NTU Course
Overview

Introduction to Modern Japan

Offered in 114-1

  • Serial Number

    27618

  • Course Number

    NtlDev5340

  • Course Identifier

    341 U9540

  • No Class

  • 2 Credits

  • A23* / Elective

    No Target Students / GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL DEVELOP / Japan Studies Program

      A23*

    • No Target Students

      • Elective

    • GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL DEVELOP

    • Japan Studies Program

  • Lee Yu-Ting
  • Mon 7, 8

  • 新501

  • Type 2

  • 30 Student Quota

    NTU 30

  • No Specialization Program

  • English
  • NTU COOL
  • Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
  • Notes
    GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL DEVELOP, Japan Studies Program The course is conducted in English。 No Target Students The course is conducted in English。。A23*:Historical Thinking , World Civilization and Globalization area . This course is also categorized as Liberal Education Course .

  • NTU Enrollment Status

    Enrolled
    0/30
    Other Depts
    0/30
    Remaining
    0
    Registered
    0
  • Course Description
    Even in the age of globalization and intensive international exchanges, Japan seems to remain a unique and mysterious country to a certain degree. In the field of humanistic and social-scientific studies, the characteristics of Japanese history, culture, and society have drawn incessant attention and constituted points of comparison with the Western experience. The course starts from Japan’s early history, and then focuses on the different stages of modernization, extending into the twenty-first century. Following a chronological sequence, the thematic design aims to introduce students to different aspects of Japan, including the “myth” of the country, and its multifarious relations with East Asia, the West, and the world. Overall, Japan serves as a brilliant non-Western case for us to understand (post-)modern world history.
  • Course Objective
    Throughout the course, students will learn 1. the outline of Japanese history, 2. the lessons of Japan’s developing into a modern state, 3. the specific issues of Japanese society and its interaction with the wider world, and strengthen their basis for further studying Japan
  • Course Requirement
    Attendance, participation (Q&A, presentation, etc.), reading assignments, taking exams
  • Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
    4
  • Office Hour
    Tue14:00 - 16:00
  • Designated Reading
    Introduced in class
  • References
    Introduced in class
  • Grading
    15%

    Attendance

    25%

    Class participation

    Q&A sessions, individual and group presentations, etc.

    30%

    Midterm

    30%

    Final

  • Adjustment methods for students
    Adjustment MethodDescription
    B1

    延長作業繳交期限

    Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments

    B4

    個人報告取代團體報告

    Individual presentation replace group presentation

    B6

    學生與授課老師協議改以其他形式呈現

    Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors

    C2

    書面(口頭)報告取代考試

    Written (oral) reports replace exams

    D1

    由師生雙方議定

    Negotiated by both teachers and students

  • Make-up Class Information
  • Course Schedule
    1, Sep.Week 1General introduction
    8, Sep.Week 2Individual presentation: Impressions about Japan
    15, Sep.Week 3Outline of premodern Japanese history
    22, Sep.Week 4Japan's encounter with the West
    29, Sep.Week 5Holiday
    6, Oct.Week 6Holiday
    13, Oct.Week 7The Meiji Restoration
    20, Oct.Week 8Japan becoming a great power
    27, Oct.Week 9Film watching
    3, Nov.Week 10Midterm exam
    10, Nov.Week 11Academic leave
    17, Nov.Week 12Japan in the postwar world
    24, Nov.Week 13Japan as Number One?
    1, Dec.Week 14Japan in the age of globalization
    8, Dec.Week 15Group presentation: Is Japan unique?
    15, Dec.Week 16Final examination