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In this course, students are introduced to the main ways in which the rise of digital cultures have disrupted existing political forms and structures. Students focus initially on identifying different understandings of politics prior to the rise of digital cultures and then explore the ways these have been changed. Part of this change is the increasing advancement of digital technologies and rise of platforms, leading to new shapes of political communication and the mediation of politics. In this course, digital politics is examined through some of its key political manifestations: for example, through changes in election campaigns globally, including in the Global South, through piracy and the Pirate Party; online censorship in the UK, China, and other parts of the world; privacy and ownership in Facebook and other social media platforms.

In this course, students study the defining features of British society, politics, and culture in the period 1880-1990; the dominant historiographical traditions defining this field; and the relevant and appropriate key primary sources.

This course offers a study of classical mechanics applied to flight mechanics and aerospace systems. Topics include: kinematics of point particles; dynamics of point particles; kinematics of a rigid body; geometry of masses; rigid body dynamics; systems of rigid bodies; torque-free motion of the rigid body; the airplane as a point particle. Pre-requisites: Calculus I, Calculus II, Linear Algebra, Physics I. 

This course examines plants and plant communities through a focus on medium to large scale planting design and green infrastructure that supports healthy urban environments. It covers planting design strategies and structures as integral components of urban and suburban landscape systems, as well as planting design strategies that have been implemented or proposed in the Sydney Region. 

This course introduces urban studies in the Middle East, drawing on textual, visual, and collaborative resources to critically explore contemporary urban life in the region. It situates the region within broader discussions on the global “urban age,” an era where purportedly half of the world’s growing population lives and works in cities. The course explores the structural and everyday forces and actors—states, people, culture, nature, wars, and disasters—that shape and connect cities across the region. It draws on debates and methodologies in urban sociology, political economy, and anthropology. The course blends theory and practice through collaborative, experiential methods such as urban diary writing, visual ethnography, and field visits.

This course concentrates on the beginning stages of working on a play: from the initial reading through early conceptualization (before the artists go into their studio or rehearsal room.) Using the text as the foundation, students deepen their understanding of the play through brainstorming, discussions and research (both of the play, the playwright, and the visual world of the play). The class uses the basic building blocks of the theater (ACTORS performing an ACTION while an AUDIENCE watches) and asks how these elements can be used and exploited to further the ideas of the artist.   

The course begins with students working on short plays then moves into longer dramatic works. The course features texts with a clear narrative form that allows multiple interpretations, with the first projects being short, individual projects and the final project being a collaborative group project. Last, the course features three professional theater artists to share their early interruptive processes with the class.    

The purpose of designing this course is to provide an effective teaching and discussion environment for learning financial statement knowledge. The main content of the course includes: the basic accounting principles and applications of modern enterprise financial accounting, accounting treatment methods for basic economic transactions and events, and the principles of preparing the three main accounting statements (i.e. balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement). 

This course develops students' knowledge of the key microeconomic issues facing developing economies, and deepens their familiarity with modern analytical and empirical approaches to development economics with an emphasis on the most recent advances in the field. Students also learn about the use of formal microeconomic modelling in development, the links between formal models and empirics, and the seminal debates in development. Students must have taken a microeconomics course prior to enrollment.

This course is an introduction to international trade for students who already have sound knowledge in introductory microeconomics. The course covers the following topics: the main reasons for trade; trade patterns; trade and income distribution; FDI and outsourcing; trade policy instruments; the World Trade Organization, and the multilateral trading system. 
 

This course examines an introduction to Buddhist ritual practice in Chinese Buddhism from the perspectives of their psychological, religious and spiritual significance. It begins by exploring several theories and research methods of ritual adopted in anthropology and religious studies and proceeds to studies of the doctrinal, mythic and other dimensions of Buddhist practice, examining the structural patterns of various rituals, surveying the different categories of ceremonies, and analyzing the most important types of rituals, including the recitation of sutras (scriptures) and mantras, funeral ritual, ritual of liberation of living animals, and the ritual of saving all sentient beings from water and land (shuilu fahui) are examined in some detail. The focus of concerns will be the effort of ritual experiences on individual enlightenment, effect of ritual, and the expression of participants’ understanding of Buddhist teaching.