material
video lectures

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

Course certificate for the History of Modern East Asia -1 (c.1840-1949) course by Swayam shall be awarded only to the participants who secure 30 percent marks in their internal assessment and 70 percent marks in their end-term proctored examination.

What you will learn

Knowledge of history

After the participants complete The History of Modern East Asia -1 (c.1840-1949) course by Swayam they will have knowledge about the following:

Understand the social classes and groups of China
Grasp the events of Opium war I & II
Learn the Sun Yat-sen- Principles and Politics - part-I & II
Acknowledge the Open Door Policy of the western powers
Understand the changing social structure of China
Learn the different phases of communist movements in China

Who it is for

Historian

The course is specially meant for everyone who:

Wish to gain insight into the history of modern East Asia.

Application Details

Candidates who are willing to apply for this programme History of Modern East Asia -1 (c.1840-1949) course by Swayam are:

Step 1: Visit the programme URL https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec20_hs29/preview.

Step 2: Candidates need to then register for the programme.

Step 3: Candidates have to sign up with Swayam to continue further.

Step 4: As the registration link is not available on the website as of now, registration can be done after the link is available on the website.

The Syllabus

Social Classes and groups in China
Confucianism
Sino Centrism
Canton Trade System

Opium War-I
Opium War-II
Increasing western Economic Interests-The Treaty System
The Open Door Policy

The Taiping Rebellion-I
The Taiping Rebellion-II
Tung chih Restoration
Self Strengthening and Reform Movements in China 1860-98

Boxer Rebellion-I
Boxer Rebellion-II
Reforms of 1901-08 in China
Revolution of 1911 in China part-I

Revolution of 1911 in China part-II
Sun Yat-sen- Principles and Politics - part-I
Sun Yat-sen- Principles and Politics - part-II
Emergence of the Republic Yuan She-kai and Warlordism-1916-28

May Fourth Movement – Part 1
May Fourth Movement – Part 2
Political Crisis in China in the 1920s

Nature of Industrialization and Changing Social Structure in China
Kuomintang and the First United Front with the Communist Party of China (1924-27)
The Nanking Govt. under Chiang Kaishek 1928-37

Communist Movement in China-I
Communist Movement in China-II
Communist Movement in China-III

Instructors

Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who will instruct this course?

This course will be conducted by Dr. Siddhartha Guha Roy who is presently Associate Professor and Head of the Department of History in Vivekananda College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta.

2: When will the course certificate be given?

The course certificate is given to the participants when they clear and secure 30 percent in their internal assessment and 70 percent in their external examination.

3: Is course credit available in this course?

Course credit for History of Modern East Asia -1 (c.1840-1949) course by Swayam will be given to the participants.

4: How is the course conducted?

The course is conducted in 4 parts which are online lectures, online reading material, self-assessment tests and an online forum for discussion and clarification of doubts.

5: Who are the national coordinators?

Nine national coordinators for Swayam are All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, National Council of Educational Research and Training and five others.

6: Is course credit given in all courses of Swayam?

No, course credit is not given in all Swayam courses. Some course types are core while others are elective.

7: What is Swayam?

Swayam is a programme started by the government of India in order to provide educational resources to underprivileged children. It provides courses at zero cost in order to increase accessibility.

8: Where can I download the Swayam application?

Swayam application is available on the Google play store. Candidates can download it from the play store.

9: Who has prepared these courses?

These courses have been built by the best teachers in the country. Specially selected faculty and various teachers across the country have contributed in building these courses.

10: Swayam offers courses in which categories?

Swayam offers courses in various categories such as humanities, art, planning, law, math, science and various other categories.