China

This course introduces the concepts and definitions of risk society, crisis and crisis communication; theoretical schools and communication mechanisms of crisis communication; topic management of crisis communication; information production and information release in crisis communication, as well as related special studies. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the cause of crisis communication, the entire development process and the relationship between various links, and master the internal laws; they integrate theory with practice, master relevant basic principles and methods, and carry out case analysis and solve practical problems. The course also examines the latest development of domestic and foreign crisis communication theories, and correctly understand domestic and foreign theories and experiences.

This course explores classic Nordic texts, such as A Doll's House, Ms. Julie, and Hans Christian Andersen tales.

This course examines the background of contemporary philosophy of language and the main controversial topics. Students learn to read and analyze the literature in this field, so as to have a preliminary ability to study philosophy of language. The course is divided into two modules. The first module introduces the meaning theory of language; the second module introduces the reference theory of language.

This course examines the stages, characteristics, and evolutionary trends of international relations after the Cold War; major events, and changes in relations between major countries; international relations to distinguish it from specific country-specific foreign policy.

This course examines modern philosophy and analyzes how history has become a philosophical problem; how the philosophy of history entered the 20th century and how its different from the historical theory; how it affected the different paths of research methods in the two disciplines of philosophy and history.

The course introduces the global trend of population aging and its far-reaching impact on society, especially in China. It reviews the global population aging process, and predicts trends based on perspectives from the areas of biology, psychology, sociology, economics, culture, and public policy.

The course focuses on visual art works from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and China. The works are from art museums and art exhibitions. The course mainly studies paintings, but also includes sculptures, photography, video, experimental ink painting, conceptual art, pop art, installation art and performance art. The discussion around the works involves art design, folk art, advertising, movies, graffiti, comics, fashion and more.