English

This course examines how cognitive and behavioral neuroscience can be applied in clinical settings. It examines the ways in which neurological illness can affect functions such as attention, memory, speech, decision making and emotion regulation. It covers the principles underlying neuropsychological assessment, and the problems that are typically observed following specific illnesses such as stroke, traumatic brain injury and dementia. It also explores how neuroscience can provide insights into problems that present in the psychology clinic, such as depression, anxiety, addiction and schizophrenia.  

This course explores the history of political and social movements in Spain and Catalonia from medieval times to present day. Topics include: the Reconquista; formation of the Spanish state; the Spanish Civil War; the Franco era; transition to democracy; dynamics of Catalonia and the quest for autonomy.

This course teaches how to design ethically and culturally responsive psychological experiments in the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. It covers the analysis of data collected using common experimental designs and the reporting of results according to the conventions of scientific writing.

This course examines the ways in which theory can be used as an interpretive practice in literary criticism and how literary scholars think, read, and write with theory. It focuses on how to generate and sustain a dialogue between literary and theoretical texts and trains the ability to identify the resonances and tensions that exist between these distinct registers of writing. Through the overlapping exigences of race, gender, and ecology, the course explores how theory—as critically engaged with literature—might clarify and fundamentally transform how to make sense of the world.

This course examines biopsychology, sensation and perception, and cognitive processes. Topics will include sensation and perception, learning and memory, executive function and motor control. It considers these abilities and their underlying brain mechanisms across the developmental spectrum (from infancy to advanced ageing), as well as in populations with neurological conditions.

This course employs two perspectives to understand the histories of modern Japan in the context of East Asia and globalization from the early 20th century to the present. It examines how modern boundaries, identities, and cultures are shaped in a rapidly emerging modern world order. The course also looks at how individuals respond to and are shaped by the variety of modernity(ies).

This course teaches background knowledge in Resource and Environmental Economics as well as the basic principles of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management Science, Remote Sensing and Life Cycle Assessment of Goods.

This course explores different musical traditions in their historical and cultural contexts, encouraging students to think deeper about the universal function of music to not only reflect, but also create social reality. The course focuses on the aesthetics and history of classical music in the Western world and beyond, exploring masterpieces of composers from both Europe and Asia, as well as ethnic and popular music in parts of Asia and the Middle East. 

The course also asks essential questions about the historical development of music in different regions, and about suitable approaches for the study of music. Tracing the historical trajectory of musicology as a field, the class discusses the major debates within musicology; questions its central tenets, and explores how music has been studied in other disciplines such as ethnomusicology, philosophy, and psychology. 

Classes feature live performances by instructor and guest lecturers, followed by discussions.

This course provides an introduction to the milestones of human development from conception to childhood. It focuses on how children change as they progress through life and how differences among children come about. The content is drawn from research and theories in developmental psychology. Topics include prenatal development, perceptual and cognitive development in infancy, language development, preschool, temperament, attachment, and moral development. Text: Martha Lally and Suzanna Valentine-French, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT: A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE. Assessment: class attendance and activities (20%), exams (80%).

This course examines the ongoing global challenge of anthropogenic climate change and the science/data behind it, as well as local, regional and international policy in response. Students study the fundamental science of climate and why it is changing. They investigate climate change drivers and their synergies mechanistically and empirically. Students apply scientific theory and supporting evidence to analyze links between climate change and environmental changes, including changes to major biogeochemical cycles, fire intensity/frequency, species loss, sea level rise and more. Students also explore adaptation and mitigation of climate change in a cross-cultural context.