China

On the basis of expanding the scope of students' knowledge of modern biology, strengthen the cultivation of students' practical ability through various experimental operations with points and aspects. At the same time, to promote the integration of students towards interdisciplinary aspects, focusing on the cultivation of students' innovative thinking, innovative ability and practical ability.

General biology experiment is a basic and comprehensive general education experiment course of life science for non-life science majors in the whole school. The course basically involves the major fields of current life science research. Taking into account the actual situation of students in different disciplines and majors, the experimental content is set up into four major sections, namely the form and structure of various types of organisms, tissues and cells, physiology and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, etc. At the same time, it tries to start from real life, and gradually in-depth into the basic principles and basic methods of life science And the latest progress of life science. In the course of design, in view of the characteristics of non-life science students, especially liberal arts students, who rarely conducted experimental operations by themselves before, the experimental operation steps start from simple and easy to operate basic experimental methods, and guide them to complete all experimental operations independently or cooperatively step by step; At the same time, they are required to examine and think about some phenomena in life from the perspective of their professional knowledge, and stimulate students' innovative thinking; By choosing some biological phenomena in daily life and the more cutting-edge experimental content in the current life science research, stimulate students' learning initiative and enthusiasm.

With globalization, the Internet, and the general shrinking of time and space, cross- cultural interaction has become a necessity in people’s everyday lives. This course is designed to interrogate different aspects of cross-cultural communication and cultural differences: family life, social relationships, the workplace, government, education, gender, romance, and religion. Throughout exploring these topics, we will strive to engage in personal self-reflection, hands-on experience, and to understand the connections to larger social structures.

Course Description

The module aims to provide students with a new perspective in understanding the making of the People’s Republic of China’s foreign policy. The “third world” and “internationalism” will be the key concepts of discussion for this course. It will address key issues such as the Afro-Asian national independence movement in the mid-20th century, Chinese revolution, the Korean War, the Bandung conference, the Sino-Arab relations, and the P.R. China’s admission into the UN. In addition to the linear historical narrative of major events in P. R. China during the Cold War period, this course will also allow students to understand from an analytical perspective the relations between Chinese foreign policy and its domestic nation building concern, between the aim of national salvation and the ideal of international solidarity. The primary materials discussed in this course will include political documents/writings, historical archives, posters, music, literature, and films.

Course Objective

1. Delineate a broader historical and socio-political landscape in which the Chinese foreign policy in the Cold War period was formed;
2. Enable students to engage with multidisciplinary primary and secondary sources in both English and Chinese languages for studying IR.
3. Familiarize key discussions and debates on the issue of internationalism, modernization, national independence, nation-building, and international cooperation in the 20th century in China, and other Third World countries.
4. Develop transferable skills in data collection, synthesizing information, critical thinking, and English academic writing.

The main contents of this course include: the development history of shooting sports at home and abroad, basic knowledge of weapons, basic principles of shooting, military rifles, steam rifles, steam pistols shooting basic skills and live-fire training.

Private and public sector firms increasingly use marketing strategies to engage their customers and stakeholders around social impact. To do so, managers need to understand how best to engage and influence customers to behave in ways that have positive social effects. This course focuses on social marketing strategies for changing the behavior of a target segment of consumers on key issues in the public interest (e.g., health behaviors, energy efficiency, poverty reduction, fundraising for social causes). In addition, it examines the growing role of social enterprises and benefit corporation (B corp) play in today’s marketplace. This class also offers students an opportunity to work on a real business problem that are tied to social initiatives.

This course provides a rigorous treatment of the core concepts and skills in security investments and portfolio management. The main focus is on the trade-off between risk and return, which is analyzed in a mean variance framework. Along this line, two main theories of asset pricing are explained: the Capital Asset Pricing Model and Arbitrage Pricing Theory. The empirical tests of these two theories are discussed. A team based project asks students to exercise skills of security analysis, portfolio construction, and management. 

An introduction of chinese buddhist history, including important events , main figures and schools.

This course includes:

 (1) A comprehensive overview of the history of Chinese Buddhism based on the stages of its spread and development in early China;

 (2) Introduction to the translation, annotation, and dissemination of Buddhist classics; 

(3) Selective explanation of the main ideological thoughts, religious sects, and their theoretical characteristics in Chinese Buddhism through reading original materials; 

(4) Exploring the exchange and integration between Buddhism and traditional Chinese culture in the context of Chinese social and cultural backgrounds. Additionally, based on classroom teachings, selected readings will be organized, followed by open discussions.

This course provides an overview of the history, current status, and mitigation strategies for atmospheric environment. It covers the following contents: Formation of the atmosphere Urban atmospheric environment and environmental regulations Human activity and ozone hole After taking the course, you will be able to answer the following questions. Why do we have oxygen in the atmosphere? How does PM2.5 in Beijing form? How did ozone hole form? How have we been resolving these environmental issues in the atmosphere?