Rome and China

Between them, 2,000 years ago, the Romans and the Chinese dominated almost half of the world. How did their empires work and how were their subjects affected? Visionary leadership, ideology, bureaucracy, sociology, geography: were there common factors to explain the rise and fall of these powers? Comparison clarifies the issues. This is a 10 session course and must be taken with W310Pm02 in week 3.

Course details

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Start Date
28 Jul 2024
Duration
10 Sessions over two weeks
End Date
3 Aug 2024
Application Deadline
23 Jun 2024
Location
International Summer Programme
Code
W410Pm02

Tutors

Dr Nicholas James

Dr Nicholas James

Consultant; Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Magdalene College

Typical week: Monday to Friday 

Courses run from Monday to Friday. For each week of study, you select a morning (Am) course and an afternoon (Pm) course. The maximum class size is 25 students.   

Courses are complemented by a series of daily plenary lectures, exploring new ideas in a wide range of disciplines. To add to your learning experience, we are also planning additional evening talks and events. 

c.7.30am-9.00am  

Breakfast in College (for residents)  

9.00am-10.30am  

Am Course  

11.00am-12.15pm  

Plenary Lecture  

12.15pm-1.30pm  

Lunch 

1.30pm-3.00pm  

Pm Course  

3.30pm-4.45pm  

Plenary Lecture/Free 

6.00pm/6.15pm-7.15pm 

Dinner in College (for residents)  

7.30pm onwards 

Evening talk/Event/Free  

Evaluation and Academic Credit  

If you are seeking to enhance your own study experience, or earn academic credit from your Cambridge Summer Programme studies at your home institution, you can submit written work for assessment for one or more of your courses.  

Essay questions are set and assessed against the University of Cambridge standard by your Course Director, a list of essay questions can be found in the Course Materials. Essays are submitted two weeks after the end of each course, so those studying for multiple weeks need to plan their time accordingly. There is an evaluation fee of £75 per essay. 

For more information about writing essays see Evaluation and Academic Credit

Certificate of attendance 

A certificate of attendance will be sent to you electronically after the programme.