Convenor name: Stefania Travagnin
Convenor email: st8@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 305
Office hours: by appointment
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
LO1: demonstrate an advanced critical knowledge of the historical development of Buddhism in China
LO2: assess the peculiar identity of Chinese Buddhism in the wider context of Buddhism as a cross-cultural religious tradition
LO3: develop fundamental methodologucal skills for the study of Chinese Buddhism
LO4: demonstrate an awareness of the primary sources for the study of Chinese Buddhism, and the development of the scholarship in the field
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 25%
Assessment 1: Due date: 17 November 2025
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: 1,500-word book review
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 75%
Assessment 2: Due date: 16 January 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 3,000-word essay
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Jotika Khur-Yearn
Librarian email: jk53@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
