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ECON350 Southeast Asia: Economic and Social Change since 1850

Updated: 15 October 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECON250 or EH244 or EH344
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

This unit provides an account of the economics and social transformation of Southeast Asia since 1850. It familiarises students with the major Southeast Asian countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines; and surveys the development of particular economic sectors in selected countries. These include agriculture (rice, rubber), mining and manufacturing. The unit also examines demographic patterns, international labour migration and gendered labour relations in the context of economic policy and industrialisation strategies. It then focuses on the environmental impacts of resource development.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Wage Labour in Southeast Asia Since 1840
ISBN: 9780333736968
Kaur, A., Palgrave Macmillan 1st ed. 2004
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Economic Change in South East Asia C 1830-1980
ISBN: 9789835600142
Brown, I., Oxford University Press 1996
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
South East Asia in the World-Economy
ISBN: 9780521312370
Dixon, C., Cambridge University Press 1991
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 3, 4, 7
Assignment 2 20% 2000
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 3, 4, 7
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-6 GA: 1, 3, 4, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the political, economic and socio-cultural diversity of 19th century Southeast Asia;
  2. identify the reasons for the economic transformation of the region and its role in the international division of labour between 1870-1940;
  3. demonstrate knowledge of the contribution of Chinese and Indian migrant labour in Southeast Asia?s economic growth;
  4. evaluate Southeast Asia's political and economic role in the international economy in the post-World War II period;
  5. demonstrate an understanding of trade policies, industrialisation strategies and the principal reasons for the ascendancy of the Southeast Asian newly-industrialising countries in the last three decades of the 20th century; and
  6. evaluate the relationship between economic growth, natural resource development and environmental change.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This knowledge of the discipline is extended through the teaching and learning activities of the unit. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Graduates will be able to demonstrate a global perspective and inter cultural competence in their professional lives. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
This is taught and assessed through the learning activities of the unit. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practices is emphasised in the unit. 		True True
8 Team Work
   

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