Contemporary Politics of Northeast Asia: The Korean Peninsula
UndergraduateLTU-POL2CPA2024
Course information for 2024 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Contemporary Politics of Northeast Asia: The Korean Peninsula
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and describe key actors and issues in the international politics of Northeast Asia, specific to the Korean Peninsula as a case study.
- Develop an understanding of recognised theoretical approaches to the international politics of Northeast Asia.
- Utilise different forms of textual and audio-visual communication in presenting research findings.
- Apply recognised theoretical approaches to important political issues in North and South Korea.
- Collapse of Choseon Korea and Japanese Colonisation
- Partition of Korea and the Korean War
- North Korea's Political System
- North Korean Economy
- DPRK State Repression
- Energy Crisis, Food Insecurity, and the Arduous March
- COVID-19 in North Korea
- Could North Korea Collapse?
- Korean Peninsula Security and Nuclear Diplomacy
This subject explores the politics, economy, ideology and foreign relations of North Korea.
Specifically, the subject will cover Japanese colonisation and the partition of Korea; the Korean War; North Korea's political system; Ideology and the Kim family personality cult; Evolution of the North Korean economy; State repression and human rights; Energy crisis, food insecurity and the 'Arduous March'; North Korea's environmental vulnerabilities; State failure risk in the DPRK; North Korea's strategic culture and foreign policy; Nuclear weapons proliferation; Korean Peninsula security and nuclear diplomacy.
Through engagement with this body of knowledge, you should be able to identify and describe key actors and issues in North Korean affairs, apply recognised theoretical approaches to evaluating key issues, and identify the diversity of interests, values and perspectives that characterise the politicised field of North Korean studies.
This is a level 2 subject. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.
- The quiz consists of twenty multiple-choice questions, totalling 10% of final grade (0.5% per question). (10%)
- DPRK Political System Analysis is worth 25% of final grade and can be submitted in student choice of essay (1,000 words), video presentation (6-7 minutes), or audio presentation (6-7 minutes). (25%)
- DPRK State Fragility Analysis is worth 25% of final grade and can be submitted in student choice of essay (1,000 words), video presentation (6-7 minutes), or audio presentation (6-7 minutes). (25%)
- DPRK Denuclearisation Analysis is worth 40% of final grade and can be submitted in student choice of essay (1,500 words), video presentation (9-10 minutes), or audio presentation (9-10 minutes). (40%)
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Entry requirements
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Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed POL3CPA (Contemporary Politics of The Asia Pacific) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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