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This course studies some of the foundational doctrines of contemporary international law, while also equipping students with the tools to critique and question these foundational doctrines. While expounding upon some of the foundational doctrines and facets of international law such as sources, sovereignty, Law of Treaties, state responsibility, jurisdiction, international organizations, use of force, International Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Law, this course also critically examines the complex and reciprocal relationship between international law and empire. It explores how empire was instrumental in the making of international law, shaping its foundational doctrines, institutions, and practices. Conversely, it also interrogates how international law itself became a powerful tool in the making and maintenance of empire, facilitating processes of domination, extraction, and governance across the globe. Drawing on critical perspectives—especially those advanced by Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) - the course challenges students to question conventional narratives and dominant frameworks. Through engagement with TWAIL scholarship and other critical schools, students analyze the extent to which international law continues to serve imperial interests and consider the question of whether international law, by itself, is now an empire.

This course provides an in-depth understanding of nutritional needs from infancy through older adulthood. Students explore how nutritional requirements evolve across various life stages including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging. Topics include physiological changes impacting nutrient metabolism, dietary guidelines for optimal health at each stage, and the role of nutrition in preventing and managing diseases. Students learn to identify practical nutritional challenges and to critically evaluate information and resources to provide evidence-supported suggestions.   

This course introduces the conceptual framework of social determinants of health (SDH) and examines how globalization affects various types of SDH and consequentially influences the health of individuals and populations. Societal and policy-level SDHs are highlighted, focusing on analyses of interventions and solutions to tackle health inequalities. 

A basic understanding of public health and health policy is helpful but not a prerequisite.

The course provides knowledge of the fundamental legal standards related to the contemporary Public Law under the national and European legal frameworks. Students build skills on the following: legal systems; common and civil law; national and supranational sources of law; interpreting legal standards; national and supranational institutions; state's powers and bodies; law-making and rule-making; soft law and intangible standards; public power; government, agencies, and authorities (NRAs, etc.); adjudication; orders and sanctions; and judiciary and remedies. Case-law methodology drives the discussion over the course's subjects and issues.

Course content is divided as follows: State; Political Form (Form of State) and Political Regime (Form of Government); National and supra-national legal systems; Sources of law; Freedoms, fundamental Rights, Human Rights, Organization of the State and constitutional powers; The Constitutional Justice

This course examines the processes and skills necessary for starting and operating a new business. Students are introduced to various stages of entrepreneurship such as capturing business ideas, evaluating business ideas, establishing appropriate business models, and getting funded by venture capital firms. 

Students work primarily conducted in teams, with teams formed based on the diversity of students. For instance, students from different fields will form a team to create a creative business plan. 

The course also explores how entrepreneurs search for business ideas, evaluate them, and create and sustain long-term growth. Additionally, it covers how to implement competitive strategies aligned with this vision. To this end, the course encompasses all functional areas of business administration such as marketing, accounting, finance, and management. Case studies, guest lectures from external experts, and business plan assignments are incorporated to deepen the understanding of how a company modifies and develops its strategic position. 

Finally, this course is designed to help students learn better communication techniques. 

In special cases and with the approval of the instructor concerned, a student may carry out directed studies of specific problems in natural resources conservation.

This course brings together a range of academic disciplines and literature to give students a broad understanding of drug policy, both international and national. While drug use and policy may be discussed as part of other courses, this is the only course that focuses specifically on drug policy, and the impact it has on society today. Drug policy is becoming increasingly visible as an important component of both health and legal policy. Around the world there are shifts which see drug policy moving to a health matter, and the contradictions that can have in the development and delivery of criminal justice and public health frameworks. The course explores both criminal justice and public health approaches to drug policy, and introduces students to the broader concept of a "public good" approach.

This course gives students an understanding of multiple 3D software applications, how those applications can exchange information, and helps them to use software in an appropriate way to virtualize other potential physical outcomes. Its main objective is to help students to a lack of bias about software that moves them to a more considered evaluation of individual pieces of softwares' fitness for purpose based upon the task at hand. As an indicative pairing of projects (i.e. the actual projects and named software used here might change based upon availability, opportunity, and topicality.) the students could be working to create a model of a piece of public art, to a massive scale, and then situating it within a researched actual location via Google Earth so that its relative visual impact upon that location can be understood. This would be supplemented with a project using 3DS Max to explore slightly more advanced methods of modelling and texturing. 

This course examines key concepts of geographic information science as applied to earth and environmental sciences. It covers monitoring, analysis, visualization and modelling of landscape change for terrestrial and coastal environments, using imagery from satellites, airplanes (LiDAR) and UAVs. Principles and practice of field techniques, including RTK-GPS, LiDAR and UAV piloting will be reviewed with application to catchment management, conservation, natural hazards and civil infrastructure.

This course covers the different psychological processes that occur within a group (between members) and between groups (in relation to other groups) from the perspective of organizational psychology. In particular, it examines the behavior of groups or teams that need to perform specific tasks, such as solving problems, making decisions, or resolving conflicts. Topics include social negligence, group dramatization, groupthink, information sharing, conflicts between groups, and crowd behavior. Students participate in practical team and group assignments and projects to solve problems that may occur in actual organizations or teams. In addition, students have the opportunity to think about ideas that can have a positive impact on actual social policies and organizational operations. 

Prerequisite: Basic Psychology, Social Psychology, and Methodology courses