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The course covers selected aspects of physiological processes in health and disease: from the integrative function of single cells to whole systems physiology. A core emphasis is on the experimental basis for our foundational knowledge of how physiological systems function and their regulation. Topics may include cell and epithelial physiology, ion channels and transporters and their regulation, cell signaling and communication, endocrine and neuroendocrine physiology, sensory physiology, control and co-ordination of movement, control of feeding, and responses to stress.

This course examines the various human rights responses under international law to mass atrocities committed in communities around the world (a field known as transitional justice); the development of transitional justice and how it operates within the broader peace-building field; the historical development of transitional justice, the various justice processes that may be employed, and how they operate in theory as well as practice; societies in transition in contemporary settings and the applicable laws and legal processes.

This course explores major theoretical and empirical issues in the field of international political economy (IPE). It focuses on several issue areas in IPE such as international trade, development, and international production networks (multinational corporations).

The course covers the biomechanics and mechanobiology of skeletal tissues (bone, articular cartilage, tendons, and ligaments); the pathomechanics of injury, adaption, and degenerative changes with aging; how biomaterials can be used in loaded regions of the body; and an insight into current biomechanical research of skeletal tissues.

This course examines the Maori language for those with no previous background in Te Reo Maori. It covers basic informal and formal greetings, introductory songs, proverbs and idiom, introductions, and family relationships.