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This course offers an introduction to Māori analyses of topics that are often discussed and sometimes controversial, and that continue to shape contemporary life in New Zealand. Topics include aspects of world view, philosophy and social organization; the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Waitangi and European immigration; and contemporary issues including Treaty claims, ownership of the foreshore and seabed and constitutional issues.

This course explores how economics influences labor markets in multiple ways, analyzing the basic model of the labor market, both demand and supply.  The course also explores how human capital and skills can influence wages and looks at actual problems occurring in the workplace and labor markets.

This course introduces a broad spectrum of performance practices that may be identified as local cultural expressions found in Singapore. Such practices occur in varied spaces and mediums, and include street opera, getai [song-stage], animal performances, theatre, film, religious festivals, national day parades, YouTube video performances and mobile gaming. The course explores the rich performative histories of these practices and studies concepts of performativity, liveness, and mediation. It also covers the ways in which technology and media play a crucial part in cultural expression and identity formation. 

This course provides a critical analysis of the criteria used to distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior and apply psychopathological diagnosis. Topics covered include: history of clinical psychology and psychopathology; general models of abnormal behavior; evaluation, classification and diagnosis of abnormal behavior; disorders of perception, awareness and attention; memory disorders; disorders of thought and language; psychomotor disorders; food and sleep disorders. 

This interdisciplinary course addresses sustainability, climate change, and how to combine economic development with a healthy environment. The course explores greening the economy and the sustainable development goals on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation, and looks at the relationships between these levels. Practical examples of the complexities and solutions across each level are discussed. A particular focus is placed on examples from Scandinavia, but the course also features examples from Europe and around the world, which taken together provide a practical starting point for learning about greening the economy and the relationship to sustainable development goals.

This course covers the basic and important concepts in microconomics. Topics include consumer, producer, and market equilibrium, various market structures, decision making under uncertainty, and how to apply microeconomics frameworks to trade, law, politics, and blockchain.

This course examines in depth the extensive structural and economic changes which have characterized Sweden since the mid-18th century and the concept of "The Swedish Model". This takes the form of a chronological analysis of the rapid transition from a typical poor agrarian society to an industrial welfare state. The course considers the following questions: Which were the driving forces behind the development? Why did they occur so late? Which were the production factors so favorable to Sweden? 

This course introduces an area of research exploring how nature influences the psyche. It provides a broad and representative overview by examining empirical research and theories from natural science, humanities, and social science. Topics include evolutionary psychology and biophilia, the Connectedness to Nature Scale, nature and cognition, Arne Næss’ deep ecology, Getnot Böhme’s Weather phenomenology, Preben Bertelsen’s life skills, Margarete Archer’s agency theory, Hartmut Rosa’s concept of resonance in nature and how nature fits in critical theory, and biophobia. The course involves excursions to facilitate discussion about clinical effects of nature interventions. Assessment is based on an individual or group written assignment of 12-18 pages.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by consent of the instructor. The course focuses on the role of big data in modern life, as well as its uses as a tool for good or evil. The course highlights how big data can help us understand and explain social phenomena in a way that was unthinkable in previous generations. The course applies the R statistical computing environment to large-scale data sets, explores packages designed for use with big data (such as data.table and ff), and explores how parallelization can be used to analyze lots of data quickly. The course includes traditional lectures, a series of seminars, as well as visual material.