Oriental Culture
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Joan HERNANDEZ - jhernandezs@uic.es
Office hours
In the final exam and in the individual works the spelling regulations of the faculty will be applied, for which each spelling error implies the loss of 0.2 points.
The thematic scope of this course is certainly vast, as it does not only cover a large geographic extension, mainly India, Japan and Korea, but it also comprises a large historical stretch, from the early beginnings of civilization to nowadays.
This course is structured in five thematic modules which cover the main geographic, religious, literary, and artistic characteristics of East Asia.
There are no previous requirements expected to undertake this course.
This course’s learning goals are:
The learning outcomes are partly included in the previous competencies.
Part 1. East Asian Geography
Part 2. India
Languages, castes, family, art, festivals, and cuisine.
Part 3. China, Japan, and Korea
i. Japanese haikus
Part 4. Asia in the West
Cultural diversity, Chinatowns, and Chinese overseas.
Part 5. Art in East Asia
The final grade will be the result of:
Part One Note: 66.6%
Second half note: 33.3%
Each teacher will indicate the type of assessment that the student will need to complete in order to pass their part.
The minimum grade required to pass the course is 5 and it is necessary to have approved all the parts in order to pass the subject.
In the second call, only the parties that have been suspended must be recovered and if they are not overcome in the second call, no qualification will be maintained.
Bibliography module 1 to 4
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