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This course deals with the concept of soundscape and the practices of sound art. Soundscape is a mental tool to listen to and to understand environment; it is also an engaging dialogue with our “umwelt.” Sound art is an array of actions and interventions to enhance and distort perception of sounds. This course includes presentations of research and artwork dealing with these topics; video documentation, attentive listening, explanation of the background of the artists and discussion about the aesthetic questions that they raise; practical processes; assemblage, a collective creation; production of a flow of small-scale creations that are progressively gathered into a publication; some outdoor sessions, some of the class happen in various urban or semi-urban environment to be able to discuss about field practices and in-site artworks where it happens. Assessment: participation, assignements, final project.

This course studies democratic transitions. Looking both at classical readings as well as cutting edge literature, it explores five aspects of democratization: its conditions (do societies need to be wealthy?), its endogenous dynamics (what types of regime and opposition favor a transition?), its exogenous dynamics (how does the international economy or geopolitics influence transitions?), different pathways (rupture or reform), and their legacy. These five aspects are explored throughout the course as it examines an array of case studies from different waves of democratization. It provides a comprehensive understanding of democratic transitions from an economic, social, and political lens. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, the course grapples with traditional theories of democratization both empirically and theoretically.

This course gives an outline of the historical development of Swedish society from prehistoric times to the present. Important periods and developments, such as the Middle Ages, the Great Power Period, and the nineteenth century mass emigration are highlighted. Special emphasis is put on the twentieth century, including Sweden's security policy and the emergence of the welfare state. Specifically, Swedish political history is discussed in an international context (Scandinavian, European, American and Global). This course is a module within the SWEDISH CULTURE course.

This course studies geometric properties of curves and surfaces in the 3-dimensional Euclidean space, applying tools of multivariable, and vector calculus.Topics include covariant derivatives, frame fields, connection forms, structural equations, normal curvaure, gaussian curvature, computational techniques, special curves in a surface, form computation, isometries and local isometries, intrinsic geometry, orthogonal coordinates, integration and orientation, total curvature, geodesics, the gauss-bonnet, application of gauss-bonnet theorem.

This course explores the city of Barcelona from a historic, artistic, literary, and cinematographic perspective. Topics include: the roman city; the Gothic Quarter; a bohemian and modernist city; a global city-- Universal Exposition, Olympic Games, and Universal Forum of Cultures.

This course develops students' understanding of new and emerging issues in population health; it prioritizes the presentation of academic work in progress rather than established knowledge. Students are taught about emerging themes in population health as well as how knowledge develops and is disseminated within the academic community. Students develop a deeper understanding of contemporary population health research and develop their capacity to critically appraise key issues in population health. 

This course examines the theory and practice of forensic psychology, including the potential role of psychology graduates in the criminal justice system. There will be a particular emphasis on the contribution that psychological inquiry and practice can make in efforts to understand the causes of antisocial behavior, including developmental processes; develop and evaluate effective psychological interventions for antisocial behavior; predict who is likely to reoffend; detect and investigate crime; and understand the "process" or "cycle" of offending in the lives of repeat offenders.

The course provides a survey of the modern Korean novel from its beginnings to 1945 but focuses on major works of fiction written after 1960. The course also demonstrates why and how Korean writers have tried to achieve "national literature" while trying to dispense with the limitations of nationalist discourse, which often suppresses the issues of gender and minorities, and even democracy itself. The course also provides a brief mapping of the contemporary literature of North Korea. 

Taught by numerous site visits to historic buildings alongside lectures and seminars, this course introduces students to the study of architecture by exploring buildings in the London area from the start of the 17th century to the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. During the course, students witness London burn to the ground, be comprehensively rebuilt, and then expand from a small European capital into the largest city in the world. Along the way, students encounter a wide variety of buildings including cathedrals, palaces, churches, synagogues, breweries, shops, and hospitals. Students  acquire skills in looking at, reading, and understanding buildings and become adept at using them as historical evidence. Students also learn how to relate architecture to its social, political, and intellectual context, and develop insights into the ways that buildings may carry and convey meaning, whether to an expert or to a more general audience. No prior knowledge of architecture or architectural history is required to undertake the course.