The MACC is pleased to invite applications to audit courses offered in Semester 1 of Academic Year 2009-2010. 

This Auditing Programme is intended for those who are unable or do not have the time to undergo the whole of the MACC Programme, but who would like to attend classes for a particular course in this programme and not take any examinations or graded assignments. Certificate of Participation for the course chosen will be awarded to those who have attended at least 75% of the classes for that course.

Please note that successful enrolment in this Auditing Programme does not entitle the participant to borrowing privileges at the Library. Application for Library membership can be made separately to the Library.

Fee of S$1,500/= applies for auditing each course; a special rate of S$4,000 applies for auditing 3 courses.

The courses available for auditing in AY0910 Semester 1(commencing 10 August 2009) are: 

COURSE SYNOPSIS

CC6001 The Making of Modern China: Historical and Social Perspectives
This course provides an overview of Chinese history, with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. It examines the key events – and analyzes the domestic and international factors – that shaped the course of modern Chinese history. In particular, the course discusses the decline of the Qing Dynasty, the Western impact, and the dynamics of reform and revolution in the making of modern China. Topics include social change, intellectual discourse, political movements, nationalism, and foreign relations.

CC6002 China’s Economy in Transformation
China's economic development consists of a two-fold transformation: from a centrally planned economy to a bureaucratic market economy and from an overwhelmingly agrarian economy to a rising economic power in the twenty-first century. This course develops a broad understanding of the current state of Chinese economy from a historical perspective with focus on political, social, demographic and cultural factors. In examining the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese economy, the course also assesses the changing economic reform agenda and the problems and prospects of economic growth.

CC6304 Reading Contemporary China through Literature
Chinese literature offers a window to an understanding of social transformation in contemporary China. This course focuses on selected literary texts – in English translation – produced in the post-Cultural Revolution era. Genres include novels, novellas, short stories, poems, and plays. In reading and reviewing key texts, special attention is given to themes such as social problems and cultural identity, as well as the everyday anxieties and frustrations of Chinese in the midst of historical change.

CC6103 International Trade and China: Strategies and Issues
China's significant performance in international trade is manifested in the rapid growth of its foreign trade volume and its share in the global market. This course reviews the historical development of China's open-door policy and international trade strategy. It examines the relationship between China's international trade and domestic economic reform. In particular, it investigates the role of Foreign Direct Investments, regional trade agreements, and the World Trade Organisation in shaping China's economic landscape. It also analyzes the problems of China's international trade strategy as well as the trade conflicts between China and its major trading partners.

CC6291 Special Topics in Politics and International Relations: Political Theories of China’s Economics Reforms
This course aims to understand the market transition process in China since 1978 from a political economic perspective. Market transition here is understood as a process of not only economic transformation, but also sociopolitical change. Thus, In addition to introducing the facts and policy issues behind China’s recent economic “miracle”, the course also discusses the broad implications of economic reforms on the political and social systems in China. Theories to explain China’s transition process will also be discussed.

CC6302 Media in China: Political and Economic Implication
(Conducted in Mandarin)
By exploring the relation of the media with the political, economic, social and cultural contexts in which they operate, this course provides an overview of the development and regulatory frameworks of the media in China and the roles and functions they played in political and economic development in China. It will introduce students to the current development of reform in Chinese mass media in its various forms – broadcast, print and internet. It will also analyze the media as an industry in China, its roles, ownership, representation, influence, responsibility, etc. This course aims to engage the students in a critical evaluation of the roles of the media, and how they can be used as a tool to study China.   

APPLICATION

Please send your application to us no later than 31 July 2009 to the following address:

Master of Arts in Contemporary China Programme
HSS-01-02, 14 Nanyang Drive
Singapore 637332
Attn: The Programme Manager
For more information, please contact us at (+65) 63168809 or email macc@ntu.edu.sg