Australia

This course introduces to government and politics of modern China. It examines traditional background and modern revolution from 19th century to 1949. It focuses on ideology, leadership, institutions, and political processes of the People's Republic. Students learn about politics of social groups, major issue areas, the Cultural Revolution, and the politics of reform.

This course examines the ubiquity of biological evolution in both natural and human modified environments. It will describe and explain the agents of change— drift, migration and selection, and show their effects on both single and multiple gene traits, and on the phylogenetic relationships of species. The course  will introduce co-evolutionary processes, which are critical for understanding traits that evolve through interactions between species, including humans. Particular topics will include (but not limited to): heritable variation; agents of evolution; artificial, natural and sexual selection; phenotypes and quantitative genetics; phylogeny, speciation and the tree of life; and antagonistic and mutualistic co-evolution. The subject will emphasize both the outcome and process of scientific research leading to our understanding of evolutionary processes, drawing on examples from across the diversity of life.

This course examines the comparison of word structure in a wide variety of the world's languages.

This course examines the key principles and approaches for working with and in the sculptural space of 3D Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). Topics include foundational technical skills in 3D CGI and visual effects, focusing on 3D CGI animation processes, modelling, and texturing within film, games, and media arts contexts.

The course provides an introduction to modern theories of the nature of mind, and some important contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics include the problem of mental representation (how can minds think about the world?), the relationship of minds to brains, and the problem of consciousness.