China is now among the most dynamic and influential countries in the world. This programme offers a unique opportunity in Scotland for you to study China from a range of social science perspectives in a global context.
Content
You will study three core courses
* Introduction to Chinese society and culture
* China in the international economy
* Contemporary Chinese politics.
Plus a selection of electives normally from
* Democratisation in Central & Eastern Europe
* Economic growth in the 20th century
* EU in international politics and development
* The foreign policy of the United States
* Freedom of expression
* Gender, rights and international law
* Human rights and global politics
* International theory
* The internet and civil society
* The political economy of Greater China
* Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
* The politics of gender in development
* Social justice
* Other approved papers.