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This course examines psychology as a biological science. The emphasis is on understanding the links between the neurobiology of the brain, sensory organs and nervous system and human behavior. It covers diverse perspectives on psychology from various experimental traditions and levels of analysis – behavioral, cognitive and neurophysiological. Topics include memory and cognition, animal learning, psychobiology, perception, and abnormal psychology.

This course examines the history of the British Empire from the late eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. Topics include: the cultural and material foundations and the economic, political, and social consequences of empire; the relationship between metropole and periphery; collaboration and resistance; the dynamics of race, gender, and class; the relationship between empire and art; new national and local identities; decolonization, and independence; and the legacies of empire. 

This course introduces the fundamentals of understanding user needs, designing prototypes, and evaluating user interfaces. It explores principles, techniques, and tools to create effective and intuitive interfaces, with a special focus on using AI tools. Students of all levels in design and coding skills are welcome. 

This course introduces students to the power of cross-disciplinary research. It discusses the contribution of chemists, microbiologists, immunologists, and physicists to solving cell biological problems. The course emphasizes the relationship between the chemical scale and more complex levels of organization in cells, and the balance of interactions required for cellular function. It explicitly recognizes the different understandings of cell biology in different branches of biosciences, including virology and microbiology in health and disease.

This class provides training in experimental skills and scientific presentation for doing research in the field of Life Science. Students perform their assigned research project; join weekly lab meetings; present up-to-date research articles, and participate in scientific discussion with the instructor and lab colleagues. Students are required to perform experiments under instructor's supervision and present their research work and scientific paper over the semester.

This course examines ancient and historic societies in the North American Arctic and Greenland, with emphasis on Pre-Dorset and Dorset (Paleo-Inuit), ancestral Inuit (Thule), and historic Inuit peoples. It covers the region’s culture history, how diverse societies emerged in challenging environments, and the analytical challenges specific to northern archaeological research. It also considers emerging research directions in Arctic studies, including advancements in community-based participatory research, archaeological engagement with Inuit ways of knowing, ancient DNA and isotope analyses, climate change research, and the management of at-risk sites.

Operations management is concerned with the design, planning, and control of operating systems for the provision of goods and services. This course provides an insight not only into the tools and techniques used in the development of operational systems but more importantly into the factors that affect the choice of operating methods. The course examines the different approaches to the planning cycle (process and facility design) with reference to the strategic aims of the organization. It also looks at the many different production control techniques: capacity planning, push and the Japanese perfected pull (just-in-time) systems and their effect on the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.

This course introduces international tax law with an emphasis on the problems around double taxation.  

The course covers types of international transactions which are subject to taxation under the Thai Revenue Code, and the different forms of international corporation on the avoidance of double taxation.  

This course offers an introduction to the field of transcultural studies. It explores some of the processes of creative adaptation of foreign ideas and interactions between cultures on multiple levels to better understand human communication. Upon completion, students are expected to acquire knowledge of the transcultural approach and to understand the constructed nature of concepts such as boundaries, culture, nation, society, and civilization.