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In this course students develop an understanding of the major pathways for electron transfer and energy conversion in living systems. Students look at how energy is utilized in biosynthesis, and the role of enzymes, coenzymes and metabolic intermediates. Students examine the principles of flux control and metabolic regulation and the mechanisms that balance the activity of key pathways to physiological demands. Students also consider the main features of human energy metabolism and their relationship to obesity and diabetes, and analyze the importance of protein glycosylation and how protein glycans are biosynthesized.

This intermediate-level marketing course aims to equip students with the skills to design internal marketing strategies that generate value for the consumer by aligning human capital and leveraging the company's technological capabilities. It requires prior knowledge of basic concepts related to organizational culture, structure, and climate that foster a customer-centric philosophy. As a learning outcome, the class will develop internal marketing strategy plans.

This course aims to fill gaps in management education with respect to business and the natural environment by introducing pressing environmental issues confronting business today and providing effective tools for understanding and addressing these challenges. 

This course introduces past and present-day economic phenomena. Its scope consists in an examination and analysis of the successive stages of development of market capitalism and its variants. After a discussion of the terms used to describe an economic “system,” the enquiry proceeds by examining “primitive” or incomplete prototypes of capitalist enterprise as well as the mercantilist “system” in the preindustrial era. The emergence of industrial capitalism, the first wave of globalization, the emergence of financial capitalism and the attendant slumps as well as the regulations introduced by political authorities provide matter for discussion in the following chapters. All along this journey the connection between the diffusion of market mechanisms and political dynamics is underscored.

This course introduces students to a broad range of theoretical and critical approaches to cinema, and teaches them how to apply these approaches to a variety of films. Students gain an understanding of classical film theory, including semiotics, auteur theory and psychoanalysis, as well as of contemporary developments such as audience studies, interest in issues of race and ethnicity, and in issues surrounding the advent of new cinematic technologies. Students also gain an appreciation of the historical and cultural contexts in which given theoretical approaches have emerged. These approaches are illustrated with reference to a range of Hollywood and European films.

Korean Art in the Modern and Contemporary Era is an introductory class for any students who are interested in art, especially Korean visual art. This course explores the dynamic evolution of Korean art from the early 20th century to the present day, and examines how Korea’s historical, social, and cultural transformations have influenced its artistic expressions. Students engage with diverse media, including painting, sculpture, photography, video art, and installation art, while critically analyzing works by prominent  artists. Through lectures, discussions, and visual analyses, students develop a deeper understanding of Korean art's significant role in shaping contemporary visual culture. This course includes field trips to art museums and art galleries. 

In this course, students explore how anthropology contributes to understanding humanity beyond simply documenting ways of life in different societies. Students learn how anthropologists theorize, interpret, analyze, and explain different ways of life, make these ways of life understandable to outsiders, such as informing policy and development, and build a broader picture of the nature, capacity, and variation of humankind. Students also critically examine the limitations and assumptions of different anthropological approaches, helping them develop a nuanced understanding of the discipline’s methods and contributions.

The course is designed for senior undergraduates that are interested in qualitative methods and of some research experience. The course introduces two major approaches to analysing qualitative data, namely, grounded-theory based coding approach and chronological sequence-based process data analysis. As well, the course also covers related topics to provide comprehensive guidance to students, including the philosophy of qualitative methods, collection of qualitative data, reporting qualitative findings, and ethical issues in qualitative data analysis.

This course introduces students to the rich diversity of poetry in English and equips them with the skills and knowledge to better understand, and better enjoy, that poetry. The poetry studied ranges throughout the history of English Literature, and tutorial work generally focuses on the close reading of poetic texts. Weekly lectures and tutorials study matters including: rhyme and meter; poetic imagery; a number of poetic forms such as the sonnet; a number of poetic genres such as epic or pastoral. There is also space for students to look at poetry from a variety of aesthetic and historical contexts and to consider poetry from diverse authorships.

This course explores the major areas of molecular neurobiology, from genes to the functions of cells of the nervous system. Material provides an essential theoretical framework in molecular neurobiology as well as practical approaches on cell culture and regulation of gene expression. It focuses on major concepts and recent advances in experimental molecular neuroscience.