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The module provides students with basic knowledge of neuroanatomy, brain development and change, cellular function and communication, and basic brain functions, such as sensory processing, perception, motor function, and motivation. Important methods to study cognitive functions, mental processes, the activity of the brain, and functional anatomy are described. This course is part of PSYCHOLOGY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (30 ECTS).

This course examines issues surrounding the design, application and effective use of information systems in organizations. It covers the role of information systems in organizations, the technical foundations of information systems, communication networks that interconnect information systems components, and basic IT design, management and strategic issues for business.

This course examines the recent psychological literature on the antecedents and consequences of economic inequality, which develop and have an impact very early in childhood, and analyzes social class differences in personality, motivation, and cognition. The course also identifies the reasons why people often don’t engage in collective action to change the situation and why some redistribution strategies are more likely to be endorsed than others. The course is organized around four broad themes: 1) The social and psychological consequences of economic inequality; 2) Beyond possessions: psychological differences between social classes; 3) Perceiving and understanding wealth and income distribution; and 4) Collective action and redistributive strategies The course requires students to have basic knowledge of experimental methods in psychology as a prerequisite.

The course interprets 15 American and British suspense short stories, analyzing the literary technique, theories, thematic construction, and especially psychological construction within, in order to nurture the literary appreciation of western literary works. The course also discusses the difference between literary techniques and thematic concerns between the short story and film.

This course examines the Australian identity through an exploration of Australian film, theater, and television traditional formats and new digital content and delivery platforms. It focuses on young Australian playwrights, performers and filmmakers, and the range of learning that takes place through young people's engagement in, and appreciation of, theater, film, television and digital content. A variety of genre, formats and delivery are critically examined against the backdrop of Australian historical and sociological perspectives. Critical analysis is undertaken, not only through deconstructing Australian films and plays, but also through constructing digital content, using smart phone video application. 

This course addresses a variety of questions that are relevant in macroeconomics and for our current understanding of the global economy. Students cover five topics chosen in the following (non-exhaustive) list: the very long run and demographics, business cycles, hyperinflation, the liquidity trap,  income and wealth inequalities, sustainable development and Easter Island economics, and Market Economy vs Planned Economy and USSR economic development. In this course, students develop their appreciation of the value of macroeconomic theory and mathematical modelling for the understanding of historical and current economic issues.