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This course explores cultural, economic, political, intellectual and religious movements in continental Europe from an urban perspective. Students examine patterns and ideas which have shaped the European cultural and historical inheritance that remain relevant today. Course topics include the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Church, the Monarchies, and Europe in the 1700s. 

This foundation level course introduces the history, genres, aesthetics, practice and relevance of live and performance art along with interaction strategies that facilitate engagement with audiences or augment the performer’s capabilities. This course discusses how art can influence society, the art world and politics through enactments and cross-media interventions in public spaces. Students develop critical and artistic skills to frame live and performance art as a reference for their own practice and gain exposure to technical skills, including interactive media technologies, spatial and site-specific awareness and engineering interactivity through the lens of live and performance art methods. Students apply their knowledge in the creation, development, presentation and documentation of an original interactive or participative performance work. For this project, efficient use of technical resources leads to a deeper understanding of media authoring approaches found in electronic and interactive technologies. This learning forms a foundation for further studies in interactive media, interaction design, exhibit design and product design.

The course offers a detailed study of one or more media genres, such as film noir, science fiction, horror, or the musical. It introduces theories of genre and methods of genre analysis. 

This course conveys insight into the cognitive mechanisms and representations underpinning human meaning-making. The course presents an overview of the cognitive processes and mechanisms involved in human meaning-making, including conceptual metaphor theory, image schemas, framing, and blending. The theories employed stem from cognitive science, cognitive psychology, cognitive linguistics, and semiotics. The course also provides insight into the relationship between meaning-making and perception, as well as sensory-motor experience. Additionally, it seeks to give students a general understanding of what meaning is, regardless of whether it is expressed in language, images, or speech, or manifests itself through perception. Finally, this course provides the general theoretical tools required to analyze specific cognitive and cultural phenomena. The course is adapted to accommodate the diverse backgrounds of the students.

This course studies legal rules on data protection — i.e., a set of norms that specifically govern the processing of data relating to persons (personal data) in order to protect, at least partly, the privacy and related interests of those persons. The main focus of the course is on European data protection law, primarily the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 7 and 8 of the the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, along with case law pursuant to these instruments. Special attention is given to the core principles of data protection law, along with rules on "data protection by design" and automated decision making.

This course covers international migration and multicultural phenomena from a political perspective. International migration brings not only economic impacts but also significant political, social, and cultural challenges. These include issues such as border control, membership in the nation-state, and the social integration of immigrant groups. South Korea is no exception to these trends. Since the late 1980s, the influx of migrant workers, ethnic Koreans from China entering the domestic labor market, and the sharp rise in international marriage migration in the 2000s have presented the country with a new multicultural reality—one it had not previously experienced. Through this course, students critically examine Korea's multicultural landscape both theoretically and comparatively, drawing on case studies from other countries. 

The course examines theoretical and research perspectives on gender in education, with particular attention to the intersections of gender, race, class, and sexualities. It investigates how educational policies and practices address gender issues and introduces discourse analysis as a critical analytical tool. The course explores the role of feminist thought in understanding gender in educational contexts in Aotearoa New Zealand, engaging with contemporary feminist debates and questions such as: Does feminism still matter? Are we in a post-feminist phase? Or does feminism matter more than ever? Topics include gender-inclusive curriculum, pedagogy, and policy; the critique of popular gender-normative advice literature; and approaches to queering the curriculum, with opportunities for discussion and engagement with current media debates.

This course introduces the creation of music and sound design for screen-based media using a digital audio workstation (DAW). It balances practical application with theoretical and historical context. It also expands skill sets in screen music composition and non-linear music idioms for learners in music, film, and computer science. 

This course examines key questions in the study of Canadian public administration, such as: How is the public service structured and why? What is the relationship between elected officials and the machinery of government? How do public servants shape public policy? Can government respond effectively to the needs of citizens? Should government be run more like a business? 

The international community has become more globalized - increasingly become more interdependent and enhancing opportunities for people to acknowledge their common humanity across arbitrarily drawn political borders and cultural divides. What does the term "globalization" really mean? How does it affect our lives? This course explains the various dimensions of globalization: cultural, economic, political and ecological. It also discusses the positive and negative effects of globalization as well as its future outlook.