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This course encompasses analyses of the psychological impact of media content and presentation. The courses provides an understanding of how individuals process media contents as well as how the media affects individuals’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. A variety of topics such as the psychological processing of information, media violence, sexual content, stereotyping, and the effects of new communication technologies are covered. 

This course covers the mechanics of rigid and deformable solids in equilibrium and is a continuation of the material introduced in Solid Mechanics 1. Students will learn how to apply fundamental physical considerations which govern the mechanics of solids in equilibrium to solve any engineering problems such as beam deflection, torsion, buckling etc. Topics include: Review from Solid Mechanics l; transverse shear; combined loading; stress transformation; strain transformation; deflection of beams and shafts; buckling of columns; energy methods. 

This course examines the issues related to risk of ground instability, which concern all civil engineering projects. Students will learn how to identify, evaluate and mitigate hazards including landslides, sinkholes and earthquakes. They will develop the ability of assessing the impact of these hazards on the natural and built environment. They will acquire analytical skills to quantify ground (in)stability and foresee natural and entropic causes of ground failure. They will learn how to design engineering solutions to mitigate these risks.

This course provides an in-depth examination of the intersection between trade law and diplomacy in the context of international trade relations. Students will gain an understanding of real-world trade issues and will investigate the role of diplomacy in trade relations as well as the practice of trade laws focusing on the World Trade Organization and its dispute settlement procedure. 

The course provides background case analysis of the previous WTO disputes and covers current and emerging trade issues such as US-China trade dispute, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, Tech Diplomacy, and AI-related trade issues.  

Professor Sangsoo Yoon was a career diplomat working for the Korean Foreign Ministry and his previous post was Consul General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, USA. During his diplomatic career, Professor Yoon has been heavily involved in multilateral trade negotiation in the World Trade Organization and has unique expertise in WTO dispute settlement procedures.  Professor Yoon will share his first-hand knowledge on trade law and diplomacy and foster dialogue on current trade-related diplomatic issues. 

This course will introduce the perspectives of the major, and the scales at which the varied scientific disciplines of Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Psychology and Geography understand ‘the human’. A question will be identified, that will be analyzed by each of the four disciplines in turn. For example, questions chosen for study in the subject might be: how does a particular disease, in a certain time and place, spread from being an epidemic to a pandemic; what is the relationship of humans to particular natural disasters; over the next century, should (and will) most humans become vegetarian? In the final week of semester, the views of ‘the human’ that are held by the four disciplines will be compared and contrasted, in light of what has been revealed in studying the question chosen for focus. This concluding discussion will demonstrate the aspects of the human to which each discipline gives priority, and at which scales.

This course explores the interplay of parody, rewriting, and intertextuality in eighteenth-century British fiction and will examine how authors of the period and beyond engage with each other's works and with broader cultural contexts and norms. Through close reading, analysis, and discussion students will gain an understanding of the evolution of the novel form and its relationship to other forms, texts, and contexts.

This course examines foundational international relations theories encompassing realist, liberal-internationalist and constructivist perspectives to ongoing and emerging political dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region. It complements comparative political perspectives on regional governance by applying state-centric and key sub-state based perspectives on understanding how the region ‘matters’ in a global context. Various perspectives on international political economics, foreign policy analysis, international security and regional/international institutions will supplement the theoretical perspectives that underwrite the subject’s conceptual approach.

This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The course focuses on the strategic management of the company in a dynamic global context. Students examine the study of the external environment and internal resources and capabilities of the company, in order to guide strategic decisions. Topics include readings and case studies of companies around the world, with special attention to regional and national contexts.

The course introduces the Old Testament: the History of formation, the Canon, the basic literary problems associated with the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible (Tanak), the ancient Translations (LXX; Vulgata), and the relevance of the Old Testament in contemporary Africa Context. It also looks at basic literary features associated with the three divisions of the TANAK (Torah, Neviim, Kethuviim). The course discusses questions of Jewish, Christian (Catholic and Protestant) positions about the Old Testament Canon and how they affect the interpretation of the Old Testament Scripture (e.g. the Septuagint, Apocrypha, Deutero-canon, etc).

This course provides a structured introduction to environmental issues and collective action and is divided into three modules. It begins with an overview of environmental challenges, exploring theories on economic impact, overpopulation, and consumption. The course then examines literature on collective action, focusing on solutions to resource dilemmas. It engages with these ideas through essays, discussions, and case studies in fisheries and wildlife management. The final module emphasizes research skills through theory, application, and feedback, developing essential tools to study complex environmental and collective action issues.