General information on the curriculum

TURAN” UNIVERSITY

		APPROVED at the meeting of the Teaching and Methodic Council of ‘Turan’ University Minute № ___ from«___»______ 2013 Vice-Rector on teaching and methodic work ___________ А.А.Аrupov

CHAIR “Regional studies and internatonal relations”

CURRICULUM

of the discipline:

“Great Game in Chinese Central Asia”

Speciality: 5В020200– “International relations”

Author (teacher): Kamalov A.K., Doctor of Science (in History), professor, head of the chair “Regional Studies and International Relations”, University ‘Turan’

Teaching form: full time

Course: 3

Semester 5

Lectures: 30 hours

Practical 15 hours

Number of mid-terms 2

ISWT 15 hours

ISW 75 hours

Examination 5 semester

Workload 135 hours

Almaty, 2013

Compiled by: Kamalov Ablet Kayumovich, Doctor of Science in History, Professor

Curriculum on the discilpline “Great Game in Chinese Central Asia” based on curriculum if the specialty for Bachelors of the 3 year students of the specialty 5В020200 – “International Relations”

Curriculum is discussed at the meeting of the Chair “Regional Studies and Inyternational Relations” from «_______»_____________2013. Minute №____________

Head of Chair “Regional Studies and International Relations”,

Doctor of Science in History__________________________________А.К.Kamalov

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Curriculum of the discipline“Great Game in Chinese Central Asia” is an elective course designed for the students of the speciality ‘International relations’. It reflects modern academic achievements in the discussed area. The targeted audience of the course is students of the specialty ‘International relations’. The course addresses a set of questions relating to the history of international relations in Chinese Centrall Asia in modern time, primarily competition between great powers – Russia and Britain, in western China. Curriculum of the course conatins a syllabus, description of lectures, seminars, individual work of students, assignements and other materials.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE CURRICULUM

Table 1

Form of teaching	Number of semesters (cycle) of teachng in the curriculum	Number of credit	Total hours	Lectures (number of hours)	Laboratory classes (number of hours)	Seminar or practical classes (number of hours)	Independent work of students (MA students) (number of hours)	SIWT (number of hours)	Type and form of control
Midetrm 1	Midetrm 2	Final form of control
Full-time									Midterm 1	Midterm 2	examination
Total:

The course “Great Game in Chinese Central Asia” is an elective discipline of the profile cycle designed for the 3^rd year students majoring in International relations. This discipline corresponds to the State Cumpulsory Standard of Education on preparation of specialists in the field of international relations and regional studies.

The aim of the teching discipline is to examine a complex history of international relations in Chinese Central Asia during the end of the first half od the XX centuries, mainly struggle between great powers – the Russian and British Empires, for political and economic domination in this region.

The main tasks of the course is to provide students with knowledge on how rivalry and struggle between great powers – the Russian and British Empires, for political and economic domination in Chinese Central Asia during the end of the XIX – first half of the XX centuries determined political development of the region embracing it into the orbit of the international relations, own interests of the powers and into the process of modernization.

By the end of the course students should

- know the structure of the discipline and its purpose and role in professional activity;

- possess categorical apparatus relating to the discipline;

- know main events and trends in international relations;

- know political interest of the Russian Empire in Central Asia and its role in the life of westernmost province of China – Xinnjiang;

- know political interest of the British Empire in Central Asia and level of its involvement in the ‘great game’;

- be able to analyze Russian-British and Russian-Chinese relations of the late XIX – early XX centuries in Central Asia;

Prerequisites: Modern history of Asia and Africa; Modern History of international relations

Postrequisites: All-sided diplomacy, writing diploma work

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