? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LLC-1-EAC

East Asian Civilization 1 presents a broad outline of historical change in China, Japan and, to a lesser degree, other parts of East Asia. Students will be introduced to the most important characteristics of traditional society and intellectual life, including the literature and art of China and Japan. For intending Honours students in Chinese and Japanese, East Asian Civilization 1 serves as a complement to the elementary language courses giving the students an essential background for the texts studied in the Honours years. For those students who do not study Chinese and Japanese, the course provides an insight into cultures that in many respects differ fundamentally from Western civilization. The course also aims to give a better understanding of the social and cultural origins of the nations of East Asia.

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? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• East Asian Civilization 1: (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))
• East Asian Civilization 1: (VS2) (Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4))

Home subject area

Asian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 19/09/2006 16:00 17:00 Third Floor Lecture Theatre, Adam House Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 16:10 17:00 Central Lecture Thursday 16:10 17:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : One tutorial, normally on a Monday.

The course aims:
To provide a survey of pre-modern East Asian history and culture for students with little or no previous knowledge of the subject
To develop students' skills in gathering information from appropriate sources, considering the material analytically, and reporting and presenting a view on their findings orally and in essay form

1 book review; 2 essays (c2000/2500 words); 2 class exams. Class work 40%; degree exam 60% (Exemptions for 60% or more in continuous assessment).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s) 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s) 2ND August 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Margaret Gall
Tel : (0131 6)50 4227
Email : Margaret.Gall@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Julian Ward
Tel : (0131 6)50 4226
Email : Julian.Ward@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.asianstudies.ed.ac.uk/pages/jp_home.htm

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/