Theory and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

Basic Information

1. Course Type: Compulsory Major Courses

2. Class Hours: 36

3. Credits: 2

4. Suitable for: Graduate Students of Economic

Course Introduction

The course revolves around socialism with Chinese characteristics: history and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, fundamental realities of contemporary China, economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, ecological construction, party leadership, contemporary China and the world.

Course Objectives

This course is a compulsory course in the ideological and political theory course for postgraduates. Through studying this course，students will deepen the understanding of important problems of theory and practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, have a firm belief in Marxism and Chinese characteristics socialism, and improve the ability to analyze and solve practical problems by using the position, viewpoint and method of Marx.

Outline of Course Content

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the theme and basic issues of contemporary China.

2. Understanding the main contents of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

3. Understanding of the purpose, significance and method of learning this course.

Contents:

1. The theme and basic issues in contemporary China

2. Main contents of socialism with Chinese characteristics

3. The purpose, meaning and method of learning this course

Chapter 2 Basic national conditions of contemporary China

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the basic characteristics and basic conditions of China.

2. Understanding the current stage of China's development and strategic opportunities.

3. Understanding the importance and basic content of the path of scientific development

Contents:

1. Basic features of contemporary China

2. The stage features and important strategic opportunities of contemporary Chinese development

Chapter 3 Economic construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective: Understanding the economic theory and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Understanding how to accelerate the transformation of economic development mode.

3. Understanding the main features of the implementation of innovation driven development strategy.

4. Understanding the importance and main contents of the comprehensive improvement of the open economy.

Contents:

1. Economic theory and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Accelerating the formation of alternative development.

3. Implement innovation-driven development strategy.

4. Promote the process of urban-rural integration.

5. Improve the level of open economy comprehensively.

Chapter 4 Political construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the overall situation of the political theory and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Understanding the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and its characteristics

3. Understanding the main tasks and general requirements of Chinese political system reform.

Contents:

1. Political theory and political system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Political development road of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

3. Uphold and develop the people's democracy

4. Promote the political reform Actively and steadily

Chapter 5 The cultural construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the cultural theory and system of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Understanding the basic content of the road of cultural development of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

3. Understanding the significance, tasks and requirements of building the socialist core value system.

4. Understanding the significance of improving the soft power of national culture and the strength of the whole culture.

Contents:

1. Cultural theory and cultural system of socialism with Chinese characteristics

2. The development path of Chinese socialist culture

3. Strengthening the construction of the socialist core value system

4. Enhancing the overall strength and competitiveness of the culture

5. Deepening the reform of the cultural system

Chapter 6 Social construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective: Understanding the basic theory of social construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

1. Understanding the main content of the protection and development of the people's livelihood.

2. Understanding the focal point of coordinating the social interests.

3. Understanding the main content of the social management system and social management innovation.

Contents:

1. Social construction theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Protect and improve people's livelihood.

3. Coordinating social interests.

4. Promoting social management innovation.

Chapter 7 Ecological civilization construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the basic theory and system of ecological civilization construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Understanding basic requirements for optimizing the pattern of land and space development.

3. Understanding the main task of building a resource-saving and environment- friendly society.

4. Understanding the main measures to dealing with major environmental challenges

Contents:

1. The theory and system of ecological civilization construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

2. Optimization of land and space development pattern.

3. Building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society.

4. Measures to deal with major environmental issues

Chapter 8 The leading power of socialism with Chinese characteristics

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the main contents of the construction theory of the Chinese Communist Party.

2. Understanding the importance and urgency of strengthening and improving the construction of the party under the new situation.

3. Understanding the main line of strengthening the construction of the party's governing capacity.

4. Understanding objectives of the construction of learning oriented, service-oriented, innovative Marx's ruling party.

Contents:

1. The governing construction theory of the Communist Party of China.

2. New challenges for the construction of the party.

3. Improve the scientific level of Party Building

Chapter 9 Contemporary China and the world

Overall Objective:

1. Understanding the new features and new trends of current world development.

2. Understanding the historical changes of the relationship between China and the world, and China's international strategy and foreign policy.

3. Understanding the characteristics and advantages of China's peaceful development path.

Contents:

1. New features and new trends of current world development.

2. Historical changes of the relationship between China and the world.

3. China 's international strategy and foreign policy.

4. Adherence to the path of peaceful development.

Class Hours Distribution

Week 1 Chapter 1

Week 2 Chapter 2

Week 3 Chapter3

Week 4 Chapter3

Week 5 Chapter3

Week 6 Chapter4

Week 7 Chapter4

Week 8 Chapter5

Week 9 Chapter5

Week 10 Chapter5

Week 12 Chapter6

Week 13 Chapter6

Week 14 Chapter7

Week 15 Chapter7

Week 16 Chapter8

Week 17 Chapter9

Week 18 Chapter9

The total course hours is 54 (45 minutes each class hour), which will be evenly distributed in 18 weeks, that is every week will have 2 course hours.

Text book

1.Teaching Material

[1]The Book Group. Theories and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Higher Eduecation Press.2013

2.Other Materials

[1]Li Huafeng. Theories and Practice of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. Renmin Press.2013

3. Reading List

[1] Ezra Feivel Vogel.Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China. Belknap Press,2013

Course requirements and grading

Grading Policy: Your grade for the course will be calculated as follows:

Regular Homework and Class Participation 40%

Final Exam 60%

Attendance: Regular attendance is an important requirement for successful performance in this course. If a student repeatedly misses classes, questions will be raised with the administration and suggesting the student withdrew from the course.

Homework problems: problem sets will be assigned regularly. All of the students will get a chance to present homework solutions in class. At this point, it is not as important to have a correct solution as it is to demonstrate that you have worked on your homework seriously. Please, start looking at problems right away so that you can ask for help if you need it. In addition to my office hours and email, you can use the homework discussion board on Blackboard for homework help. Your homework problems will help you to understand the material and to systematically prepare for exams. Class participation and homework will account for 30% of your grade.